Congressional Country Club, Bethesda

Name: Congressional Country Club
Address: 8500 River Rd, Bethesda, 20817, United States
Telephone: (301) 469-2000

#1 among attractions in Bethesda

Golf

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Facts and practical information

Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Congressional opened in 1924 and its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. Founding life members include William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. It is a biennial stop on the PGA Tour, with the Quicken Loans National hosted by Tiger Woods until 2020. Previously, Congressional hosted the former Kemper Open until its move to nearby TPC at Avenel in 1987. Congressional hosted its third U.S. Open in 2011. Tournament winners at Congressional have included Rory McIlroy, Ken Venturi, Ernie Els, Justin Rose and Tiger Woods, among many others. Congressional is generally considered one of the most prestigious golf clubs in the world. ()

Established: 1924 (100 years ago)Coordinates: 38°59'42"N, 77°10'43"W

Address

8500 River RdPotomacBethesda 20817 United States

Contact

(301) 469-2000

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Day trips

Congressional Country Club – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Billy Goat Trail, Glen Echo Park, KID Museum, Westfield Montgomery.

3.6 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls
93 min walk • The Billy Goat Trail is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.
2.8 miSE
Art gallery, Historical place, Park
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo
72 min walk • Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
3.3 miNE
Museum
KID Museum, Bethesda
84 min walk • KID Museum is a children's museum and child-oriented maker space in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. As of 2018, the small, not-for-profit museum operates on the lower floor of Bethesda's Davis Library, and hopes to expand to a larger site.
2.7 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Montgomery, Bethesda
69 min walk • Westfield Montgomery is a shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland. As of 2022, the mall currently features the traditional tenants Macy's, Macy's Home, and Nordstrom, the mall currently features prominent specialty brands, Fabletics, Madewell, Vineyard Vines, and Untuckit.
3.4 miSE
Museum, Military museum
CIA Museum, McLean
88 min walk • The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is a national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history.
2.8 miSE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo
71 min walk • The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton, an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross.
1.5 miE
Golf
Burning Tree Club, Bethesda
38 min walk • Burning Tree Club is a private, all-male golf club in Bethesda, Maryland. The course at Burning Tree has been played by numerous presidents, foreign dignitaries, high-ranking executive officials, members of Congress, and military leaders.
2.5 miSW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean
63 min walk • Scott's Run Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in McLean, it is bordered by Virginia State Route 193 to its south, Interstate 495 to its east and the Potomac River to its north. It encompasses 336 acres of woodland with its...
3.3 miSE
Historical place, Farm, History museum
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
84 min walk • Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.
1.8 miS
Area
Plummers Island, Glen Echo
46 min walk • Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".
2.6 miE
Church
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda
66 min walk • Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church located at 6601 Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, Maryland. The church has a unique partnership with the Bethesda Jewish Congregation, in which they share the same space for worship.