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    Best golf courses: Washington, DC

    Washington, DC: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

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    Designer

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    1757 Golf Club
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Heatwole, David

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    David Heatwole

    Augustine
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Jacobson, Rick

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Rick Jacobson
    Blue Ridge Shadows
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Clark, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Thomas E. "Tom" Clark (of Ault, Clark & Associates)
    Bull Run
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Jacobson, Rick

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Rick Jacobson
    Cacapon
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.

    Cannon Ridge
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    (Closed in 2017)
    Washington, DC
    Beman & Weed

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2017)

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Deane Beman & Bobby Weed

    Congressional
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Washington, DC
    Emmet & Jones Sr.

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Blue course: Original design by Devereux Emmet (1924); later revisions by Tom Winton, Donald Ross & Alfred Tull. Substantially redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1957); renovation and further changes by Rees Jones (1989 & 2010).
    Gold course: original design by Devereux Emmet (1924); substantial redesign by uncle-nephew team of George & Tom Fazio (1976); renovated by Arthur Hills (2000).

    East Potomac
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Travis, Walter

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Walter Travis

    Four Streams
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Washington, DC
    Price & Smyers

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Nick Price & Steve Smyers

    Lake Presidential
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Potts, Jeff

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Jeff Potts

    Lansdowne, VA (Jones)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Rsrt guests only
    Washington, DC
    Jones, Robert Trent II

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    Lansdowne, VA (Norman)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Washington, DC
    Norman, Greg

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Greg Norman
    Laurel Hill
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Love, Bill

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Bill Love

    Maryland National
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    An Arthur Hills Signature Design
    Musket Ridge
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Lee, Joe

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Joe Lee
    Old Hickory, VA
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Freeland, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Tim Freeland
    PB Dye
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Dye, P.B.

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    P.B. Dye
    Potomac Shores
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
    Raspberry Falls
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    A Gary Player Signature Course
    Robert Trent Jones GC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Washington, DC
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1991); modifications by Kyle Phillips (2014).

    Stonewall, VA
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Jackson, Tom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Tom Jackson
    Swan Point
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Cupp, Bob

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Redesign of original nine-hole course and extension to 18 holes by Bob Cupp (1988).

    TPC Potomac
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Washington, DC
    Ault-Clark & Love III

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Original design by Ault-Clark Associates; redesigned by PGA Tour Design Services (2008).

    Virginia Oaks
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    (Closed in 2017)
    Washington, DC
    Dye, P.B.

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2017)

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    P.B. Dye

    Westfields
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Couples & Bates

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Course designed by Gene Bates in consultation with Fred Couples.
    Whiskey Creek
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Poellot & Els

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    J. Michael Poellot & Ernie Els

    Worthington Manor
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Washington, DC
    Ault, Brian

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Washington, DC

    Designer

    Brian T. Ault (of Ault, Clark & Associates).

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