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The best golf courses you can play in the Washington, D.C. area
In a few years, the public golf scene in Washington, D.C., is likely to get a serious facelift. The National Links Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting municipal golf, has signed a 50-year lease to operate three historic courses that have suffered from poor conditioning in recent years—East Potomac, Rock Creek and Langston. The long-term plan includes the renovation or rebuilding of each course as well as capital projects to help improve infrastructure and aesthetics.
Until then, however, D.C. golfers must travel outside the city to find the best public options in the area. Higher-end daily-fee options are available in Maryland and northern Virginia if you’re willing to drive half an hour outside the city.
Included in this collection of the best courses you can play in the Washington, D.C., area is a college course with great value, a layout with replicas of famous holes and a historic muny with terrific views of the National Mall. We considered courses that are within a 45-minute drive from the city.
Scroll down for the complete list of the best public courses in the D.C. area. We urge you to click through to each individual course page for bonus photography, drone footage and reviews from our course panelists. Plus, you can now leave your own ratings on the courses you’ve played.
![University of Maryland Golf Course](jpg/1649960534917.jpg)
![Laurel Hill Golf Club](jpg/1659989623795.jpg)
![Potomac Shores Golf Club](jpg/1573527116885.jpg)
![Renditions](jpg/1680967350976.jpg)
![Blue Mash Golf Course](png/1652210514620.png)
![Enterprise Golf Course](png/1652210514620.png)
![Westfields Golf Club](png/1652210514464.png)
![Oak Creek Golf Club](png/1652210514464.png)
![Northwest Golf Course: Main](jpg/1694548042520.jpg)
![Lake Presidential Golf Club](png/1652210514464.png)
![East Potomac Golf Course: Blue](jpg/1592968108242.jpg)
![Hampshire Greens Golf Course](png/1652210514118.png)
![Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club](jpg/1695138367732.jpg)
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