- 18Holes
- 71Par
- 22Rated tees
- 19Greens mapped
- 558Contours
- 29.5%Steepest slope
About Congressional
Congressional Country Club is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 71 in Bethesda, Maryland. Donald J. Ross designed it, and it opened in 1924. GolfCore has mapped 19 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 22 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
8500 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817
+1 301-365-8800
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 19 greens at Congressional from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar, with 558 elevation contours at a 3-inch interval. The steepest measured slope is 29.5 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 12.9 ft.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (public domain), processed by GolfCore.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 340 | 175 | 370 | 405 | 330 | 500 | 135 | 255 | 540 | 3,050 |
| Hcp | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 120 | 455 | 345 | 155 | 365 | 395 | 515 | 395 | 380 | 3,125 |
| Hcp | 16 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Total72 Yards6,175
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 340 | 11 |
| 2 | 3 | 175 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | 370 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 405 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 330 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 500 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 135 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 255 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 540 | 3 |
| Out | 36 | 3,050 | |
| 10 | 3 | 120 | 16 |
| 11 | 5 | 455 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 345 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | 155 | 18 |
| 14 | 4 | 365 | 4 |
| 15 | 4 | 395 | 2 |
| 16 | 5 | 515 | 6 |
| 17 | 4 | 395 | 8 |
| 18 | 4 | 380 | 14 |
| In | 36 | 3,125 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,175 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 7,820 | 72 | 78.0 / 140 |
| Championship | 7,588 | 72 | – |
| Blue | 7,215 | 72 | 75.2 / 137 |
| Gold | 6,775 | 72 | 73.3 / 132 |
| Gold-White | 6,480 | 72 | 71.7 / 130 |
| Gold/White | 6,480 | 72 | 78.7 / 146 |
| White (L) | 6,199 | 72 | – |
| White | 6,175 | 72 | 70.4 / 127 |
| Silver (L) | 5,776 | 72 | – |
| White-Silver | 5,670 | 72 | 67.9 / 127 |
| White/Silver | 5,670 | 72 | 73.5 / 134 |
| Green | 5,479 | 72 | – |
| Green (L) | 5,479 | 72 | – |
| Silver | 5,280 | 72 | 65.9 / 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 403 | 360 | 177 | 386 | 172 | 503 | 475 | 370 | 333 | 3,179 |
| Hcp | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 11 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Yards | 481 | 150 | 366 | 127 | 484 | 375 | 364 | 375 | 149 | 2,871 |
| Hcp | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
Total71 Yards6,050
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 403 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 360 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 177 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | 386 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 172 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | 503 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 475 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 370 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 333 | 11 |
| Out | 36 | 3,179 | |
| 10 | 5 | 481 | 18 |
| 11 | 3 | 150 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 366 | 4 |
| 13 | 3 | 127 | 16 |
| 14 | 5 | 484 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | 375 | 2 |
| 16 | 4 | 364 | 6 |
| 17 | 4 | 375 | 8 |
| 18 | 3 | 149 | 12 |
| In | 35 | 2,871 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,050 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Inner 9/Outer 9 | 6,844 | 71 | – |
| Blue | 6,844 | 71 | – |
| Gold Inner 9 /Outer 9 | 6,483 | 71 | – |
| Gold | 6,483 | 71 | – |
| White | 6,050 | 71 | 69.8 / 127 76.4 / 142 (W) |
| White Inner 9/Outer 9 | 6,050 | 71 | – |
| White Inner9/Outer9 | 6,050 | 71 | – |
| White/Silver | 5,702 | 71 | – |
| White/Silver Inner9/Outer9 | 5,702 | 71 | – |
| Silver Inner 9/Outer 9 | 5,377 | 71 | – |
| Silver | 5,377 | 71 | 66.7 / 114 71.9 / 125 (W) |
| Silver Inner9/Outer9 | 5,377 | 71 | – |
| Green Inner 9/Outer 9 | 4,771 | 71 | – |
| Green | 4,771 | 71 | 64.6 / 109 68.2 / 117 (W) |
| Green Inner9/Outer9 | 4,771 | 71 | – |
Congressional plays 2 layouts, each with its own tees. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Address
- 8500 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817
- Phone
- +1 301-365-8800
- Website
- ccclub.org
- Architect
- Donald J. Ross
- Opened
- 1924
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Layouts
- 2
- Tees on the card
- 42, 22 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 19
- Elevation contours
- 558
- Contour interval
- 3-inch
- Largest green elevation span
- 12.9 ft
- Steepest measured slope
- 29.5%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-20
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