The Top of the Rock: Havre de Grace Golf Course Honored Again

It has been a good month for , which was named the best golf course in Maryland and one of the best public golf courses in the country.

The Havre de Grace course has received accolades from two major golf publications this month—being named the “Course of the Year: Maryland” by GolfStyles, and serving as the lone course in the state on Golf Digest’s list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses for 2011-12.

“It is a real honor that golfers in the know recognize us as one of the nation’s premier courses,” Richard Rounsaville, Bulle Rock's general manager and director of golf, said in a statement. “It is a tribute to our original philosophy of operating a world-class course that anyone can play, and that our course conditions continue to get better and better.”

Golf Digest’s list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses has been published since 1966. Bulle Rock was ranked 59th—up from No. 81 last year—among public courses.

GolfStyles published the following about the 18-hole course, which it listed among 80 Courses Around the Middle Atlantic You Shouldn’t Miss:

“Bulle Rock: Still the best of the best, the cream of the Middle Atlantic golf crop. Unmatched for the combination of great design, great conditions, great service.”

“Named after the first thoroughbred brought to America, Bulle Rock is as strong as its name. The superb design by Pete Dye rolls around 235 acres, while the service, from the bag drop to the dining, is also first class. There’s a good reason Bulle Rock is Maryland’s best course.”

Augusta National was ranked the nation's top course by Golf Digest, and Pebble Beach was named the top public course in the country.