Congressional Country Club
Clubhouse in 2007, 10th tee in foreground
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| Club information | |
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| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Tournaments hosted |
AT&T National (2007–09, 2012–14) U.S. Open (1964, 1997, 2011) PGA Championship (1976) Booz Allen Classic (2005) Kemper Open (1980–86) |
| Website | ccclub.org |
| Blue Course | |
| Designed by |
Devereux Emmet, Robert Trent Jones, |
| Par | 72 / 70 (71 for 2011 U.S. Open) |
| Length | 7,574 yards (6,926 m) |
| Course rating | 75.4 |
| Slope rating | 142 |
| Gold Course | |
| Designed by |
Devereux Emmet, George Fazio, Tom Fazio |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,844 yards (6,258 m) |
| Course rating | 73.6 |
| Slope rating | 135 |
Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Congressional opened in 1924 and its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. Founding life members include William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. It is a biennial stop on the PGA Tour, with the Quicken Loans National (formerly known as the AT&T National) hosted by Tiger Woods until 2020. Previously, Congressional hosted the former Kemper Open until its move to nearby TPC at Avenel in 1987. Congressional hosted its third U.S. Open in 2011. Tournament winners at Congressional have included Rory McIlroy, Ken Venturi, Ernie Els, Justin Rose and Tiger Woods, among many others.
Congressional has two 18-hole golf courses: the world-renowned Blue Course and the Gold Course. The Blue Course was designed by Devereux Emmet and has been renovated over the years by numerous architects, including Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones and most recently by Rees Jones. The course was included in the Links series, and in 2011 is to be available for the Virtual Championship at World Golf Tour.
Both courses are known for their rolling terrain, tree-lined fairways, and challenging greens. Water hazards also come into play on both courses.
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