Congressional Country Club — Gold Course

Potomac, MD

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,844

Shortest tees

4,841

Slope range

109–135

The course, hole by hole

Drawn from the scorecard — every bar is a hole, height is yardage, color is par.

USGA ratings per set. Slope is how much harder it gets when you're not scratch — 113 is neutral.

Tee	Yards	Par	Rating	Slope
Blue	6,844	71	73.4	135
Blue Inner 9/Outer 9	6,844	71	73.4	135
Gold	6,483	71	71.7	131
Gold Inner 9 /Outer 9	6,483	71	71.7	131
White	6,050	71	69.8	127
White Inner 9/Outer 9	6,050	71	69.8	127
White/Silver	5,695	71	68.2	121
Red Inner 9/Outer 9	5,403	67	66.9	114
Silver	5,370	71	66.7	114
Green Inner 9/Outer 9	5,045	67	65.5	111
Green	4,841	71	64.6	109

Three honest reads, computed from this course's tee data — the same math the quiz uses. Fame is not fit.

The new golfer

still learning · ~190 off the tee

Play the Green Inner 9/Outer 9s — 5,045 yds (65.5/111)
Expect 97–103

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Whites — 6,050 yds (69.8/127)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,844 yds (73.4/135)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.