Lake Presidential Golf Club

About
Lake Presidential Golf Club is one of Maryland's most popular public courses. It is a challenging championship layout that is player friendly enough to accommodate a wide range of skill levels. It stands out from run-of-the-mill municipal courses with exceptional conditions from the tees to the greens. The layout offers a diverse mix of holes that will have golfers using every club in their bag. There are some especially interesting par 3s that are visible but with enough hazards to make them a challenge. Houses border the front nine holes but they are absent on the back nine. The fairways on the last nine holes are densely lined with mature trees. The golf course finishes with an enjoyable par 5 that plays over a lake. It can be reached in two with a little skill and accuracy.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7060 yards | 74.3 | 137 |
Blue | 72 | 6605 yards | 72.0 | 131 |
White | 72 | 6010 yards | 69.4 | 126 |
White (W) | 72 | 6010 yards | 73.5 | 137 |
Red | 72 | 4845 yards | 62.9 | 113 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4845 yards | 69.2 | 125 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 74.7/138 | 445 | 392 | 543 | 176 | 451 | 432 | 441 | 567 | 222 | 3669 | 423 | 378 | 158 | 588 | 423 | 448 | 208 | 351 | 512 | 3489 | 7158 |
Blue M: 72.5/131 | 414 | 365 | 511 | 140 | 428 | 410 | 415 | 549 | 190 | 3422 | 395 | 370 | 150 | 563 | 388 | 415 | 191 | 330 | 493 | 3295 | 6717 |
White M: 70.7/128 W: 76.6/147 | 376 | 317 | 476 | 126 | 410 | 400 | 405 | 540 | 165 | 3215 | 360 | 337 | 135 | 537 | 341 | 384 | 171 | 330 | 475 | 3070 | 6285 |
Silver M: 68.3/123 W: 73.5/142 | 353 | 317 | 446 | 105 | 401 | 372 | 376 | 525 | 145 | 3040 | 329 | 316 | 115 | 513 | 332 | 355 | 157 | 283 | 343 | 2743 | 5783 |
Burnt Orange M: 63.9/114 W: 69.7/122 | 283 | 263 | 402 | 95 | 307 | 295 | 332 | 447 | 122 | 2546 | 252 | 277 | 110 | 401 | 297 | 312 | 143 | 236 | 321 | 2349 | 4895 |
Handicap | 7 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
Bar, GrillAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker RoomsAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2018 #5)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by ChuckD925 on 03/31/2025
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Photo submitted by OJ5lVvGagMcAIhKOsiGs on 06/06/2023
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Photo submitted by OJ5lVvGagMcAIhKOsiGs on 05/25/2023
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Photo submitted by Earl6682541 on 05/25/2023
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Photo submitted by Earl6682541 on 05/25/2023
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Photo submitted by DCobbs27 on 04/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163113091 on 09/15/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160400694 on 04/12/2022
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Photo submitted by Caps4Life on 04/04/2022
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18 tee Photo submitted by JethroTull69 on 05/31/2021
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Photo submitted by JethroTull69 on 05/31/2021
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Looking down the 18th fairway Photo submitted by Chase6086409 on 08/30/2020
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Photo submitted by Bradley3605592 on 07/14/2019
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Photo submitted by CoffyBlackz on 06/25/2019
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Photo submitted by CoffyBlackz on 06/25/2019
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Can be intimidating...l Photo submitted by Richard2188714 on 06/02/2018
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Photo submitted by airman86 on 09/23/2015
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18th Fairway Photo submitted by u000004793512 on 09/11/2013
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Photo submitted by Michael5933060 on 06/15/2013
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Photo submitted by Bkbutler on 01/21/2013
Overbooked
My tee time was 3:18. We arrived to the clubhouse at 3. We were told there was a deley. So we hit the range for approximately 30mins. Finally got a cart around 3:45. Headed to the first tee and it was a back up. We didn’t tee off until 4:10. Almost a hour after our original tee time. 3hrs later we finally made it to hole 10. And we decided that this wasn’t worth it with the sun coming down to continue to play. Keep in mind we paid for the full 18 holes and asked for a refund and we were told the clubhouse was closed. So when it was all said and done after 4 hours at this course we only got 9 holes in and lost money. Me and my friends play this course often but after this round i don’t know if we will be going back for awhile.
Nice track
Pres is a nice track. Staff in the shop is awesome. Really nice dudes. He mentioned the JUST punched as of 04/07 so heads up if you read this.
Fairways were nice, greens were very nice and they’re punching at the right time so it’s gonna be superb for the Spring.
Pace here is always a bit slow but it’s a tougher course for the area and plays a bit longer. Think we finished in 5 hours with a group infront of us dragging a bit. Get some cold beers and throw on some tunes - all will be good.
Worst experience ever
Worst experience on a golf course. Marshall was hounding us, and tried to make us tee off of ladies tees on 18. The group behind us was 2 holes back! I later found out the problem is with the head pro (Adam) and the Regional Manager (Chad).
SLOWWWWW
Easily a 6 hour round. Read the other reviews and figured maybe they were exaggerating. They were not. Not worth playing AT ALL.
Pace of play
Sunday morning 6:45am tee time and we're the first group off. 3 of us playing. We get to the turn after a fast front nine and there's a group teeing off on number 10. This is ridiculous and it slowed us down a lot. When those guys got to the turn, there was a huge backup on the first tee. It could all be avoided if they didn't let guys start on the back nine. Until Lake Pres management fixes this, there will always be a backup.
So much potential - Horrible Time
I’ll say that this course has a lot of potential. The course itself is a very fun, challenging course, but golf is never fun when you’re waiting 5-10 minutes between shots and a round takes 5.5 hrs. On top of that, got delayed 49 minutes because groups ahead were slow to tee off. We were informed that the back 9 was wide open, but were told we couldn’t tee off from there. For the price, I’ll look elsewhere.
Lake Pres
Considering the weather, mid-30s with little wind but cloudy, the course was in good condition. It was understandably, cart path only. The course is challenging but not overwhelming. We hope to return when the weather is good
Great track
Was very impressed with this course. Not sure it is worth $120 tee time but will surely be back when I can get a deal.
Great layout
The course was in good shape concidering the time of year. You just hope that people would repair their ball marks in the greens more often. There are some very soft spots in the faiways, but otherwise the course was in good shape.