Potomac Shores Golf Club

This was at one point one of the better courses in the area, but still some work to be done. Half the greens were shag carpeting, and the rest were inconsistent at best. Some areas you couldn’t even putt because of holes/dead areas. Fairways were better, but still some areas were not great. Also 18 coming up to the clubhouse now being the 16th hole is just a bad decision. Hopefully one day they put the money in and make this place what it could be again.

I have continued to play this course at least every 6 weeks. The fairways are immaculate and some of the best in the area. They are fantastic. The tee boxes ARE the best in the area. I play alot of other courses in the area - Westfeilds, Old Hickory, Raspberry, Whiskey, Lake Presidential, Worthington, etc. - and the Potomac Shores tee boxes are excellent (Hole 2, formerly hole 4, is really the only exception). The greens are in the best shape thus far this season and the season has really just started. The traps are broken in from the massive redo last season and are in good shape.

The rough is rough. There are still patches from all of the construction the last two years. There are is still patchy rough that has not grown in; however, its really only behind a bit compared to other courses in VA that have been getting pounded with play because a certain MD governor is ... well that is a different post.

Cart path only is killing me and I am not sure I love the new layout flow, especially when it gets to 16, 17, 18.

Keep up the good work Potomac Shores! See you soon.

I was recommended this course by a group of golfers I had played with a couple of weeks ago. The staff was friendly and the course layout was great. The conditions were horrible. The website did not mention that course was punched just last week. You could not putt. You should give yourself an automatic two put. The fairways were not to bad but the rough and around the greens was very splotchy. I play in the Northeast and coming out of winter with 90+ inches of snow the conditions there are vastly superior then here. I was very disappointed. Hopefully with time the course conditions will improve.

Great layout, but it's clear they're just trying to bring in money while getting the course into better shape. Greens were aerated weeks ago (according to the site), but were in just awful shape. Was cartpath only but not entirely sure why. The rough was arguably worse than the greens given there doesn't appear to be any attempt at improving it. I was not asked by anyone for parting thoughts on the course, but my prepared remark was "layout was great, let us know when you finish construction on the course". Not worth the reduced fee, try something else. This place will just leave you wondering "if it were only in better shape...". Very disappointing all the way through.

When I heard it was a Jack Nicklaus course and saw the cost of $77 for 18 holes. I expected the course to be in MUCH better shape. They had aerated the course recently, but that was the least of it. The tee boxes were in the best shape of any grass on the entire course ... including the greens. Simply put, for the price it cost to play here, the value is not there.

Course was not in great shape. Nice layout, would like to play again when the course has been maintained better. 65 dollars for 18 after 4pm when one of the par 3s had the pin location in the fringe.

Good round of golf at a facility. I'm still not a fan of the way the holes are changed since I loved the view at 18 while finishing, but understand that it helps the flow. Still wish we could finish on the old 18 while starting at the new #1. Overall the course was in good shape. The course is growing in since it's still early in the season but you can see the work they have done on the course and it will pay dividends later in the season. Be forewarned...the course was just aerated so the greens are extremely slow and the putts don't break. Looking forward to when it's all grown in. Still, great round, beautiful course, and a welcome respite in the current environment.

I've seen a bunch of mixed reviews, so here's my opinion on a round played March 30.

Course is in overall good shape for March - it will come in nicely within a month or two. A few ragged patches that are being worked on, and greens freshly aerated - but that was disclosed upfront. Hopefully greens come together in the coming weeks. Fairways and bunkers were in good shape.

The layout is great, challenging holes with a lot of terrain variation. Course covers a large area and is rarely in view of any homes. It is clear why there was so much hype about the place at the start, despite all the recent negative reviews.

Basic amenities were nice - good carts, helpful starters, etc. That said, there were no marshals on the course and play eventually became very slow even though they claim to be reducing the number of tee times right now. There is no snack shop at the turn and only saw cart girl once. We ordered delivery from the clubhouse and it arrived 2 hours later...

1st and 2nd holes being closed and the greens were horrible.

when we arrived at the range, there was this old guy rudely sarcastically greeting us with a disrespectable attitude.

there were no balls at the range. so we went back to 1st hole not knowing anything because we were never been informed from checking in nor 2 guys just goofing around at the range. ( starters )

starters told us to go because there were no balls to hit at the range. so we went all the way back to the 1st hole. No one was there then another starter followed us then told us we had to start from hole 3.

the pace of play was beyond unacceptable. uninformed aeration was quite a surprise paying full price on Sunday.

I paid the regular fee on Sunday 12:30 Noon on a nice day with my golf buddies and we all agreed not to go back here again.

This is one of the worst Troon courses I’ve ever played condition wise. Fairways were good but tee boxes and greens were in horrible shape. Rough was very patchy with many bare spots.

It’s sad because this course is such a great layout. I think Jack Nicklaus would be sad to see his course in this shape !!!!

Greens were in horrible condition, price needs to be adjusted according to the condition of the course. I would play again if the price is adjusted.

Awful conditions for such a great course. They shouldn’t be charging anything more than cart fees to play. Or they should shut down the course until it’s in better shape.

First time out on Potomac Shores since 2018. It was one of the worst condition I've ever seen in this area. Need to spend some time fixing the greens. Other than 17th and 18th holes, rest of the greens have no grass.

2nd time playing this course and I was shocked to see how bad the green conditioners are here. I know they recently re-did the fairways, and to their credit, the fairways are mint. However, anything that isn’t fairway is just shockingly bad. I’m hoping that maybe it’s a 2 part process and the greens are next. If not, then I have to seriously question what the management is doing here. There were 2 or 3 greens that were borderline unplayable, and it had nothing to do with the recent aeration. I expect some greens to be a little rough by this point in the summer, but not this bad. Save your money until it gets fixed. Even with the discount it’s not worth it.

A Jack Nicklaus course sets expectations. If you only focus on the layout and the fairways, this is a 4- star experience. The horrible conditions of the greens with bare patches, fungus and general poor maintenance makes this a 2-star frustration. The tee boxes are in equally poor condition with little apparent attention. This course is a year or two from being playable. Too bad. Stay away until then...

The course was overall in very poor condition, fairways and bunkers were good all else was really poor. Greens were aerated, slow and very spotty. Course was not manicured and look very dumpy. I think Jack Nickalous would be very disappointed if he were to visit .