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 |
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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 |
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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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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
Nice track
Pres is a nice track. Staff in the shop is awesome. Really nice dudes. He mentioned the JUST punched as of 04/07 so heads up if you read this.
Fairways were nice, greens were very nice and they’re punching at the right time so it’s gonna be superb for the Spring.
Pace here is always a bit slow but it’s a tougher course for the area and plays a bit longer. Think we finished in 5 hours with a group infront of us dragging a bit. Get some cold beers and throw on some tunes - all will be good.
SLOWWWWW
Easily a 6 hour round. Read the other reviews and figured maybe they were exaggerating. They were not. Not worth playing AT ALL.
Pace of play
Sunday morning 6:45am tee time and we're the first group off. 3 of us playing. We get to the turn after a fast front nine and there's a group teeing off on number 10. This is ridiculous and it slowed us down a lot. When those guys got to the turn, there was a huge backup on the first tee. It could all be avoided if they didn't let guys start on the back nine. Until Lake Pres management fixes this, there will always be a backup.
Great track
Was very impressed with this course. Not sure it is worth $120 tee time but will surely be back when I can get a deal.
So much potential - Horrible Time
I’ll say that this course has a lot of potential. The course itself is a very fun, challenging course, but golf is never fun when you’re waiting 5-10 minutes between shots and a round takes 5.5 hrs. On top of that, got delayed 49 minutes because groups ahead were slow to tee off. We were informed that the back 9 was wide open, but were told we couldn’t tee off from there. For the price, I’ll look elsewhere.
Lake Pres
Considering the weather, mid-30s with little wind but cloudy, the course was in good condition. It was understandably, cart path only. The course is challenging but not overwhelming. We hope to return when the weather is good
Great layout
The course was in good shape concidering the time of year. You just hope that people would repair their ball marks in the greens more often. There are some very soft spots in the faiways, but otherwise the course was in good shape.
3 hour round
This is a first for me in Usa 3 hour 2 ball round made the course much more fun. If only more people would let you through if they are slower , still have fun but let the golfers through.
Good Course,HORRIBLE pace of play on Wknd
Course was in decent shape but they don't use Marshall's. After 9 holes we were 3rd group sitting on 10th tee, 2 on tee box, 1 group on the green. 3 hours in we were just teeing off on 11.
Talk to the staff they say they send messages to control pace of play. EVERYBODY gets the message (attached) but nobody goes to the front to figure out the problem. I called the clubhouse and asked them to drive through to find the slow group. They said they would but never saw anyone. Clearly messages don’t work, you need to go out and MOVE a group if they are behind.
Attached: Here is how slow our round is and we are a 3 some right on top of group in front. We received these messages starting on Hole 6.
Also, the carts randomly stop on the cart path telling you you’re in a restricted area (Their GPS system to keep you off certain parts of the course is poorly configured)
Weekend golfer
Course layout is amazing,beautiful scenery and the green are in great shape,the only thing is the course pace of play is slow so relax and enjoy the day there