Potomac Shores Golf Club

DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY. First, the pace of play is abysmal. It took nearly six hours to get through 18 holes, and not once did a marshal step in to move things along. It felt like the entire operation was asleep at the wheel. If you value your time, don’t waste it here.

The staff from the pro shop to the starters gave off the vibe that they were doing us a favor just by showing up. Completely unwelcoming and lacking the basic courtesy or enthusiasm you’d expect from any course that charges this much. It’s not a country club, but they sure act like they think it is.

For $100 plus per player the Greens were patchy and inconsistent. Fairways looked like they hadn’t been cut in a week, and bunkers were hard as concrete. It’s like they spent all their money on the layout and forgot the course actually needs to be maintained.

Potomac Shores is a textbook example of style over substance. There are plenty of better, more affordable, and more professionally run courses in Northern Virginia. Don’t believe the hype. This is not a $100 plus golf course.

I was a bit concerned when I read the comments about the fairways being in poor shape after I had booked my round. I decided to still give it a shot and experience it myself and I’m glad I did. Yes, there were a few areas where the grass was struggling, but it wasn’t bad at all. To be honest, if I had gone in without that previous knowledge I probably wouldn’t even have noticed.

The golf course if beautiful. Some challenging holes, great experience

The pace of play was a bit slow. We were behind a threesome of older gentlemen who slowed us down quite a bit, but it’s understandable things like this happen everyone in a while. Nothing really the Marshalls could do about it

I have played Potomac Shores many times over the years, and it used to be one of the better public courses in the DMV area. Unfortunately, my recent round on Sunday was a major disappointment. While the greens were in good shape, the fairways on holes 1, 3, 6, 8, 14, 16, 17, and 18 were in terrible condition. Each showed patchy, fungus-like damage that made them look more like a cow pasture than a well-maintained golf course.

The most concerning issue was hole 8, which is in such poor shape it probably should be taken out of play entirely. What makes this even more frustrating is that prices have gone up, yet it appears the maintenance team has either been reduced or checked out completely.

There is no excuse for a course that promotes itself as top-tier to be in this kind of condition. I am not sure what has changed behind the scenes, but the once-pristine Potomac Shores has taken a serious step back.

Golfers beware—the current conditions are far below standard.

The course is having a hard time with the water and cold weather over the winter/spring. The fairways are in terrible shape. They should not be charging full rate for the conditions.

They’re trying to get everything in order so credit to them on that but it’s not worth full price.

The audacity of the club to charge $109 for a Friday afternoon for this kind of course condition, horrendous fairways, bunkers under repair, dead patch around the green, no beverage carts, no marshal to oversee pace of play, waiting at the tee box every hole, pictures speak for themselves. We quit after 16th hole.

I play here often, and it is one of the best public courses in NoVA. On several holes the fairways were in really bad shape for this course, but the greens were solid. I’m sure they will get things in order within the next several weeks…for $140+ bucks, they’ve got to do better.

Potomac Shores was a fun course but it wasn’t at its best today. Cart path only, a few days after rain, turns a 4:15 round into a 4:45 round quickly. A lot of brown patches mixed with soggy areas suggests some design flaws. Not a single hole shows any of the Potomac River which seems like a missed opportunity and some creative if not misleading marketing.

The biggest bummer from today’s round was the on course water coolers filled with what tasted like pool water.

I’d return but hard to say that PS played like a course with a $95 green fee today. Only bright spot was the spicey chicken sandwich in the clubhouse after!

Rough conditions for the price. It's early in the season but still pricey.

Our recent experience at Potomac Shores Golf Club was extremely disappointing. As homeowners in the community, we went to use the driving range but were denied access because we did not have a tee time. When we asked where this rule was posted, the manager, RJ Gough, stated that because the club is a private business, they could turn away anyone at their discretion.

RJ was rude, dismissive, and made it clear he had no regard for the community or its residents. Despite being properly dressed and respectful, we were treated with hostility. His attitude toward homeowners is unacceptable and unprofessional.

It is troubling that after previous management issues — including serious misconduct — the current leadership still fails to meet basic standards of respect and customer service expected in a community setting.

This was my 1st time playing Potomac Shores. I intended to play the silver tees. I’m a fairly long hitting 72 year old. All three of the other golfers were younger (65, late 50’s, and 35). They all were playing the gold tees. So I agreed to play “with” them. Only the 35 year old should have been playing the gold tees. He was a long hitting advanced player and had played the course many times. He provided insight/knowledge, particularly on the many dogleg blind 2nd shots. While I successfully drove the many waste areas between tees and fairways, the 2nd shots became challenging distance-wise. A lot of elevated greens (well bunkered) added to the need to hit long approach shots accurately. Many greens had waste areas in front also. The course was in good shape: greens almost recovered from aeration were quick, true and undulating. Bunkers were equally nice. Fairways still need to grow in some more. Rain and sun will definitely help. There was a beverage cart and bathrooms available on course. Once you leave the clubhouse, you won’t see it until you return your cart at the end of the round. Make sure to know the lock combination for the bathrooms! All in all a challenging and fun round of golf. In many instances you’ll drive the cart for what seems like a mile over hills and through the woods to get to the next hole, which makes for a relaxing and enjoyable time. Driving range (30 ball bags) is included. The next time I play Potomac Shores I’ll play the silver tees, which should help my ego!

i enjoyed every minute here, great facilities, staff, course was in great shape for spring. cant wait to return

Course was in good condition. Greens were still growing from aeration however is good. Greens were firm and fast.

Course layout was ondulated and needs precision.

Staff was friendly.

Last minute booking so not a lot of other options. Fairways were still dormant but were fine to hit off of. They had just aerated the greens not too long ago with the large core aerator so needless to say, putting was a series of random events. Still had to pay $96 (apparently that was a reduced rate) so not thrilled.

I still hate the routing of the course (they changed it a number of years ago) so you don’t go by the clubhouse until after 16. Perhaps with the price they charge they could build a real halfway house somewhere near 8-11.