Congressional Country Club — Blue Course
Capital Championship Club

Congressional Country Club — Blue Course

Bethesda, MarylandEditors’ score 4.5/5Capital Championship Club

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Overview

Why it matters

Congressional’s Blue Course carries the polished authority of its capital setting. Broad corridors, handsome terrain, and championship scale give the property a sense of occasion from the first drive.

Recent architectural refinement has sharpened the strategy while preserving the club’s grand parkland identity. The experience is formal but not stiff, with big-stage holes and a clubhouse culture built for power breakfasts, long lunches, and important rounds. It is Washington golf at its most substantial.

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Par

72

Yardage

7,574

Holes

18

Opened

1924

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Difficulty

9/10

Architect

Devereux Emmet, Robert Trent Jones Sr., and Andrew Green

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Ethan Carlisle

★★★★★

The Blue Course felt refreshed and commanding, with a level of service that made the day effortless.

Noelle Fraser

★★★★★

A serious championship property with impressive conditioning and a wonderfully stately club atmosphere.

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