Lake Presidential Golf Club
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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 |
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| 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 |
| Bornt 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
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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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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 is in great condition
Love playing Lake Presidential, especially in the off season when the rates are down. You can't beat the grass range and chipping green. The starter was wonderful, doing his best to mitigate the frost delay. Only went off about 10 minutes after our tee time.
Great Test
This was my first time playing this course. I’ve read mixed reviews but wanted to see for myself. I was very happy with the layout and the friendliness of the staff. I was paired with a great threesome. I will definitely play this course when I’m in town again.
Bad Management
We booked what we thought would be plenty of time to play 15 holes or so today at Lake Presidential. They had let so many players on the course that we teed off 40 minutes late. Pace of play was abysmally slow; we had long waits at each hole. Although the cart message system kept telling us the Marshall would be forcing slow players to skip holes, if it happened it didn't help. We were running to our balls to do our part. It took us 3 hours and 15 minutes to play 9 holes. We asked for a 9 hole voucher. The manager was very brusque and told us the rate was a good one so we should only expect to get in as many holes as we could regardless of the slow pace. It was not offered as a Twilight rate nor was there any such warning. It"s thev2nd time I've had then bait and switch rates on me. Don't waste your time and money at Lake Presidential.
Food service
I know this is hit or miss for some, but I was hoping there was a food cart. How cruel
Backed up
Good place. A little slow but busy bring slower golf
Always something
Don’t play unless you have 6 hours and a lot of patience.
Incredibly beautiful golf course
I played this course a lot when I lived in the DC area, and it has really matured well. The fairways like a carpet and the greens oll nicely... Tee boxes need to grow in a bit but I would recommend giving this track a try...
Excellent Condition
Greens are recovering from aeration but the course is in great shape…..
Great Layout, Great Staff, Horrible Conditions
This is a gen of a layout and the course staff were excellent. The course itself is in really bad shape. The greens were aerated and that is part of maintenance so I can’t say much about that. Tee boxes were in really bad shape. Lots of mud in various places. Not every course can afford heavy maintenance but this would be an absolute beauty if it could be upgraded.
Pace is Crap
How do you mix a group outing and public tee times? How can you make the pace slower? Ask management at Lake Presidential. They seem to want you to spend 6 hours on the course. No Marshall to keep pace of play at 4.5 hours. No they want it at 6 hours. You can literally tee off, take your cart to the parking lot, drive to the local Starbucks, order your drink, comeback and still wait for your next shot.
Needs Work
Potentially one of the best courses in the area but is not kept up. Very disappointing! Also, no one seems to manage the course with workers driving around with loud music and smelling of pot. Not good!
Thr New GPS was a pain the A..and slowed play down but course.was in good shape .And the club house helper guy ..help find my phone ..I had to use promo codes to get price reasonable. But A good day otherwise.
Beautiful day course was saturated 3 days after rain. Needs better drainage in fairways.
Not a good round of golf
The course condition was not good. Greens were slow, and the fairways were semi-rough. Too many blind-shots and hidden hazards which may explain slow play and 5+ hr round. And, the cart path restrictions were... unpredictable and very annoying... Not a good golf course overall.
DO NOT PLAY COURSE
You will be intimidated by rude marshall to play fast even you are waiting for every shot due to pace of play. NEVER PLAY HERE!!!
