The Eisenhower Golf Club, named after U.S. President

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, is the

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course located at

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in Anne Arundel County. The club is just a mile from

capital

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, which is also the home of the

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History

Golf course was created by golf architect Ed Ault in 1969 on 220 acres of splendidly wooded landscape. The course takes golfers though forestland, around one of Maryland's finest lakes, and alongside numerous creeks and swales. This course is run by

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. This course is an 18-hole with 70/71 par.

Area

The "Ike" is 6,659 yards with the slope of 126; the "Back" is 6,288 yards with a slope of 121; the "Middle" is 5,876 yards with the slope of 118; and the "Front" is 4,884 yards with the slope of 108.

External links

Eisenhower Golf Club official site
{{Dwight D. Eisenhower Golf clubs and courses in Maryland College golf clubs and courses in the United States Sports in Annapolis, Maryland