HistoricMomentsBCC1898 · Field guide

Every marker holds a moment.

Follow the course. Scan a code. Step into the moments that shaped BCC history.

On-site stories at every marker.
Explore the first marker
Misty golf-course landscape at sunrise
Ariel view of the championship East Course at the historic Five Farms campus of Baltimore Country ClubPlate 01

A course in three movements

The guide begins where you stand.

01

Find a marker

Along the course, look for the  markers that identify each historic stop.

02

Scan the code

Point your phone at the QR code to open that place’s field note.

03

Step into the story

Meet the people, decisions, and moments that still echo across the fairways.

Notes from the course.

Each location has its own QR-linked story page. These field notes offer a glimpse of the discoveries waiting along the way.

1898

The first tee

A course takes shape

Before the first score was recorded, a stretch of open ground became a promise of fellowship and play.

Read field note

1926

The clubhouse approach

A new campus is unveiled

Five Farms opened its doors and welcomed its new gem, the A.W. Tillinghast designed East Course.

Read field note

1963

The long fairway

A landscape of resolve

In an uncertain year, the course remained a place to walk, watch, and remember.

Read field note

Field guide · stop 01

Begin at the first marker.

Let the course reveal itself one place at a time. Your next story is already waiting at the edge of the fairway.

Start the walk