Potomac Shores Golf Club
Potomac Shores, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort/Public. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 2014.
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 120 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 6, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 88 ft below the tee and plays about 29 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | 5 | 15 | 530 | 465 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 225 | 170 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 355 | 335 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 200 | 170 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 400 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 305 | 285 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 410 | 380 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 575 | 535 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 420 | 375 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 455 | 425 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 230 | 185 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 515 | 485 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 135 | 120 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 605 | 545 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 410 | 390 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 405 | 335 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 405 | 390 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 405 | 365 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7020 | 74.7 | 144 |
| Gold | Male | 6355 | 78.4 | 150 |
| Silver | Male | 5790 | 68.9 | 132 |
| Silver | Female | 5790 | 75.2 | 143 |
| Jade | Male | 4940 | 65.2 | 126 |
| Jade | Female | 4940 | 70.4 | 133 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 519-33 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 515 · 530 · 543front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 208 to reach, 237 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 280 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 491 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 280 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 208 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 208 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 33 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 202-68 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 208 · 225 · 242front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 68 ft below the tee.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 363+23 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 347 · 355 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 219
In play
- Bunker left: 230 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker left: 280 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 336 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 230 to reach, 300 to carry. Drives that finish short of 230 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 29 at 237.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 60 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 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].