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3.6
1314 Reviews (1314)
5 Stars
428
4 Stars
426
3 Stars
198
2 Stars
134
1 Stars
128
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
67.5%
Recommend this course
954 out of 1314 reviews
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3.3
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.7
60.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 20 reviews
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3.4
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
62.5%
Recommend this course
50 out of 80 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its challenging elevation changes, blind shots, and wide fairways that reward thoughtful play. Welcoming staff at check-in and strong overall value make this course a worthwhile booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7060 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.3

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2008
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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3.6
1314 Reviews (1314)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
19th Hole Scenic Views 24
Patio Dining 15
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 53
Water Hazards 53
Forced Carries 50
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 52
Locals 31
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 29
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 47
Worth the Drive 38
Convenient to the City 34

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Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Not a good value for current course conditions

Tee boxes were a mess and this is not the first time. Fairways were over-watered to compensate for lack of rainfall but still had bald patches. Greens were the best part of the round. Because they are one of the few games in town for PG County public golf access they feel justified charging the current rates, but not worth it.

Conditions Fair
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Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Pace of play. Woof. 5.5 hour round. Guys in front of us played a 3h front 9 and then quit. Then we caught a foursome and played a 2.5h back nine. Love the course layout. It’s very challenging and varied. But I will only torture myself to play here once per year until they put a ranger out move people along.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Reviews 5
3.0
Previously Played

Poor management

I went into the clubhouse to complain to the managers about the slow play about the people, dropping three balls in front of us, and holding up the golf course no Rangers out there on the course at all all in the clubhouse sitting around, I went in to complaint. the managing inside of the clubhouse ain’t doing nothing. Lake presidential used to be one of the best course in the area now course is the last in the area. management really bad. I would never recommend this course to anybody because of the sorry management they had on staff today and the people that live there don’t deserve the management that’s in their clubhouse. fired the head manager.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

...can't fix lazy

Great course and staff, but you spend way too much time fixing other peoples divots around the greens just to putt. Not a course problem, I realize, but sadly, the majority of the golfers playing there are the laziest golfers I've seen in all my years of playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
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Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Pace and Condition

Had a 10 tee time on Labor Day and was told in the pro shop the box was 10 minutes behind, ended up teeing off at 10:40, 40 minutes late, round took about 5 and a half hours with waiting on almost every hole. Great layout and friendly staff but poor management is turning a once great course into more of a hassle then it’s worth. Not saying don’t go but def look around at the other options in the area before you lock a time in.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, u941448151. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lake Presidential Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great

Amazing course!! The course is well kept, the staff is great, and the value is unbeatable for the DMV area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Open your Kitchen

Course is nice, but they did not offer real food that day.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, u314163431381. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lake Presidential Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, rhatcher. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lake Presidential Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, in good shape (given the lack of rain and heat wave we recently had). The only down side was the carts locking up when you went into a restricted area. Of course that applies to par 3s but there were lots of places that you would assume were okay to drive. They should have had directional signs with the cart locking up only for those that ignored the signs. It was quite annoying to say the least.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Nice Course Horrible Staff

For a course to be this nice and have a staff that doesn’t care or know the rules of golf is absolutely unacceptable. For 14 holes I played in a 3-some in which we played patiently behind a 2-some that took a minimum of 3 shots off every tee and even more from the fairway. However, we didn’t say anything to them neither did we call the pro-shop b/c according to our GPS provided inside the cart we were on -pace …OK so be it. However, after not taking a 2nd Tee shot all day, my playing partner hit a duck shot on 14 with the Marshal watching. The Marshal comes up after we’ve been delayed all day and says “It’s not course etiquette to take a 2nd shot when ppl are waiting.” 1. The 1 player behind us 3 was already aware of the newbie’s in front of us and didn’t wanna go ahead of us although we offered 2 times as he was a newbie as well and could see we were better players. 2. He wasnt even on the green behind us. 3. The rules of golf including golf etiquette has nothing to do with how you feel. Stick to the rules Mr. Marshal who was missing in action for 3hrs. Your best course of action when ducking a shot into the bushy water 20yards in front of you is to take a 2nd shot NOT to drop a ball in front of the bushy lake 20 yards in front simple to make it harder to get over the water. It’s simply a lack of understanding of the rules and the situation. The Marshal’s best course of action was to simply keep moving unless someone behind him complained or we were off pace of play which neither was the case as we were 15mins ahead of pace according to the carts GPS. I got into a back and forth with the Marshal until he kinda realized he was wrong but still wouldn’t concede. A terrible encounter that was completely unnecessary. We both mentioned the encounter to the Pro Shop team but the simply seemed disinterested. Please find better ppl who understand the rules of golf and can thoroughly analyze the situation in real time instead of jumping to conclusions b/c someone took a 2nd tee shot that landed in the middle of the fairway.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, jbel051372. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lake Presidential Golf Club.

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