TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (formerly TPC Avenel ) is a private golf club in the eastern United States, located in Potomac, Maryland, northwest suburb of Washington, DC After major renovations for clubhouse and course, the clubhouse reopened at the end of 2008 while the course reopened on April 28, 2009.
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Remodeling
Originally opened thirty-two years ago in 1986, the course was rudely criticized for its poor design in the early years. It was also plagued by years of flooding and drainage problems and by a variety of turfgrass problems that affect green and often result in less than satisfactory tournament conditions. As a result, many top professionals stay away, and the Kemper/Booz Allen tournament is unofficially downgraded to the "B" event status.
In the summer of 2005, Dewberry and Davis soil survey crews were regularly seen performing measurements throughout the facility, sparking rumors that the old course being criticized would eventually be reconfigured. The confirmation came in 2007, when a $ 32 million golf course and club house renovation began in an attempt to bring the tournament back to Washington D.C. The renovation covers the entire course, which has been re-shaped to 7,139-yard (6,528 m) just in par 70 with Rock Run Creek being expanded and cleaned up.
The controversial sixth hole (conceived as a weak copy of the 13th at Augusta National) is converted into par-four straight lengths with now short and left green from the river. The ninth par-3 (famously vilified by Greg Norman, who suggested the original to be "blown up with dynamite") was rebuilt with a new green on a hill near the old practice green. The old 10 and 11 holes have been combined into a new tenth, par-five long play around the restored creek feature. The old 12th date is now the 11th, with the old par-five 13 (another popular target of the player's anxiety) being eliminated and replaced by the 12th and short parth four, par-four 13th.
In addition to the golf course, the project also includes new training facilities and short game areas, and club house renovations.
In November 2015, the 7th and 16th green is renovated to level contours and provide additional hole locations in anticipation to host Quicken Loans National by 2017. In addition, minor improvements are made to a number of holes, including stretching and gathering grass bent. around the 3rd, 4th, and 18th green, expands the 5th and 6th fairways, and flatten the 13th green front to create additional hole locations. Finally, putting green is placed fourfold from 1,500 square feet (140 m 2 ) to more than 6,000 m² (560 m 2 ).
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Redesigned layout
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Tour event
- Kemper Open from 1987-1999
- Kemper Insurance Open from 2000-2002
- Open FBR Capital 2003
- Booz Allen Classic in 2004 and 2006 (moved to a neighboring Congress in 2005)
- Senior Player of the Year 2010 Constellation Energy
- The Proven Children's Championships are presented by Under Armor in 2012 and the Atlantic Central Championships in 2013
- National Quicken Loans in 2017
In 2006, the tournament ended on Tuesday due to a persistent storm in the D.C. This is the first time a Tour event has been held on Tuesday since 1968. The final Booz Allen Classic conclusion is not broadcast on television.
In 2007, Tiger Woods announced his new tournament, AT & amp; T National, will be played in the neighboring country of the Congressional Country Club. While preparing to host the third US Open in 2011, there is speculation that the Potomac TPC can serve as a replacement for 2010 and 2011. However, the tournament is held at the Aronimink Golf Club instead because the club "looks at how the reconfiguration course is played and how members responded to it before considering hosting a major tournament. "
In 2010, the Senior Constellation Players Championship was moved from Baltimore Country Club in Timonium to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. The renovated TPC Potomac received many positive reviews from the players during the tournament.
TPC Potomac holds a Web.com Tour event in the following years; The Most Wanted Kids Championship in 2012 and the Mid-Atlantic Championship in 2013.
In 2014, the PGA Tour announces that TPC Potomac will host Quicken Loans National in 2017. The tournament marks the first time the PGA Tour has held an event at TPC Potomac since 2006.
Note: The green highlight shows the assessment note.
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See also
- Players Club Club
References
External links
- Official website
- Official PGA Tour Site
- In-depth article on renovation
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