TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (formerly TPC Avenel) is a private golf club in Potomac, Maryland. After a major renovation to both clubhouse and course, the clubhouse reopened in late 2008 while the course reopened on April 28, 2009.^[1]

Renovation

Originally opened in 1986, the course was roundly criticized for poor design right from the beginning. The course was also plagued by years of flooding and drainage problems and by various turfgrass issues which affected the greens and often produced less than satisfactory tournament conditions. As a result, many top professionals stayed away, and the Kemper/Booz Allen tournament became unofficially relegated to "B" event status.

In summer 2005, Dewberry and Davis land surveying crews were regularly seen taking measurements across the facility, sparking rumors that the long criticized course would finally be reconfigured. Confirmation came in 2007 when The PGA Tour announced a $32 million golf course and clubhouse renovation in an effort to bring back a tournament to the Washington D.C. area. The renovation covers the new course, which has been reshaped into a new par 70, 7,139 yard course with Rock Run Creek being expanded and cleaned up.

The controversial sixth hole (conceived as a weak copy of the 13th at Augusta National) was changed to a straightaway long par-four with the green now short and left of the creek. The par-3 ninth (famously maligned by Greg Norman, who suggested the original be "blown up with dynamite") was rebuilt with a new green up on a hill near the old practice green. The old 10th and 11th holes have been combined into the new tenth, a long par-five playing around the restored creek feature. The old 12th is now the 11th, with the old par-five 13th (another popular target of player angst) eliminated and replaced by a new, uphill par-three 12th and a short, par-four 13th.

In addition to the golf course, the project also included a new practice facility and short game area, and clubhouse renovations.

In November 2015, the 7th and 16th greens were renovated to flatten contours and provide additional hole locations in anticipation of hosting the 2017 Quicken Loans National. Additionally, small improvements were made to a number of holes, including creating bent grass chipping and collection areas around the 3rd, 4th and 18th greens, widening the 5th and 6th fairways, and flattening the front portion of the 13th green to create additional hole locations. Finally, the on-deck putting green was expanded from 1500 sq ft to more than 6,000 sq ft.^[2][3]

Scorecard

Scorecard for redesigned layout

Original layout scorecard

Tournament history

• Hosted the Kemper Open from 1987-1999
• Hosted the Kemper Insurance Open from 2000-2002.
• Hosted the FBR Capital Open in 2003.
• Hosted the Booz Allen Classic in 2004 and 2006. (moved to neighboring Congressional in 2005)

In 2006, the tournament ended on Tuesday due to persistent storms in the D.C. area. It was the first time a Tour event had been played on a Tuesday since 1968. The conclusion of what turned out to be the final Booz Allen Classic was not televised.

In 2007, Tiger Woods announced his tournament, the AT&T National, was to be played annually at neighboring Congressional Country Club. Since Congressional was preparing to host the 2011 U.S. Open, there was speculation that TPC Potomac could serve as a replacement venue for 2010 and 2011.^[4] However, the tournament was held in Aronimink Golf Club instead, as the club "sees how the reconfigured course played and how members responded to it before considering hosting major tournaments."^[1]

In 2010, the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship was moved from Baltimore Country Club in Timonium to the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.^[5] The renovated TPC Potomac received many positive reviews from the players during the tournament.

In 2012 and 2013, TPC Potomac hosted Web.com Tour's Neediest Kids Championship and Mid-Atlantic Championship respectively.

In 2014, the PGA Tour announced that TPC Potomac will host the 2017 Quicken Loans National.^[6] The tournament will mark the first time the PGA Tour has held an event at TPC Potomac since 2006.

Year	Tour	Winner	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s) Up	Winner's Share ($)
Quicken Loans National
2017	PGA Tour	TBD
Mid-Atlantic Championship
2013	Web.com Tour	Michael Putnam	273 (-7)	2 strokes	Chesson Hadley	108,000
Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour
2012	Web.com Tour	David Lingmerth	272 (-8)	1 stroke	Casey Wittenberg	108,000
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
2010	Champions Tour	Mark O'Meara	273 (-7)	Playoff	Michael Allen	405,000
Booz Allen Classic
2006	PGA Tour	Ben Curtis	264 (-20)	5 strokes	Billy Andrade Nick O'Hern Pádraig Harrington Steve Stricker	900,000
2004	PGA Tour	Adam Scott	263 (-21)	4 strokes	Charles Howell III	864,000
FBR Capital Open
2003	PGA Tour	Rory Sabbatini	270 (-14)	4 strokes	Joe Durant Fred Funk Duffy Waldorf	810,000
Kemper Insurance Open
2002	PGA Tour	Bob Estes	273 (-11)	1 stroke	Rich Beem	648,000
2001	PGA Tour	Frank Lickliter	268 (-16)	1 stroke	J. J. Henry	630,000
2000	PGA Tour	Tom Scherrer	271 (-13)	2 strokes	Greg Chalmers Kazuhiko Hosokawa Franklin Langham Justin Leonard Steve Lowery	540,000
Kemper Open
1999	PGA Tour	Rich Beem	274 (-10)	1 stroke	Bill Glasson Bradley Hughes	450,000
1998	PGA Tour	Stuart Appleby	274 (-10)	1 stroke	Scott Hoch	360,000
1997	PGA Tour	Justin Leonard	274 (-10)	1 stroke	Mark Wiebe	270,000
1996	PGA Tour	Steve Stricker	270 (-14)	3 strokes	Brad Faxon Scott Hoch Mark O'Meara Grant Waite	270,000
1995	PGA Tour	Lee Janzen	272 (-12)	Playoff	Corey Pavin	252,000
1994	PGA Tour	Mark Brooks	271 (-13)	3 strokes	Bobby Wadkins D. A. Weibring	234,000
1993	PGA Tour	Grant Waite	275 (-9)	1 stroke	Tom Kite	234,000
1992	PGA Tour	Bill Glasson (2)	276 (-8)	1 stroke	John Daly Ken Green Mike Springer Howard Twitty	198,000
1991	PGA Tour	Billy Andrade	263 (-21)	Playoff	Jeff Sluman	180,000
1990	PGA Tour	Gil Morgan	274 (-10)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch	180,000
1989	PGA Tour	Tom Byrum	268 (-16)	5 strokes	Tommy Armour III Billy Ray Brown Jim Thorpe	162,000
1988	PGA Tour	Morris Hatalsky	274 (-10)	Playoff	Tom Kite	144,000
1987	PGA Tour	Tom Kite	270 (-14)	7 strokes	Chris Perry Howard Twitty	126,000

See also

• Tournament Players Club

References

External links

• Official website
• PGA Tour Official Site
• In-depth article on the renovations

Coordinates: 39°00′09″N 77°12′16″W / 39.00250°N 77.20444°W / 39.00250; -77.20444