This new jewel in the Shenandoah Valley is distinct in its abundance of rock, water and orchards. Its elevation variance and course length stretches from the shortest course of 3800 yards to the longest of 7200 yards. Spacious tee boxes, rolling greens of Penn A-4 Bent grass, and a variety of shot options provide a schematic for all levels of play.
PGA golf professional Jerry Wampler and his staff provide golfers with course tips, private lessons, clinics, and programs for players of all ages. Top quality merchandise is available at the Rock Harbor pro shop. An outdoor pavilion is available for corporate/private use, seating up to 240 guests.
The planning phase has already begun for a second 18 holes, and Rock Harbor will reveal its full breadth as a 36-hole championship course. Come tee it up and enjoy a rock solid golf experience.
Want to know how Rock Harbor got started? On a day in 1996, with machete in hand, Denny Perry made his way through a thick stretch of orchard land in Frederick County. As he explored the dense terrain, he contemplated an unlikely placement of fairways and tees. It was from that moment that Rock Harbor Golf Course was conceived and launched on its unconventional path to fruition.
As president of Stuart M. Perry Inc. a limestone and asphalt paving company in Frederick County, Denny Perry knew he could convert his vision. He happened to have the available tools to re-shape such dense landscape into undulating fairways, as well as a water source in his neighboring rock quarry. In the past five years front loaders have moved a million yards of dirt to form both striking and fluid changes in elevation, while thousands of gallons of water are making their way from the quarry to feed the Penn A-4 Bent grass, ponds, and island green at Rock Harbor.
Throughout excavation, Denny Perry has sought to re-shape, but also to preserve. Much of the rock blasted from the property has been re-established nicely around the tees and a third of the orchard remains on the course, delivering a lovely bloom to golfers each spring.
With each nuance in his creation, Denny Perry has focused on creating a beautiful course that would be as enjoyable to a player with a high handicap as it would be challenging to a player with a low handicap. The first 18 holes at Rock Harbor are now open for play. A second 18 holes have been planned and will be available in the future. Thus, Rock Harbor will be a Championship 36 hole par 71 course, fulfilling Denny’s vision.