Algonkian Golf Course

The Gonk is a classic course. Front 9 is tree-lined, narrow at times and fairly straightforward. A creek running through the back 9 breaks up a few holes and creates some challenging decisions. The course plays a bit on the long side, and is generally in decent shape - although it doesn't drain well, sitting very close to the Potomac River. Excellent walking course, and you can't beat the walker price @ $23 or $13 for 9

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To my big surprise this course was closed due to wet condition when I got there. There was no prior notice or any advance warning from the TeeOff APP. I tried many times to see if a refund or rescheduling would be possible but to no avail. The number posted on the APP is a non-working number!!! Very disappointed ......

Despite the 1.5 hour frost delay, this may have been the best course condition I have seen Algonkian in 2020. I was expecting the usual (or even worse) leaves covering much of the rough, but the maintenance staff did a phenomenal job in keeping all areas clean and leaf-free. I did not lose a single ball to a leaf pile the entire round, despite hitting a few balls to the tree line. The greens were also better than usual, even running faster than normal..

Terrible golf course conditions due to rain. Should not allow

Players to play under those conditions. Greens were saturated with water.

Every time I have played this course (a lot since Covid-19) it has been in really good condition. No issues with pace of play. I would recommend it.

Rangers need to speed up play. The Superintendent has done a great job firming up the greens.

I had a tee time of 1:00 and arrive at the course at 12:35. When checking in with the starter, I was told they were 30 minutes behind because there were no carts. This caused the pace of play to be extremely slow. I also didn't find out until I got there that it was cart path only because of over seeding. These things made the round disappointing because I really like the layout and the condition of the greens.

I'm generally not a huge fan of Algonkian due to the unimaginative and repetitive layout, with tree-lined parallel holes, one after another, after another. However, the course is in fantastic shape right now and is a pretty piece of property even if the golf is dull (and today, slow).

The course has a good range, good putting green and a separate chipping green. It's great for walkers and the Bermuda fairways provide better lies than most other courses nearby.

The front nine is quite dull from a design standpoint, but the back is more interesting due to a creek that traverses three holes. You can back up and play from 6,900 or 6,600 yards, which requires straight length to avoid the trees.

Avoid playing in the early morning unless you enjoy hitting straight into the rising sun on 3, 7, 8 and 9. Play just about any time and I guarantee you'll see at least a half dozen deer.

would have liked to know this. Layout is nice with Bermuda fairways. Very slow play. Took 2 hours and 25 minutes for the front. Playing at 2:30, we were not able to finish.

While many courses (even very expensive ones) are dealing with the damage caused by a very wet August, Algonkian is in great shape. Perhaps the grass at Algonkian is not as sensitive to all the rain we had? Fairways were in great shape, the tee boxes were fine as well. The greens had just been aerated (maybe earlier this week) but they appeared to be in great shape, except for the holes and sand. I think if we get a couple more rainy days, they will heal nicely in a week or two. Pace of play was fantastic, we never waited for the people in front of us and never were pushed from behind. Our round took less than 3.5 hours on a Friday. That does not happen to often at courses in this area.

Very basic course pretty straight forward. Only

Problem

Is the rough is so bad we lost multiple balls that everyone thought they spotted. You had to literally step

On your ball to find it.