Potomac Shores Golf Club

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.

Had to remind myself it is still spring. The course is still growing in from winter dormancy. Lots of questionable lies in both the fairways and the rough. Bunkers had no rakes, none at all on the whole course! Played "Covid rules" to find spots with no footprints to play from.

Greens recently aerated and have not fully recovered. Hopefully this week's rain and some better temperatures will bring good growing conditions and this course will be back to the usual great condition.

Fairways and greens probably need a month or so more time, then it’ll probably be best course for the dollars you’ll fork out. Aerated greens were bumpy and slow and fairways are not quite grown in. Bunkers were not raked and there were no rakes. Course marshal came out and yelled at a 4th person in our group for parking on a hill with rough that was bone dry and the starter said we could drive anywhere we wanted.

enjoyed playing it, though very challenging for seniors.

This track is straight out and then straight back. So be prepared to only see the cart girl once. There are bathrooms but they need a snack shack or something for the turn. Took way long for 18. Asked the marshal to ask get play moving but that didn’t really help. Everyone is super nice and the club house is beautiful. This course is definitely beautifully tough! Will comeback to raise my handicap!

The course even though aerated was in great shape. Looking forward to another round