Lake Presidential Golf Club
About
Lake Presidential Golf Club is one of Maryland's most popular public courses. It is a challenging championship layout that is player friendly enough to accommodate a wide range of skill levels. It stands out from run-of-the-mill municipal courses with exceptional conditions from the tees to the greens. The layout offers a diverse mix of holes that will have golfers using every club in their bag. There are some especially interesting par 3s that are visible but with enough hazards to make them a challenge. Houses border the front nine holes but they are absent on the back nine. The fairways on the last nine holes are densely lined with mature trees. The golf course finishes with an enjoyable par 5 that plays over a lake. It can be reached in two with a little skill and accuracy.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7060 yards | 74.3 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6605 yards | 72.0 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6010 yards | 69.4 | 126 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6010 yards | 73.5 | 137 |
| Red | 72 | 4845 yards | 62.9 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4845 yards | 69.2 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.7/138 | 445 | 392 | 543 | 176 | 451 | 432 | 441 | 567 | 222 | 3669 | 423 | 378 | 158 | 588 | 423 | 448 | 208 | 351 | 512 | 3489 | 7158 |
| Blue M: 72.5/131 | 414 | 365 | 511 | 140 | 428 | 410 | 415 | 549 | 190 | 3422 | 395 | 370 | 150 | 563 | 388 | 415 | 191 | 330 | 493 | 3295 | 6717 |
| White M: 70.7/128 W: 76.6/147 | 376 | 317 | 476 | 126 | 410 | 400 | 405 | 540 | 165 | 3215 | 360 | 337 | 135 | 537 | 341 | 384 | 171 | 330 | 475 | 3070 | 6285 |
| Silver M: 68.3/123 W: 73.5/142 | 353 | 317 | 446 | 105 | 401 | 372 | 376 | 525 | 145 | 3040 | 329 | 316 | 115 | 513 | 332 | 355 | 157 | 283 | 343 | 2743 | 5783 |
| Burnt Orange M: 63.9/114 W: 69.7/122 | 283 | 263 | 402 | 95 | 307 | 295 | 332 | 447 | 122 | 2546 | 252 | 277 | 110 | 401 | 297 | 312 | 143 | 236 | 321 | 2349 | 4895 |
| Handicap | 7 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
Bar, GrillAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker RoomsAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2018 #5)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Tee time 12:09 just pulled up at 10 hole Photo submitted by 5LwZY47aMMdDcOUWJuoG on 05/17/2026
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nice tee box Photo submitted by 5LwZY47aMMdDcOUWJuoG on 05/17/2026
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Photo submitted by ChuckD925 on 03/31/2025
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Photo submitted by OJ5lVvGagMcAIhKOsiGs on 06/06/2023
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Photo submitted by OJ5lVvGagMcAIhKOsiGs on 05/25/2023
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Photo submitted by Earl6682541 on 05/25/2023
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Photo submitted by Earl6682541 on 05/25/2023
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Photo submitted by DCobbs27 on 04/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163113091 on 09/15/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160400694 on 04/12/2022
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Photo submitted by Caps4Life on 04/04/2022
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18 tee Photo submitted by JethroTull69 on 05/31/2021
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Photo submitted by JethroTull69 on 05/31/2021
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Looking down the 18th fairway Photo submitted by Chase6086409 on 08/30/2020
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Photo submitted by Bradley3605592 on 07/14/2019
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Photo submitted by CoffyBlackz on 06/25/2019
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Photo submitted by CoffyBlackz on 06/25/2019
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Can be intimidating...l Photo submitted by Richard2188714 on 06/02/2018
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Photo submitted by airman86 on 09/23/2015
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18th Fairway Photo submitted by u000004793512 on 09/11/2013
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Photo submitted by Michael5933060 on 06/15/2013
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Photo submitted by Bkbutler on 01/21/2013
Course needs help
The round took six hours. Only two people were working. They were working hard and very pleasant. But they couldn't handle the amount of work needed to be done. Please get a golf marshal to enforce pace of play.
The course is beautiful and deserves better.
Over Priced/ Pace of play
I’ve been playing at this course for a few years and it’s sad to see how downhill it’s gone. The conditions aren’t the worst given the time of year but for $100+ you’d expect more. They’ve recently upgraded their carts and it’s blatantly obvious they trying to recoup the investment. My 9am tee time was so backed up that I didn’t tee off until almost 9:30, on top of that, forced to wait 5-10 minutes on each tee box. This is a direct result of overbooking play and lack of enforcement of basic golf etiquette. I’m not sure if there was change in management but I would not recommend playing here unless you plan for an almost 6 hour round.
Great course, rough pace
This course has a fun/challenging layout. It is in the best condition I've seen it, and I have a buddy who is a member so I've played it several times. Amenities are limited, including limited food options at that turn, but the golf makes up for it. The pace of play was brutal however. I think they may be trying to jam foursomes to close back to back. On top of it, the group behind us was clueless and kept hitting into us although I know they could see we had golfer directly in front of us. No marshall in sight, likely because they know the delays are self inflicted. We paid for a foursome and brought two golfers, and still didn't have appropriate room.
Bad Experience
Overall, a bad experience with the course. The starter didn’t know what he was doing sending foursomes out too quickly. The encore Marshall didn’t help the patient of the play. I ended up only playing nine holes.
The Lake
Great challenging course. I finally conquered #8! The fairways did not roll as I expected. Folks need to fix their marks. Friendly staff.
Not so Presidential
This was my second time playing at Lake Presidential. Both times I was harassed by golfers pressing and using profane language about pace of play without knowing that the golfers in front of us were impacting our pace. Having a range manager could help communicate slow points so that playing at Lake Presidential will be more enjoyable.
Avoid on weekends
They pack the course and it leads to terrible rounds. Played 12 holes in 4 hours today then walked off when there were 5 foursomes on the par 5 13.
Should be fine to play during the week.
Awful experience - Horrendous Pace of Play with no water coolers anywhere to be found on hot hot day
I can't describe what a disappointment this course is both times I've played it. The pace of play is the slowest I've ever come across on any course in the US and have played well over a 100 courses. Well known resort courses don't play as slow as this course which has to do with their horrendous spacing and just the difficulty the course presents.
We played on a day with a heat index of close to 110 and we didn't get through the round. We threw in the towel at hole #14 because we were on a 6 hour and 15 mintue pace to play 18 holes. It was THAT bad.
To top it off, there wasn't a single water cooler on the entire course. Nothing. No coolers with water bottles, no igloos, just absolutely no way to get water except a cart girl that we didn't see until the literal turn. Go buy some freaking coolers and get water on your course on record breaking head index days! Then they wanted $2.29 for water bottles int he club house and $5 for gatorades, just a total selfish money making racket at this place. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. They don't care about the golfers health and safety. Clear as day.
The course could be fun, conditions weren't horrendous but certainly nothing to write home about.
Not great
Course is tight, with too many blind shots. Shots that you’d expect to find in the fairway disappear.
Plan for a long day, with no marshals enforcing pace of play. Great last minute price on GolfNow, so at least there is that.
Mixed feelings
The course has an interesting, but difficult design. Very hilly and scenic. Overall condition was good, but tee boxes were substandard & need work. Lots of divots that need repair in fairways, Greens were in good shape.
Carts were not good - GPS quit after 10 holes. Carts go dead without warning and you have to back up to cart path. Can be dangerous because of hills. Could use some stairs at some tee boxes. Cart experience really detracted from enjoyment.
Course
The biggest thing , way to overbook. There was no Marshall to coach players along. It more about the buck vs the expectation. The customer service feel was weak.
No one greeted me in the pro shop.
The snack bar had no one there
No food, sandwiches/ hot dogs available at the bar
I had a tee time at -10:31 and had to wait 30 minutes past that to tee off!
The course was way over booked!!
The golf cart beverage cart had nothing but small bag snacks for a 9 holes
@ 3 plus hours
No person were at the return of the cart, yep had to ask whether to leave in the cart
So I will go back on a slow day to see if the experience is different
Will pack a lunch and plenty of water and drinks to survive the round
Excellent course and staff
Excellent course and staff, a little expensive, but great overall
Undecided
The course itself was fine. The pace if play was slow. The fact that most of the course was of limits to carts was ridiculous. The course is overpriced.