Lake Presidential Golf Club

Course was in good shape, tee boxes need some care, greens were above average, but almost every hole I repaired 2-3 ball marks. Staff was a little overwhelmed and not very courteous. If you can get a $50 rate here then play it.

I hope this place changes it's outlook on serving customers because it could be a great option. Unfortunately, it seems the staff is only interested in collecting their greens fee and kicking you out the door.

Background, I had a 6:45 tee time on a Friday morning. My playing partner and I moved through the first 9 in about an hour and 35 min. As we were on hole 11, we noticed about 20 carts go by. Once we hit the tee box on 12, it was apparent that the course had an event scheduled. Oddly enough, it appears that the course set up a shotgun start, beginning on hole 12 (no idea why...), which was certainly not mentioned to us upon paying. Standing on the tee box, we waited about 15 minutes before deciding neither of us would make it to work if we waited on the scramble event the entire rest of the way.

Given the amount of waiting time we had apparently signed up for, myself, the individual I was paired with, and the single behind us, all went to the clubhouse for a rain check. The gentleman working the clubhouse said their policy for leaving early was a $25 refund. No mention of the event, no acknowledgment that they shouldn't have offered tee times before the event. Just a completely unreasonable response to a problem they themselves created. Can I afford an over-priced 9-hole rate? Annoying, but yes of course. The principle this place apparently operates on is shameful. I hate to take an "eye for an eye" outlook, but these are the type of places that *should* see a loss of customers. So many courses out there do it the right way, not this one.

This in one of, if not the best course in the washington dc area, "DMV". There were so many good holes, it keeps you engaged at all times. One can play this course 3-4 times per week and not get bored. I've played most of the nicer courses in the area and this one is top 3. Many courses have 4-6 nice holes, but lake presidential has 13-14 excellent holes. Go play it, you'll not be disappointed .

This journey starts with some heavy rain the morning of our tee time. Due to the traffic I called Adam at the Pro Shop to tell him we were running a little behind. No problem since the rain chased away most of other golfers. The course was wet so cart path only which made for a lot of walking up and down some big hills. I felt bad for some of the older golfers having to deal with the wet terrain. The course is pretty challenging due to the
narrowness of the fairways. I haven't lost that many balls in a while. I blame swinging harder due to no rolling on the fairway. I can't wait to play it on a dry day. Hole 18 is amazing. One dig on the Golfers that play there please fix your divots on the greens and fairways. Replace the beaver pelts or use the sand on the cart. Also pick up your trash!

no marshall, slow play (3hr for front 9...). Not worth more than $40. MIght have been 3 total people working there.

No starter
No Marshall to be found
No water
Sloooooooow pace of play (first 9 holes 3 hrs)
Not worth $30-40 in my opinion.

This is a beautiful golf course, however, it is grossly understaffed which results in the absence of a course Marshall (pace-of play)or on-the-course cart services (cold beverages), let alone no one staffing the food or bar area (no after-game eating/drinking).

The weather has been good, no rain for 3days. The soil was hard. I don’t get the policy: cart path only!!! They could limit the access to some parts of courses for protecting, but why the heck entire course was cart path only!!!!! One old lady in our team almost fainted and gave up playing the back 6 holes. It was too hot to walk up and down the hills in each hole. I won’t go back to the course until summer ends.

Fairways and rough were in good condition. No need for cart path only rule considering they were hard as a rock. The bunkers had more water in them than the Chesapeake Bay and didn’t look like they were raked and groomed in months. The greens looked like London after the blitzkrieg with the amount of unfixed ball marks, poor hole replacements and patchy repair work. Maintenance staff purchasing beers in the pro shop before the round was a nice touch but gave insight to why some of the cut holes had flat edges. The beverage cart attendant was the only redeeming staff member I dealt with. Her attention to detail and willingness to make sure the customer had s great experience was worth the higher beer prices than other courses.

in recent years, I’ve noticed a significant drop in course management. The play has become much slower, and it is a rare that I see in Marshall driving the course.

I have also seen on several occasions, greens or torn up from cleats. So I do not know if metal cleats are allowed or if they are not being taken care of.