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Hole #1 - Lilac Way
Par: 4
The opening hole sets the stage for all others and gives you some idea of what to expect at the holes beyond. The tee shot at the first must negotiate a left to right slope if you hope to find the fairway. Accomplishing that you discover your approach is an uphill tester to a small green which slopes from back to front, and offers you little in the way of safety. Missing right is certain bogey while long could provide even higher scores. The false front stops many a shot, which when struck, leaves the golfer believing its pin high! But better short than long as chipping below the pin is always preferred. Par here is well received.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 380 |
White: 368 |
Red: 336 |
Gold: 268 |
| Men's Handicap: 7 |
Ladies' Handicap: 3 |
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Hole #2 - The Valley
Par: 4
Like the first, The Valley commands a sloping fairway, failing to the right rough. A draw hit into the hillside will find the fairway, offering a middle iron to the generous green. But should you find the rough to the left or to the right, overhanging trees await the approach struck less than perfect. Many opt for a lay-up just short of the green, leaving a pitch and a tough putt for par. However with a fairly level green, a birdie opportunity waits those who have struck two good shots. Always considered one of the more difficult holes on the course, it hasn't softened through the years.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 432 |
White: 412 |
Red: 315 |
Gold: 315 |
| Men's Handicap: 3 |
Ladies' Handicap: 11 |
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Hole #3 - Spirits
Par: 4
Take a good look at the green from the teeing area because once you reach the fairway the putting surface won't be in view. A well-placed drive to the left center reaches one of the few level spots on this very hilly fairway. The tendency is to come up short with your approach, often even adding an extra club! Guarding against the bunker on the front right, many players pull their approach left, leaving a very difficult up and down. Despite the distance, par here is a good score.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 357 |
White: 333 |
Red: 318 |
Gold: 318 |
| Men's Handicap: 11 |
Ladies' Handicap: 7 |
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Hole #4 - Long Drive
Par: 5
The longest hole on the course, it once played to a length of over 550 yards. With out of bounds right most players have a tendency to end up on the left side of the generous fairway. If you carry the valley off the tee, you can finally see the green and place your second for an easy approach on the third. Hitting into the hill off the tee will leave you with two difficult shots to have a run at a birdie. The large green slopes from back to front, but is somewhat forgiving, making par attainable.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 538 |
White: 504 |
Red: 433 |
Gold: 433 |
| Men's Handicap: 5 |
Ladies' Handicap: 5 |
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Hole #5 - The Roadway
Par: 4
Most great courses contain a good, short par 4. The "Roadway" is such a hole. Low handicappers will test their drive by going for the green, attempting to avoid the bunkers guarding the front. Most will lay-up short and have a short pitch leaving them with a good run at a birdie. Patience here may be the key for a good score. Trying to get a shot or two lost earlier back here could spell trouble if your tee shot is less than accurate. But the fifth yields more than its share of eagles and birdies for those willing to take the risk.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 277 |
White: 252 |
Red: 214 |
Gold: 214 |
| Men's Handicap: 15 |
Ladies' Handicap: 17 |
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Hole #6 - The Glen
Par: 3
"The Glen" surrounds itself with three bunkers - most with deep-set faces - awaiting the tee shot that fails to take into account the swirling wind, or the downhill drop which has many a golfer second-guessing themselves on the downswing! For the well-struck shot left below the hole, a run at birdie is the norm. But with a quick, sloping green your putts from above and to the side often leave you with a large breaking slider that will test your nerves.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 176 |
White: 162 |
Red: 144 |
Gold: 144 |
| Men's Handicap: 13 |
Ladies' Handicap: 13 |
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Hole #7 - Boomerang
Par: 4
"Boomerang" may be aptly named as this is certainly one hole that may come back to haunt many players! Considered one of the best holes in the entire area, even those hitting a great tee shot find themselves with an approach of almost 200 yards. Pondering your second you view a seemingly tiny green, with a long shallow bunker on the left and two deep bunkers on the right. Your ball must carry the hill onto the green; failing to do this leaves you a pitch up the hill for a par-saving putt. At 470 yards, and the Number One Handicap hole on the card, a four here is outstanding.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 470 |
White: 447 |
Red: 334 |
Gold: 322 |
| Men's Handicap: 1 |
Ladies' Handicap: 9 |
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Hole #8 - Alps
Par: 5
"Alps" Plays the reverse of the seventh, but as a par 5 it gives players a bit of a reprieve - and a chance at par or better. From the tee you view only the tree-lined fairway and large hill which must be carried to have a go at the green. While the hole is reachable by many you must be below the pin with your approach. A severe downhill putt awaits those who lay above the hole in three-putt area! A lay-up into the hill fronting the green and pitch short of the flag should leave you a good run at a birdie.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 470 |
White: 460 |
Red: 437 |
Gold: 410 |
| Men's Handicap: 9 |
Ladies' Handicap: 1 |
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Hole #9 - Fountain
Par: 3
The prettiest hole on the course, Fountain is only a short to mid-iron over water to a generous, but well-bunkered green. Don't be distracted by the lovely floral that fronts the lake or the light which sparkles in the mist from the fountain. Pay attention to the wind, and know your distances or be prepared to pay the price. Come up one club short and you find the water, making par a doubtful task. But even with the proper club selection attention must be paid to the pin location. With several hole areas of the green, finding the one without the flag brings a three putt into the picture as undulations and sharp, slippery slopes must be negotiated.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 164 |
White: 131 |
Red: 89 |
Gold: 89 |
| Men's Handicap: 17 |
Ladies' Handicap: 15 |
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Hole #10 - Hard Scrabble
Par: 5
From the back tees, a long, straight drive must be squeezed between the narrow opening created by the canopy of the surrounding trees. It must carry the lake to find the sharply sloping fairway to set up your second shot. Many players find themselves on the lower right side of the fairway; while others in the adjoining rough, forcing a certain lay-up to the large hill fronting the green. A well struck drive, with a slight fade to it, may find the center of the fairway and give you the best opportunity to have a go at the green. Carrying the "false front" to the green is a must for a run at eagle. However a pitch from below the pin will leave you a short uphill putt on this small flat green.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 510 |
White: 451 |
Red: 382 |
Gold: 382 |
| Men's Handicap: 10 |
Ladies' Handicap: 6 |
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Hole #11 - Hillside
Par: 3
Hillside may be the easiest par four on the course... unfortunately it's a Par 3! At 244 yards, your tee shot must carry two hills; avoid going right and land gently to hold the green. A rather daunting task. A driver for many players, most aim left to avoid the certain bogey to the right, and if they miss the putting surface, make their pitch toward the flag in hopes of saving par. The first of Glen Echo's "Amen Corner," it offers little opportunity to stay at par, leaving most satisfied if they approach the twelfth with no worse than bogey here.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 244 |
White: 225 |
Red: 135 |
Gold: 127 |
| Men's Handicap: 8 |
Ladies' Handicap: 18 |
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Hole #12 - Westward Ho
Par: 4
Another of the great strategic par 4's at the Club. Options here abound as you may drive down the right side, leaving a lengthy uphill second, or take the more bold approach from the tee and fly it over the corner with a slight draw, cutting-off substantial yardage, while attempting to land at the bottom of the hill and find a level lie. Achieving the latter, it's only a short iron approach to this small green. However, failing to reach the bottom leaves you with a downhill lie and an uphill shot to the green... no easy task. The second leg of "Amen Corner" will certainly test your skills and your course strategy.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 406 |
White: 391 |
Red: 324 |
Gold: 324 |
| Men's Handicap: 4 |
Ladies' Handicap: 8 |
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Hole #13 - Echo
Par: 4
The third leg of our "Amen Corner" requires shot-making similar to the third hole. A well-struck tee shot will leave you a short to medium iron to the elevated green. The sharp rise and small green result in many players coming up a club short - while insisting the shot was perfect! But with the proper club and good direction, a run at a birdie is a real possibility as the green is fairly level. A missed tee shot to the left is almost certain bogey as the many trees which line that side of the fairway seemed destined to catch the wayward shot, while the right rough offers a slightly better opportunity to salvage par.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 353 |
White: 341 |
Red: 304 |
Gold: 304 |
| Men's Handicap: 14 |
Ladies' Handicap: 14 |
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Hole #14 - Dewdrop
Par: 3
Playing straight downhill to a small green of only 2,700 sq. ft., "Dewdrop" is rated as the easiest hole on the course. But the size of the green, as well as the bunkering, provide fairly severe penalties for the errant shot; as well as quick rewards for the one well-struck. Miss to the left and a bogey or worse will surely be the result. A deep bunker front left, a pot bunker to the back and a cop bunker to the right, define the surface, leaving you little room for error. But once on the putting surface the ball seems to 'funnel' toward the hole from almost every direction, leaving a great opportunity for birdie.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 136 |
White: 127 |
Red: 122 |
Gold: 122 |
| Men's Handicap: 18 |
Ladies' Handicap: 16 |
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Hole #15 - The Lake
Par: 4
"Playing down the right side of the fairway, the proper side, the player is left with only a short iron into the green." Taken from an early course guide, what it doesn't mention is the finding the left side of the fairway will almost certainly find the water just beyond! If you're fortunate enough to stay dry in the rough to the left, our approach must negotiate the right to left slope and the large apron fronting the green, which gathers even well-struck shots and leaves them short of the putting surface. The green slopes sharply from back right to front left so a two putt here is never a certainty. Despite its relatively benign length on the card, the fifteenth is one of the most challenging and difficult holes on the course.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 360 |
White: 345 |
Red: 291 |
Gold: 291 |
| Men's Handicap: 12 |
Ladies' Handicap: 12 |
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Hole #16 - Punch Bowl
Par: 4
Like the seventh, "Punch Bowl" is one of the most challenging holes in the area. At 434 yards it has the length to hold up to the best players; but it's the routing of the hole, the position of the trees and the difficulty of the green, which combine to make it one of the toughest. A tee shot played to the right center of the green leaves you a mid-iron to a tiered green. Here's where the fun begins. At the lower level location, many approaches land short and roll back some 30-40 feet into the fairway. If your approach is long to the upper tier, your eventual putt could well end up in the same location off the green. Sixteen will challenge your nerves as well as your golfing skills.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 434 |
White: 424 |
Red: 355 |
Gold: 355 |
| Men's Handicap: 2 |
Ladies' Handicap: 4 |
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Hole #17 - Old Hickory
Par: 4
A seemingly benign hole from the card, its length belies the tough approach shot to the green. The downhill shot must find the fairway if you are to negotiate the bunker short of the green. From the rough left or right, a recovery shot will find holding the green very difficult, assuming you carry the deep bunker, and you will be left with a challenging recovery and a putt for par.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 343 |
White: 334 |
Red: 314 |
Gold: 314 |
| Men's Handicap: 16 |
Ladies' Handicap: 10 |
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Hole #18 - Sweet Home
Par: 4
"Sweet Home" offers visions of safety, but little is found on this terrific dogleg par 4. With large trees lining the fairway you'll require a well-struck tee shot to find the smooth zoysia grass, leaving a mid-iron into the putting surface. When the wind is swirling atop the trees, you had best pay attention to it or your approach will find one of the bunkers that surround the front and sides of this sloping green. Par here is indeed sweet, as it will make a fine ending to an enjoyable round.
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| Yardage |
| Blue: 411 |
White: 399 |
Red: 334 |
Gold: 334 |
| Men's Handicap: 6 |
Ladies' Handicap: 2 |
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