 East Potomac Park Golf Center sign in 2013 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°52′13″N 77°01′35″W / 38.8703°N 77.0263°W |
| Location | East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Type | Public |
| Operated by | National Links Trust / Troon Golf |
| Events hosted | 1923 U.S. Amateur Public Links |
| Website | www |
| Red Course (9 holes) | |
| Designed by | Robert White |
| Par | 27[1] |
| Length | 1,142 yards (1,044 m) |
| Blue Course (18 holes) | |
| Designed by | Walter Travis |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6,599 yards (6,034 m) |
| Course rating | 70.5 |
| White Course (9 holes) | |
| Designed by | Robert White |
| Par | 31 |
| Length | 2,420 yards (2,210 m) |
East Potomac Golf Links (also locally known as East Potomac Golf Course or formally as East Potomac Park Golf Center) is a golf course located in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., United States. The course includes an 18-hole course, two 9-hole courses, and a miniature golf course.[2] It is the busiest of the city's three golf courses (all of which are publicly owned).[2] The original nine-hole course opened in 1921, and the miniature golf course in 1930 (making it one of the oldest miniature golf courses in the nation).[3] Additional holes opened in stages between 1921 and 1925, leaving the course with 36 holes in all.
Services at East Potomac Golf Links include a pro shop, snack bar, putting greens, three practice holes, and a two-tiered, 100-stall driving range (26 of which are heated).[1] The course is generally flat and easy, although drainage can be poor.[1] The views of the city's many monuments and memorials from the course at East Potomac are considered some of the best in the city.[2]
- ^ a b c d "District of Columbia," The Washington Post, May 4, 2007.
- ^ a b c Wasserman and Hausrath, Washington, D.C., from A to Z: The Traveler's Look-Up Source for the Nation's Capital, 2003, p. 101.
- ^ Butko and Butko, Roadside Attractions: Cool Cafés, Souvenir Stands, Route 66 Relics, and Other Road Trip Fun, 2007, p. 30.