Course record

Gold Course

Arthur Hills began a renovation of Congressional’s Gold Course in September 2000, working with builders McDonald & Sons. The project aimed to draw more member play to the Gold and distribute rounds more evenly between the Club’s two courses.¹

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Original design: Devereux Emmet
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Club location: Potomac

The shorter companion at Congressional

The work removed trees, reshaped fairways and replaced ryegrass with bentgrass. All tees and bunkers were renovated, the eighteenth was rebuilt, and new drainage and irrigation supported the altered layout. Members returned to the course in July 2001.¹

Course design

2000–2001 Renovation

Arthur Hills
Date unrecorded Original design

Devereux Emmet

Gold course historical design lineage

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Blue Inner 9/Outer 9	Men	71	73.4	135	3,117	3,727	6,844	33	38
Blue	Men	71	73.4	135	3,609	3,235	6,844	36	35
Gold Inner 9 /Outer 9	Men	71	71.7	131	2,950	3,533	6,483	33	38
Gold	Men	71	71.7	131	3,406	3,077	6,483	36	35
White Inner9/Outer9	Women	71	76.4	143	2,765	3,292	6,057	33	38
White · Women	Women	71	76.4	142	3,186	2,871	6,057	36	35
White Inner 9/Outer 9	Men	71	69.8	127	2,761	3,289	6,050	33	38
White · Men	Men	71	69.8	127	3,179	2,871	6,050	36	35
White/Silver	Men	71	68.2	121	2,950	2,745	5,695	36	35
Red Inner 9/Outer 9	Men	67	66.9	114	2,522	2,881	5,403	33	34
Silver · Women	Women	71	71.9	125	2,834	2,536	5,370	36	35
Silver Inner9/Outer9	Women	71	71.6	127	2,489	2,881	5,370	33	38
Silver · Men	Men	71	66.7	114	2,834	2,536	5,370	36	35
Green Inner 9/Outer 9	Men	67	65.5	111	2,238	2,807	5,045	33	34
Green · Women	Women	71	68.2	117	2,611	2,230	4,841	36	35
Green Inner9/Outer9	Women	71	64.6	117	2,144	2,697	4,841	33	38
Green · Men	Men	71	64.6	109	2,611	2,230	4,841	36	35

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Blue Inner 9/Outer 9	447	406	221	421	212	413	386	407	204	3,117	553	501	461	387	511	190	434	150	540	3,727	6,844
Blue	447	406	221	421	212	553	501	461	387	3,609	511	190	434	150	540	413	386	407	204	3,235	6,844
Gold Inner 9 /Outer 9	429	387	195	408	190	395	379	393	174	2,950	525	493	418	361	493	175	414	142	512	3,533	6,483
Gold	429	387	195	408	190	525	493	418	361	3,406	493	175	414	142	512	395	379	393	174	3,077	6,483
White Inner9/Outer9	403	364	177	386	172	375	364	375	149	2,765	503	478	370	333	481	150	366	127	484	3,292	6,057
White · Women	403	364	177	386	172	503	478	370	333	3,186	481	150	366	127	484	375	364	375	149	2,871	6,057
White Inner 9/Outer 9	403	360	177	386	172	375	364	375	149	2,761	503	475	370	333	481	150	366	127	484	3,289	6,050
White · Men	403	360	177	386	172	503	475	370	333	3,179	481	150	366	127	484	375	364	375	149	2,871	6,050
White/Silver	403	335	142	386	138	426	475	312	333	2,950	481	150	344	118	484	302	364	353	149	2,745	5,695
Red Inner 9/Outer 9	398	335	175	374	138	302	345	353	102	2,522	426	401	312	308	451	101	344	118	420	2,881	5,403
Silver · Women	398	335	142	374	138	426	401	312	308	2,834	451	101	344	118	420	302	345	353	102	2,536	5,370
Silver Inner9/Outer9	398	335	142	374	138	302	345	353	102	2,489	426	401	312	308	451	101	344	118	420	2,881	5,370
Silver · Men	398	335	142	374	138	426	401	312	308	2,834	451	101	344	118	420	302	345	353	102	2,536	5,370
Green Inner 9/Outer 9	377	275	138	330	138	302	293	305	80	2,238	426	401	312	308	412	101	344	102	401	2,807	5,045
Green · Women	283	275	138	330	138	426	401	312	308	2,611	412	101	234	102	401	302	293	305	80	2,230	4,841
Green Inner9/Outer9	283	275	138	330	138	302	293	305	80	2,144	426	401	312	308	412	101	234	102	401	2,697	4,841
Green · Men	283	275	138	330	138	426	401	312	308	2,611	412	101	234	102	401	302	293	305	80	2,230	4,841
Par	4	4	3	4	3	5	5	4	4	36	5	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	35	71
Hcp	3	9	15	7	17	1	11	5	13		6	14	2	18	4	8	12	10	16

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Blue Inner 9/Outer 9	447	406	221	421	212	413	386	407	204	3,117
Blue	447	406	221	421	212	553	501	461	387	3,609
Gold Inner 9 /Outer 9	429	387	195	408	190	395	379	393	174	2,950
Gold	429	387	195	408	190	525	493	418	361	3,406
White Inner9/Outer9	403	364	177	386	172	375	364	375	149	2,765
White · Women	403	364	177	386	172	503	478	370	333	3,186
White Inner 9/Outer 9	403	360	177	386	172	375	364	375	149	2,761
White · Men	403	360	177	386	172	503	475	370	333	3,179
White/Silver	403	335	142	386	138	426	475	312	333	2,950
Red Inner 9/Outer 9	398	335	175	374	138	302	345	353	102	2,522
Silver · Women	398	335	142	374	138	426	401	312	308	2,834
Silver Inner9/Outer9	398	335	142	374	138	302	345	353	102	2,489
Silver · Men	398	335	142	374	138	426	401	312	308	2,834
Green Inner 9/Outer 9	377	275	138	330	138	302	293	305	80	2,238
Green · Women	283	275	138	330	138	426	401	312	308	2,611
Green Inner9/Outer9	283	275	138	330	138	302	293	305	80	2,144
Green · Men	283	275	138	330	138	426	401	312	308	2,611
Par	4	4	3	4	3	5	5	4	4	36
Hcp	3	9	15	7	17	1	11	5	13

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Blue Inner 9/Outer 9	553	501	461	387	511	190	434	150	540	3,727
Blue	511	190	434	150	540	413	386	407	204	3,235
Gold Inner 9 /Outer 9	525	493	418	361	493	175	414	142	512	3,533
Gold	493	175	414	142	512	395	379	393	174	3,077
White Inner9/Outer9	503	478	370	333	481	150	366	127	484	3,292
White · Women	481	150	366	127	484	375	364	375	149	2,871
White Inner 9/Outer 9	503	475	370	333	481	150	366	127	484	3,289
White · Men	481	150	366	127	484	375	364	375	149	2,871
White/Silver	481	150	344	118	484	302	364	353	149	2,745
Red Inner 9/Outer 9	426	401	312	308	451	101	344	118	420	2,881
Silver · Women	451	101	344	118	420	302	345	353	102	2,536
Silver Inner9/Outer9	426	401	312	308	451	101	344	118	420	2,881
Silver · Men	451	101	344	118	420	302	345	353	102	2,536
Green Inner 9/Outer 9	426	401	312	308	412	101	344	102	401	2,807
Green · Women	412	101	234	102	401	302	293	305	80	2,230
Green Inner9/Outer9	426	401	312	308	412	101	234	102	401	2,697
Green · Men	412	101	234	102	401	302	293	305	80	2,230
Par	5	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	35
Hcp	6	14	2	18	4	8	12	10	16

Sources and record notes4 references

Sources for this history

Congressional Gold Course Renovation, 2001 Eric R. McPherson, CGCS
Contemporaneous project account by the superintendent, PDF page 1; renovation September 2000 to July 2001.
Consulted 2026-09-21

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
Eric R. McPherson, CGCSArthur Hills · Renovation · 2000–2001
J. Drew Rogers: Congressional project and course historyDevereux Emmet · Original design · Date unrecorded