Congressional Country Club Blue Course - 3-some


Item Number: 474

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Online Close: Nov 20, 2018 9:06 PM EST

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Description

Golf for three with Haywood Miller '81 at the Congressional Country Club’s -- Blue Course (US Open Course – '64, '97, '11). Ranked No. 75 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.



Congressional Country Club (Blue)
Bethesda, Md. / 7,278 yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.6304


Congressional Country Club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland opened in 1924. Its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship.


Congressional is a Rees Jones redo of a course that was substantially his father's work, long criticized as featuring too many uphill shots. When Rees remodeled it he provided definition. Now golfers stand on a tee and see the entire hole, all the hazards, all the strategies and potential penalties. The greens are gentle enough for member play but can be mowed to 14 on a Stimpmeter for tournaments. Congressional once had a par-3 18th. Rees reversed its direction and made it into the long, strong par-3 10th. The old 17th with a dramatic peninsula green is now the permanent 18th.


 

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Haywood Miller '81