TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

Template:Short description TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm (formerly TPC Avenel) is a private golf club in the eastern United States, located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. It was formerly a regular stop on the PGA Tour as host of the Booz Allen Classic (originally Kemper Open). After a major renovation to both clubhouse and course, the clubhouse reopened in late 2008 while the course reopened on April 28, 2009.

Renovation

Opened in 1986, the original TPC Avenel course was roundly criticized for poor design in its early years. It 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 players on the PGA Tour stayed away, and the Kemper/Booz Allen tournament became unofficially relegated to "B" event status.

In the summer of 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 a $32 million golf course and clubhouse renovation commenced in an effort to bring back a tournament to the Washington D.C. area. The renovation covered the entire course, which has been reshaped into a new course at 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) 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 Quicken Loans National in 2017. 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 quadrupled in size from to over .

The course was scheduled to host the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship in 2021, as its regular site, Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, was to host the Presidents Cup. Following scheduling changes due to the coronavirus pandemic, this was delayed a year to 2022.

Scorecard

Redesigned layout

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Gold	75.5 / 146	440	619	225	440	365	484	452	467	201	3,693	560	470	168	360	299	490	412	190	465	3,446	7,107
Black	73.5 / 142	415	570	210	440	365	449	420	435	175	3,479	532	420	161	360	278	440	390	190	426	3,197	6,676
Yellow	M:70.6 / 135 W:76.7 / 153	400	495	185	379	312	422	395	415	155	3,158	510	378	144	302	256	418	327	170	401	2,906	6,064
White	M:69.3 / 128 W:75.0 / 148	392	478	160	352	299	379	383	390	136	2,969	482	365	144	279	239	397	319	152	380	2,757	5,726
Red	M:65.2 / 122 W:70.2 / 133	301	455	135	335	275	283	266	275	120	2,445	438	339	130	258	225	353	305	115	340	2,503	4,948
Par		4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	35	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	35	70
SI	Men's	3	11	13	7	17	1	5	9	15		8	2	14	16	18	4	10	12	6
SI	Women's	6	2	16	4	10	8	12	14	18		3	1	11	13	15	9	5	17	7		Template:End18 Original layout TPC Avenel (2006) Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total TPC 74.0 / 133 393 622 239 435 359 520 461 453 166 3648 374 147 / 165 472 524 301 467 415 195 444 3339 / 3357 6987 / 7005 Back 72.0 / 129 376 584 185 408 340 447 422 409 150 3321 349 136 / 156 413 503 275 458 401 181 425 3141 / 3161 6462 / 6482 Middle 70.0 / 123 362 553 162 342 328 410 396 394 136 3083 314 125 / 140 403 481 239 418 391 156 4000 2927 / 2942 6010 / 6025 Forward 68.1 / 115 310 437 127 294 234 338 279 281 118 2418 280 100 / 125 363 370 208 351 292 118 318 2400 / 2425 4818 / 4843 SI Men's 10 4 16 6 14 12 2 8 18 11 17 1 7 15 3 9 13 5 Par 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 36 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 35 71 SI Women's 6 2 16 8 14 4 12 10 18 11 17 1 9 13 3 5 15 7 Template:End18 Tour events Kemper Open from 1987 to 1999 Kemper Insurance Open from 2000 to 2002 FBR Capital Open in 2003 Booz Allen Classic in 2004 and 2006 (moved to neighboring Congressional in 2005) Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in 2010 Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour in 2012 and the Mid-Atlantic Championship in 2013 Quicken Loans National in 2017 and 2018 Wells Fargo Championship in May 2022 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 the final Booz Allen Classic was not televised. In 2007, Tiger Woods announced his new tournament, the AT&T National, was to be played at neighboring Congressional Country Club. When it was preparing to host its third U.S. Open in 2011, there was speculation that TPC Potomac could serve as a replacement venue for 2010 and 2011. 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." In 2010, the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship was moved from Baltimore Country Club in Timonium to the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. The renovated TPC Potomac received many positive reviews from the players during the tournament. TPC Potomac hosted Web.com Tour events in successive years; the Neediest Kids Championship in 2012 and Mid-Atlantic Championship in 2013. In 2014, the PGA Tour announced that TPC Potomac would host the Quicken Loans National in 2017. The tournament marked the first time the PGA Tour had held an event at TPC Potomac since 2006. On April 30, 2019, the PGA Tour announced that TPC Potomac would host the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship due to Quail Hollow Club hosting the Presidents Cup. With the postponement of the Ryder Cup from 2020 to 2021 and subsequent rescheduling of the Presidents Cup to 2022, TPC Potomac instead hosted the Wells Fargo in 2022. Year Tour Winner Winning score To par Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Winner's share ($) Wells Fargo Championship 2022 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Max Homa 272 −8 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Matt Fitzpatrick 1,620,000 Quicken Loans National 2018 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Francesco Molinari 259 −21 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Ryan Armour 1,278,000 2017 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Kyle Stanley 273 −7 Playoff Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III 1,278,000 Mid-Atlantic Championship 2013 Web.com Template:Flagicon Michael Putnam 273 −7 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Chesson Hadley 108,000 Neediest Kids Championship presented by Under Armour 2012 Web.com Template:Flagicon David Lingmerth 272 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Casey Wittenberg 108,000 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship 2010 Champions Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara 273 −7 Playoff Template:Flagicon Michael Allen 405,000 Booz Allen Classic 2006 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Ben Curtis 264 −20 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Billy Andrade Template:Flagicon Nick O'Hern Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker 900,000 2004 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Adam Scott 263 −21 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III 864,000 FBR Capital Open 2003 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Rory Sabbatini 270 −14 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Joe Durant Template:Flagicon Fred Funk Template:Flagicon Duffy Waldorf 810,000 Kemper Insurance Open 2002 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Bob Estes 273 −11 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rich Beem 648,000 2001 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Frank Lickliter 268 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon J. J. Henry 630,000 2000 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Tom Scherrer 271 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers Template:Flagicon Kazuhiko Hosokawa Template:Flagicon Franklin Langham Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard Template:Flagicon Steve Lowery 540,000 Kemper Open 1999 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Rich Beem 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bill Glasson Template:Flagicon Bradley Hughes 450,000 1998 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch 360,000 1997 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mark Wiebe 270,000 1996 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker 270 −14 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Brad Faxon Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara Template:Flagicon Grant Waite 270,000 1995 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Lee Janzen 272 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin 252,000 1994 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Mark Brooks 271 −13 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bobby Wadkins Template:Flagicon D. A. Weibring 234,000 1993 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Grant Waite 275 −9 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 234,000 1992 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Bill Glasson 276 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon John Daly Template:Flagicon Ken Green Template:Flagicon Mike Springer Template:Flagicon Howard Twitty 198,000 1991 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Billy Andrade 263 −21 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jeff Sluman 180,000 1990 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch 180,000 1989 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Tom Byrum 268 −16 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour III Template:Flagicon Billy Ray Brown Template:Flagicon Jim Thorpe 162,000 1988 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Morris Hatalsky 274 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 144,000 1987 PGA Tour Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 270 −14 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Chris Perry Template:Flagicon Howard Twitty 126,000 Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Source: See also Tournament Players Club References External links Template:Official PGA Tour Official Site In-depth article on the renovations