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East Potomac Golf Links

Est. 1921 · Walter J. Travis

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Par
72
Rating
62.2
Slope
98
Length
2,227–4,840 yd
Holes
18
Par 66Out 33In 33Full card ▾
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Yds1563812662851741903552863272420
Par34443344433
Hole101112131415161718In
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Par34443344433
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About East Potomac Golf Links

East Potomac's first nine opened in March 1921 on reclaimed land in East Potomac Park, and Walter J. Travis designed the original 18 holes (today's Blue Course), built between 1918 and 1923. It hosted the USGA's Amateur Public Links in 1923. In 1941 Black golfers who tried to play were attacked with stones; Interior Secretary Harold Ickes granted them access, and three played under protection of U.S. Marshals that July, an early push to desegregate the capital's public courses.

Via National Park Service — “Links to the Past”

Via Wikipedia — “East Potomac Park Golf Course”

Via The Cultural Landscape Foundation — “Washington DC's Historic East Potomac Park in the Crosshairs”

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