Course record

Roland Park

Roland Park was a former course of Baltimore Country Club. The Club was founded at its Roland Park location on January 13, 1898.¹

Open the Club record

Club location: Timonium

Roland Park and the 1899 U.S. Open

The 1899 U.S. Open was played at Roland Park on September 14–15. Willie Smith won with a total of 315, eleven strokes ahead of the three players tied for second. The championship had 81 entries.²

The Roland Park course closed in 1962, when the Club sold its property west of Falls Road. That same year, Five Farms West opened. Roland Park is retained here as a historical course, separate from the Club’s current Five Farms courses.¹

Hosted competitions

U.S. Open

1899 U.S. Open

Sources and record notes4 references

Sources for this history

About Baltimore Country Club Baltimore Country Club
Club founding at Roland Park on January 13, 1898; paragraph on the Roland Park course closing in 1962, the Falls Road property sale, and the West Course opening that year.
Consulted 2026-11-13
U.S. Open Results: 1895 to Present USGA
1899 result row: September 14–15; Willie Smith 315; George Low, Val Fitzjohn and W.H. Way 326; Baltimore (Md.) C.C. (Roland Park Course); 81 entries.
Consulted 2026-11-13

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
About Baltimore Country ClubCourse record