Tpc Potomac At Avenel Farm
Potomac, Maryland · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by PGA TOUR Design Services, opened 2008.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 280 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 1, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 48 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 14 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 415 | 440 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 570 | 619 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 210 | 225 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 440 | 440 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 365 | 365 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 449 | 484 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 420 | 452 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 435 | 467 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 175 | 201 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 532 | 560 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 420 | 470 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 161 | 168 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 360 | 360 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 278 | 299 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 440 | 490 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 390 | 412 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 190 | 190 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 426 | 465 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7139 | 74 | 140 |
| Gold | Male | 6550 | 72.2 | 134 |
| Blend | Male | 6466 | 71.7 | 132 |
| Silver | Male | 6047 | 69.9 | 127 |
| Silver | Female | 6047 | 76.5 | 149 |
| Copper | Male | 5726 | 68.5 | 122 |
| Copper | Female | 5726 | 74.7 | 145 |
| Ivory | Male | 5025 | 65.4 | 115 |
| Ivory | Female | 5025 | 70.1 | 132 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 450+31 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 424 · 440 · 454front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 54 to reach, 78 to carry
- Water right: 63 to reach, 105 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 277 to reach, 320 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 31 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 292 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 277 to reach, 292 to carry. Drives that finish short of 277 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 21 at 191.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 617-7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 604 · 619 · 630front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 265 to reach, 312 to carry
- Bunker right: 572 to reach, 583 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 595 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 287 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 265 to reach, 312 to carry. Drives that finish short of 265 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 218 and narrows to 23 at 198.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 219-18 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 206 · 225 · 244front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water front of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 67 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 1 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].