TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

Club information
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Coordinates	38°59′20″N 77°12′07″W / 38.989°N 77.202°W / 38.989; -77.202Coordinates: 38°59′20″N 77°12′07″W / 38.989°N 77.202°W / 38.989; -77.202
Location	Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Elevation	270 feet (80 m)
Established	1986, 32 years ago
Operated by	PGA Tour TPC Network
Total holes	18
Tournaments hosted	Booz Allen Classic (formerly Kemper Open, 1987–2006), Quicken Loans National (2017)
Greens	Penn A1 / A4 Bentgrass
Fairways	Independence Bentgrass[1]
Website	tpc.com/potomac
Designed by	Ed Ault, Tom Clark, & Ed Sneed (1986); Stephen Wenzloff & Jim Hardy (2007)
Par	70 (formerly 71)
Length	7,139 yards (6,528 m)
Course rating	74.0
Slope rating	140

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (formerly TPC Avenel) is a private golf club in the eastern United States, located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. After a major renovation to both clubhouse and course, the clubhouse reopened in late 2008 while the course reopened on April 28, 2009.^[2]

Renovation

Originally opened thirty-two years ago in 1986, the course was roundly criticized for poor design in its early years. It was also plagued by years of flooding and drainage problems and by various turfgrass issues which affected the greens and often produced less than satisfactory tournament conditions. As a result, many top professionals stayed away, and the Kemper/Booz Allen tournament became unofficially relegated to "B" event status.

In the summer of 2005, Dewberry and Davis land surveying crews were regularly seen taking measurements across the facility, sparking rumors that the long criticized course would finally be reconfigured. Confirmation came in 2007, when a $32 million golf course and clubhouse renovation commenced in an effort to bring back a tournament to the Washington D.C. area. The renovation covered the entire course, which has been reshaped into a new 7,139-yard (6,528 m) course at par 70 with Rock Run Creek being expanded and cleaned up.

The controversial sixth hole (conceived as a weak copy of the 13th at Augusta National) was changed to a straightaway long par-four with the green now short and left of the creek. The par-3 ninth (famously maligned by Greg Norman, who suggested the original be "blown up with dynamite") was rebuilt with a new green up on a hill near the old practice green. The old 10th and 11th holes have been combined into the new tenth, a long par-five playing around the restored creek feature. The old 12th is now the 11th, with the old par-five 13th (another popular target of player angst) eliminated and replaced by a new, uphill par-three 12th and a short, par-four 13th.

In addition to the golf course, the project also included a new practice facility and short game area, and clubhouse renovations.

In November 2015, the 7th and 16th greens were renovated to flatten contours and provide additional hole locations in anticipation of hosting the Quicken Loans National in 2017. Additionally, small improvements were made to a number of holes, including creating bent grass chipping and collection areas around the 3rd, 4th, and 18th greens, widening the 5th and 6th fairways, and flattening the front portion of the 13th green to create additional hole locations. Finally, the on-deck putting green was quadrupled in size from 1,500 square feet (140 m²) to over 6,000 sq ft (560 m²).^[3][4]

Scorecard

Tour events

• Kemper Open from 1987–1999
• Kemper Insurance Open from 2000–2002
• FBR Capital Open in 2003
• Booz Allen Classic in 2004 and 2006 (moved to neighboring Congressional in 2005)
• Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in 2010
• Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour in 2012 and the Mid-Atlantic Championship in 2013
• Quicken Loans National in 2017

In 2006, the tournament ended on Tuesday due to persistent storms in the D.C. area. It was the first time a Tour event had been played on a Tuesday since 1968. The conclusion of the final Booz Allen Classic was not televised.

In 2007, Tiger Woods announced his new tournament, the AT&T National, was to be played at neighboring Congressional Country Club. When it was preparing to host its third U.S. Open in 2011, there was speculation that TPC Potomac could serve as a replacement venue for 2010 and 2011.^[5] However, the tournament was held in Aronimink Golf Club instead, as the club "sees how the reconfigured course played and how members responded to it before considering hosting major tournaments."^[2]

In 2010, the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship was moved from Baltimore Country Club in Timonium to the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.^[6] The renovated TPC Potomac received many positive reviews from the players during the tournament.

TPC Potomac hosted Web.com Tour events in successive years; the Neediest Kids Championship in 2012 and Mid-Atlantic Championship in 2013.

In 2014, the PGA Tour announced that TPC Potomac would host the Quicken Loans National in 2017.^[7] The tournament marked the first time the PGA Tour had held an event at TPC Potomac since 2006.

Year	Tour	Winner	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
Quicken Loans National
2018	PGA Tour	Francesco Molinari	259	−21	8 strokes	Ryan Armour	1,278,000
2017	PGA Tour	Kyle Stanley	273	−7	Playoff	Charles Howell III	1,278,000
Mid-Atlantic Championship
2013	Web.com	Michael Putnam	273	−7	2 strokes	Chesson Hadley	108,000
Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour
2012	Web.com	David Lingmerth	272	−8	1 stroke	Casey Wittenberg	108,000
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
2010	Champions	Mark O'Meara	273	−7	Playoff	Michael Allen	405,000
Booz Allen Classic
2006	PGA Tour	Ben Curtis	264	−20	5 strokes	Billy Andrade Nick O'Hern Pádraig Harrington Steve Stricker	900,000
2004	PGA Tour	Adam Scott	263	−21	4 strokes	Charles Howell III	864,000
FBR Capital Open
2003	PGA Tour	Rory Sabbatini	270	−14	4 strokes	Joe Durant Fred Funk Duffy Waldorf	810,000
Kemper Insurance Open
2002	PGA Tour	Bob Estes	273	−11	1 stroke	Rich Beem	648,000
2001	PGA Tour	Frank Lickliter	268	−16	1 stroke	J. J. Henry	630,000
2000	PGA Tour	Tom Scherrer	271	−13	2 strokes	Greg Chalmers Kazuhiko Hosokawa Franklin Langham Justin Leonard Steve Lowery	540,000
Kemper Open
1999	PGA Tour	Rich Beem	274	−10	1 stroke	Bill Glasson Bradley Hughes	450,000
1998	PGA Tour	Stuart Appleby	274	−10	1 stroke	Scott Hoch	360,000
1997	PGA Tour	Justin Leonard	274	−10	1 stroke	Mark Wiebe	270,000
1996	PGA Tour	Steve Stricker	270	−14	3 strokes	Brad Faxon Scott Hoch Mark O'Meara Grant Waite	270,000
1995	PGA Tour	Lee Janzen	272	−12	Playoff	Corey Pavin	252,000
1994	PGA Tour	Mark Brooks	271	−13	3 strokes	Bobby Wadkins D. A. Weibring	234,000
1993	PGA Tour	Grant Waite	275	−9	1 stroke	Tom Kite	234,000
1992	PGA Tour	Bill Glasson	276	−8	1 stroke	John Daly Ken Green Mike Springer Howard Twitty	198,000
1991	PGA Tour	Billy Andrade	263	−21	Playoff	Jeff Sluman	180,000
1990	PGA Tour	Gil Morgan	274	−10	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch	180,000
1989	PGA Tour	Tom Byrum	268	−16	5 strokes	Tommy Armour III Billy Ray Brown Jim Thorpe	162,000
1988	PGA Tour	Morris Hatalsky	274	−10	Playoff	Tom Kite	144,000
1987	PGA Tour	Tom Kite	270	−14	7 strokes	Chris Perry Howard Twitty	126,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
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See also

• Tournament Players Club

References

External links

• Official website
• PGA Tour Official Site
• In-depth article on the renovations