Over the hills and through the woods, Ervin gives you a variety of testing shots on long par 5s and meaty par 4s. When the property opens up he tosses in a lake and some additional length, then brings you home with more treelined fairways. The dramatic par-5 17th is reachable with a long, precise tee shot, but the missing the green can be severely penalized. Waverly Woods Waverly Woods comes from Arthur Hills, whose son, Joe, is the project's developer. In an ideal location just off I-70 near Ellicott City, Waverly Woods has a traditional feel with fairways that are generous in the landing areas but narrow as the player gets more aggressive off the tee.
Hills offers ample greens that can be difficult to putt from the wrong area.
Hills has one other course in the area. He made his Maryland debut at River Downs four years ago. The course plays through a housing development in Finksburg where Hills offers some interesting par 4s and a couple of par 5s that require extensive plotting or playing them a few times to get the most out of them. Willow Springs features a solid mix of strong par 3s, short and medium-length par 4s and a hint of Ireland with its distinctive mounding. When Chantilly Manor went public in 1996, it gave the northern-most reaches of Maryland a quality venue.