The course is solid, if unspectacular, with flat, tree-framed fairways roomy enough to provide a margin for error. The par-3 12th hole, for instance, requires a tee shot over a pond onto a small green. Twin Lakes Golf Course 6100 Clifton Rd. At its best, it's one of the area's prettier municipals. Needwood Golf Course 6724 Needwood Rd.
Some moderate hills make it interesting, though, and it ends nicely.
Marlborough Country Club 4750 John Rogers Blvd. The relatively high slope rating seems incongruous with the course's short overall length, but provides a hint that a ton of hazards and obstacles many of them liquid lie between the first tee and the 18th green. Several of the greens are elevated, adding character to a course that is one of the best in central Prince George's County. It's a fun course to play, with a couple of good water holes to keep you from getting complacent. Twin Shields Golf Course 2425 Roarty Rd.