Potomac Shores Golf Club

Played earlier this year and wanted to take a friend as I was very impressed with the overall course condition. When I called to get a tee time the staff was very upfront in letting me know the greens were recently punched. The starter reiterated that the greens were in need of TLC - no worries, I was made aware of it and expected greens to be sandy and bumpy. However, there was no mention of the poor shape of the rough and the non-existent tee boxes. I was very disappointed that there was no mention of those deficiencies. There were many tee boxes (Gold tees) that have no grass at all! I felt for the money, the course was not a good value.

I don't even know where to start. The course conditions are an absolute insult to Nicklaus and this tremendous design. Tee boxes: barren wastelands. Rough: dead and diseased on every hole. Greens: slow and aggressively aerated. But hey, the fairways were nice!

It is just such a shame, because the course is built on great land, the layout is fun and challenging, and the staff are wonderful. But my lord they have completely lost control of the golf course. Pay anything more than $50 out here and you've overpaid. I truly hope they figure things out because the place has so much potential.

Course is a little burned out and greens just got aerated. But fantastic course and at 100 % conditions would be one of top 5 course in Northern Virginia.

Nice course; have played it several times in '20; fairways in good shape HOWEVER the tee boxes are in horrendous shape; in general, as the summer progresses, the course has gone from being in magnificent shape to needing work

I'd give the maintenance crew an average rating as they're letting this course slip

Conditions are mostly good: greens are excellent and fairways are very good (the renovations have paid off). The rough, however, especially around the greens was poor--bare spots, grass of all different lengths, some areas not kept up. And the tee boxes need some work.

As a Jack Nicklaus signature course, I expected a lot...and I got it. The course is beautiful. The staff is friendly and welcoming. We stopped in the clubhouse for lunch afterwards and the food was delicious. We’ll definitely be back!

I love this course. Great layout and always in great shape. Challenging but fair. Greens hold and roll true.

No way this course has been in any type of decent condition recently so surprised at any positive reviews.

Not a good sign when starter tells you every bunker is ground under repair-cant blame it on rain or storms either.They haven't been touched in months.The tees were completely bare and brown.The greens maybe downhill ran about a 6 on stimp.Fairways some potential but rough in many spots.The course will be in trouble when golf boom dies down as no serious players will play it-It was that bad.

Second time playing this course with my friends. The layout is fun and challenging. The conditions were excellent. Staff was very friendly.

The course is too long and difficult for average players, particularly for older players, Even from the senior tees the course plays long because of some of the obstacles you have to carry and some blind shots.

Heard the course had a lot of work done over the last couple of years. Fairways are incredible, greens are firm and beautiful.

Tough course our first go. Course temps you but requires precision. Will be back many times.

This course is very challenging. I imagine there are harder courses out there, but this is not a course you want to go to if you can't hit it long, straight, and accurate.

The Good:

It is absolutely beautiful and very well kept. Sand traps have great drainage and the greens were moderately fast. Very few dead grass spots. Every hole is a picture! Range balls included, and club house clean and nice. Carts have amenities (USB Charger, cooler) and cart girl saw us 3 times, and even went out of her way to get matches for us.

The Bad:

There is little to no forgiveness off the tee box. Plenty of tee shots over 100+ yards of 'No Man's Land' to reach fairway, with OB or unsearchable fescue left and right. In our foursome, at least 2 dozen balls were lost off the tee, plus more throughout the course. The rough is narrow and turns into tall fescue/weeds/woods within 10 yards of the fairway (more lost balls). Greens are undulating and pin locations, today anyway, were tortuous.

Of our foursome, everyone played about 10 over average on this course from the Golds.

For $100, I can find courses where the golf isn't so hard it will ruin my outing, but you don't know until you play it.

I love the layout. We had nobody in front of us, nobody behind us. It was like we owned the place. Weather was very hot and not having the beverage cart on the course was very disappointing. The conditions were very good with the greens just a touch bumpy. Overall a very good day at a place that I love.

Course was in really good shape for a 90+ degree stretch of weather. Tees are flat with ample fresh locations to tee from. Fairways were new carpet grade. Greens were true. Fast today with very readable breaks. Fairly wide fairways with bunkers to challenge your drive location. Greens well protected and multi tiered. Jack would be proud of their upkeep of his design. Carved out of the old forest on Cherry Hill, there are stretches of cart path through the woods to allow a break from the July sun. All around enjoyable and challenging course. Shout out to Cat who was our server on the Club patio with a welcoming smile and great meal and beverage service for three hot, tired, thirsty golf buddies. Recommend!!!!!.

This is a fun and challenging course with great views and a super friendly staff

If you are reading any reviews older than say 6 months they can be ignored. The course has under gone a renovation and is now in fantastic shape. The fairways and greens and in excellent shape. To be fair the greens were a little slower than I would have liked. Tee boxes are in good shape also. The course does have a lot of bunkers so if you struggler there you may be in for a long day. Be warned the course is a loop and does not come back to the club house after the 9th hole. They sell hot dogs on the cart but they are not very hot. On any blind shots I would suggest driving up so you are not surprised, they bite me a couple of times.

Very well maintained, staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Price is always very high here, so getting a good deal online was too good to pass up.