Potomac Shores Golf Club

We had given up on finding decent golf in Virginia, but was recommended by others to play this course. We were very pleasantly surprised. There are a lot of construction areas around the course with new development, but the course itself (a Troon managed course) was in great shape for September play. The fairways and tee boxes were held up. Great views. Lots of ravines. Challenging greens. Better than the "flat land" golf I had been experiencing in Virginia. Only gripe was that they just "scattered" mulch in the rough around the fairways and greens making it a little muddy and smelly at times.

Highly recommend this course and my wife which is not a long driver of the ball had a great time. Course conditions were outstanding with a great staff. A long course for the walkers, the distance between Hole 1 and 2 was not a short cart ride.. One of the best courses I've played in Northern VA and we'll be back.

Tip - Don't go long on the back 9.

Wonderful course that provides an interesting 18 holes. Pace is slow after 3:00 pm.

This is a great course with one big issue.

The course is in very good shape. Most of the problems with the grass on the course are areas in the rough, so that's not a major concern. The course gets a little extra soggy after rain so drainage is a bit of an issue. Great tees, great fairways, and great greens. There are many blind first shots, which is fine with me. The practice area is fantastic. The clubhouse is gorgeous. The restaurant is amazing. The cost is premium and a bit high for the value.

The big negative is the carts. This is a very spread out course with many hills between holes. Unfortunately their electric carts cannot keep up with the demand. In each of my last 3 rounds there (over maybe a 6 month period) my cart has died during the round. You know what a pain that is. My playing partners' cart also died. The we passed another golfer sitting and waiting for the staff to bring his new cart. Unacceptable at that cost. I'm not going back for a while until the can get those carts repaired or replaced.

The condition of the course was immaculate, and and a joy to play. Having ice machines are a brilliant feature especially on a hot day like today.

We played the silver tees and while it was a bit shorter than what I'm used to (played ~5,900 yards) I stilled enjoyed the round and some of the unique shots that Jack has you make. It was my first time playing here and this is one of those tracks that you definitely need to play a couple of times to start scoring well. I'm excited to play it again.

As always Potomac Shores was in great shape, the staff was friendly and helpful, and the Grill Room was awesome! Potomac Shores always provides a good challenge and a great round of golf!

Potomac Shores is one of my favorite courses. Normally I would rate 5 stars but I have concerns regarding the golf carts.

Maybe I’m just unlucky but I had issues the weekend prior (battery died) too. This time I had a flat tire. We had to leave the cart on hole 6 and walked the next 3 holes.

I like walking but when the holes are pretty spread out it’s a pain.

Went off @ 7:30 am, played in under 4 hours. Could have been quicker as we waited a bit on the 3-some in front of us, but nothing to complain about. Course is in great shape, but the greens were a bit slow, which was disappointing.

Always enjoy playing here. Will be back.

Absolutely blown away by this course. Without a doubt one of the best courses in the entire region. I live in the Arlington area and wouldn’t hesitate making drive down 95 to play here

Should continue the military discount 7days a week

From the first tee starter AJ, everything about this course was A+. The facilities, the practice area, the tee boxes; I found a hard time finding anything wrong with my round except for the fact it’s a very challenging course. Did not have a flat lie all day, hills for days. Must play if you’re in the area.

Fairways and greens were immaculate even after small punching

Fairways are in fantastic shape! Very fair test without being overly long!

Today I was paired with a family in which no one could legitimately hit the ball. I waited on them to hit three shots for every one of mine. When I arrived at the first tee, there were two foursomes who had yet teed off. I watched both of the groups in front of me literally take 45 minutes to play the first two holes. Though we started out on a 9 hour round pace, we managed to "speed" up to a 6 hour round pace by the time we made the turn to the back nine. All told, it took 5 hours of waiting and watching the groups in front of me slog their way around the course shot by painstaking shot. The coupe de grace of the day was watching EACH one of the foursome in front of me take two tee shots off the 18th tee as my round completely disintegrated. I saw a "ranger" type dude once on the sixth hole and his presence did nothing to improve the pace of play. If I wasn't waiting 10-15 minutes on each shot in 90+ degree heat, I would have enjoyed today a lot better. Be aware that a bunch of people who think they can play golf call this course home. For a single-digit handicapper like myself, it was excruciating trying to keep my concentration and rhythm.