Golf in West Ocean City

West Ocean City is the mainland community immediately across the Isle of Wight Bay from Ocean City proper, developing as a less expensive alternative to barrier-island real estate while remaining close enough for easy bridge access to the resort strip. Assateague Greens Golf Course and Glen Riddle Golf Club both serve this community's recreational golf market, capturing visitors who prefer a quieter base than Ocean City itself. The bay-and-marsh setting of West Ocean City is more ecologically interesting than the developed barrier island—Assateague Island's wild-pony herds and undeveloped National Seashore are directly visible across the water. Worcester County's coastal geography, with its shallow bay systems and coastal plain terrain, provides the natural framework for both courses' waterside settings.