TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

Club information
Location	Potomac, Maryland, United States
Established	1986
Operated by	PGA Tour TPC Network
Total holes	18
Tournaments hosted	Booz Allen Classic (formerly the Kemper Open, 1987–2006)
Website	http://www.tpcpotomac.com/
Designed by	Ed Ault, Tom Clark, & Ed Sneed (1986); Stephen Wenzloff & Jim Hardy (2007 re-design)
Par	70
Length	7,139 yards

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (formerly TPC Avenel) is a private golf club in Potomac, Maryland. After a major renovation to both clubhouse and course, the clubhouse reopened in late 2008 while the course reopened on April 28, 2009.^[1]

Renovation

Originally opened in 1986, the course was roundly criticized for poor design right from the beginning. The course 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 summer 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 The PGA Tour announced a $32 million golf course and clubhouse renovation in an effort to bring back a tournament to the Washington D.C. area. The renovation covers the new course, which has been reshaped into a new par 70, 7,139 yard course 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 2017 Quicken Loans National. 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 expanded from 1500 sq ft to more than 6,000 sq ft.^[2][3]

Scorecard

Scorecard for redesigned layout

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Black	74.0 / 140	440	619	225	440	365	484	452	467	201	3693	560	470	168	360	299	490	412	222	465	3446	7139
Gold	72.2 / 134	415	570	210	379	336	449	420	435	175	3389	532	420	161	324	278	440	390	190	426	3161	6550
Blend	71.7 / 132	400S	570G	185S	440B	336G	422S	383C	415S	155S	3306	532G	378S	161G	360B	278G	490B*	390G	170S	401S	3160	6466
Silver	M: 69.9 / 127 W: 76.5 / 149	400	495	185	362	312	422	395	415	155	3141	510	378	144	302	256	418	327	170	401	2906	6047
Copper	M: 68.5 / 122 W: 74.7 / 145	392	478	160	352	299	379	383	390	136	2969	482	365	144	279	239	397	319	152	380	2757	5726
Handicap	Men's	3	5	13	7	17	1	11	9	15		4	2	16	14	18	10	8	12	6
Par		4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	35	5	4	3	4	4	4 / 5*	4	3	4	35 / 36*	70 / 71*
Handicap	Women's	7	3	15	5	13	1	11	9	15		4	2	12	14	16	8	6	18	10
Ivory	M: 65.4 / 115 W: 70.1 / 132	301	455	135	335	275	360	266	275	120	2522	438	339	130	258	225	353	305	115	340	2503	5025

Original layout scorecard

TPC Avenel (2006)

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
TPC	74.0 / 133	393	622	239	435	359	520	461	453	166	3648	374	147 / 165	472	524	301	467	415	195	444	3339 / 3357	6987 / 7005
Back	72.0 / 129	376	584	185	408	340	447	422	409	150	3321	349	136 / 156	413	503	275	458	401	181	425	3141 / 3161	6462 / 6482
Middle	70.0 / 123	362	553	162	342	328	410	396	394	136	3083	314	125 / 140	403	481	239	418	391	156	4000	2927 / 2942	6010 / 6025
Forward	68.1 / 115	310	437	127	294	234	338	279	281	118	2418	280	100 / 125	363	370	208	351	292	118	318	2400 / 2425	4818 / 4843
Handicap	Men's	10	4	16	6	14	12	2	8	18		11	17	1	7	15	3	9	13	5
Par		4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	36	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	35	71
Handicap	Women's	6	2	16	8	14	4	12	10	18		11	17	1	9	13	3	5	15	7

Tournament history

• Hosted the Kemper Open from 1987-1999
• Hosted the Kemper Insurance Open from 2000-2002.
• Hosted the FBR Capital Open in 2003.
• Hosted the Booz Allen Classic in 2004 and 2006. (moved to neighboring Congressional in 2005)

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 what turned out to be the final Booz Allen Classic was not televised.

In 2007, Tiger Woods announced his tournament, the AT&T National, was to be played annually at neighboring Congressional Country Club. Since Congressional was preparing to host the 2011 U.S. Open, there was speculation that TPC Potomac could serve as a replacement venue for 2010 and 2011.^[4] 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."^[1]

In 2010, the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship was moved from Baltimore Country Club in Timonium to the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.^[5] The renovated TPC Potomac received many positive reviews from the players during the tournament.

In 2012 and 2013, TPC Potomac hosted Web.com Tour's Neediest Kids Championship and Mid-Atlantic Championship respectively.

In 2014, the PGA Tour announced that TPC Potomac will host the 2017 Quicken Loans National.^[6] The tournament will mark the first time the PGA Tour has held an event at TPC Potomac since 2006.

Year	Tour	Winner	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s) Up	Winner's Share ($)
Quicken Loans National
2017	PGA Tour	TBD
Mid-Atlantic Championship
2013	Web.com Tour	Michael Putnam	273 (-7)	2 strokes	Chesson Hadley	108,000
Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour
2012	Web.com Tour	David Lingmerth	272 (-8)	1 stroke	Casey Wittenberg	108,000
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
2010	Champions Tour	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 (2)	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

See also

• Tournament Players Club

References

1. "Avenel golf course reopens after renovations". Gazette.net. May 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
2. "TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm Practice Facility". YouTube.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
3. "DC Grind". YouTube.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
4. "Tiger Woods speaks on tourney's future". Gazette.net. November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
5. "Senior Players Championship goes to Potomac for 2010". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
6. "TPC Potomac to hold 2017 Quicken Loans National". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2015-05-17.

External links

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

Coordinates: 39°00′09″N 77°12′16″W / 39.00250°N 77.20444°W