Severna Park Golf Center, Arnold

The Severna Park Golf Center houses a variety of activities that let families fill an afternoon with belting balls. Adults and children can precisely putt their way through the Lilliputian links winding around an eight-foot waterfall on the 18-hole mini-golf course. A par 27 nine-hole course gives full-sized chippers an opportunity to practice short game situations during abbreviated rounds. Dust off dormant drivers by launching buckets of dimpled orbs from the fresh hitting mats on the driving range. Fifteen of the 44 stations are covered and heated so that golfers can practice their backswing no matter how low the temperatures limbo in winter. The expansive fields also house ballpark-style batting for claustrophobic sluggers unable to find their swing in cramped cages or abandoned mine shafts. This variation of batting practice mimics actual baseball, so hitters can call their shots and rush the mound if the pitching machine tries to hit them.