Potomac Shores Golf Club

One again, I enjoyed my round at Potomac Shores. The course continues to improve and is real gem in Northern Virginia.

The course is in great condition. The one critique I have for the course condition is the second cut on the greens need better trimming; it was inconsistent and no defined borders around the greens. This course has no halfway house so you have to wait for the drink cart but there was only one out when I played so you could go over an hour without seeing it again. Make sure you grab what you need before heading out. This is not a course you can walk due to the layout. The holes are far apart from green to next tee for a lot of the holes, but I like it cause you aren’t bothered by others on either the teebox or green.

Perfect day to play golf. Course was in great shape but pace of play, not starting on time, not having some kind of snack or something at the turn. We only saw cart lady after the first 9 holes and didn't see her again. Probably won't play here again for the cost. Better values with just as good conditions are out there.

One of my favorite courses in the area. Unique/challenging layout, conditions and staff all excellent. Grill food/service was excellent.

See you next time.

Course was in amazing shape especially after the few days of rain we had. As a result the greens were quite slow, and we were cart path only, both understandable.

A few things of note…

It was a very hot day and because of the course layout and the lack of halfway house, one bev cart wasn’t enough with a packed golf course. I recommend loading up on drinks whenever you see the cart as you may not see it again for 2+ hours. Also the water dispenser on the short par 3 wasn’t working so that added to the dehydration.

Otherwise I recommend this golf course to everyone for the views and dramatic elevation changes. Really fun layout!

One of the best courses right outside Northern Virginia. Well worth the price, considering how expensive other courses are becoming.

Course itself is in good shape and has a great layout, but a 5.5hr round on a Friday morning is unacceptable. There were 4 groups waiting to tee off on 1 and the tee times seemed to be stacked every 5 mins, not allowing for any spacing between groups. Ranger and pro shop didn’t seem to care.

$95 on a weekday is too much, but I had a buddy in town and he had never played here so we booked a morning tee time.

Tee boxes had been punched recently but fairways, bunkers and greens were great.

Beverage cart was not available according to pro shop , starter (very friendly!) told us there would be someone out on bev cart. Never saw them!

You get about 15 balls per bag to warm up….

Water stations and bathrooms…ice/water machine on 13 is broken, bathrooms look like they haven’t been touched since last season?

I play once a week and for the price of one round here I can play twice a week elsewhere, and will!

I have lived in this neighborhood for over 24 years with a Nicklaus signature course a mile away and I choose to go to other courses…

I played on a beautiful day after a rainy evening. The course doesn't drain that well and was really muddy. The greens were punched about a month ago and are still dimpled. The combination made for a tough conditions.

Unfortunately, the tough conditions and cart path only conditions led to delays. This is a tough course and probably isn't appropriate for golfers that can break 100, preferably 90.