Bethesda, Maryland · Parkland
4 major championships hosted since 1964
Established
1924
Designer
Devereux Emmet; Rees Jones (redesign)
Par
71
Championship Yardage
7,569 yds
Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., is a long, demanding parkland course with a famous uphill closing hole playing toward the grand clubhouse. Its Blue Course has hosted three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship.
Congressional is best remembered for Ken Venturi's heat-stricken 1964 win and Rory McIlroy's record-shattering 2011 U.S. Open performance.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Congressional Country Club.
Course Record (round)
63
Major rounds
Lowest 72-Hole Total
268 (−16)
Rory McIlroy, 2011
First Major Hosted
1964
Total Majors Hosted
4
Every major championship staged at Congressional Country Club, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 3 | 1964, 1997, 2011 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 1976 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Congressional Country Club.
Ken Venturi, near collapse from heat exhaustion during a 36-hole final day, was accompanied by a doctor as he won the U.S. Open.
Dave Stockton won the PGA Championship at Congressional.
Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open, edging Colin Montgomerie and Tom Lehman.
Rory McIlroy ran away with his first major at 16-under 268, then a U.S. Open scoring record, by eight strokes.
Rory McIlroy's 16-under-par 268 in the 2011 U.S. Open, which set the championship scoring record at the time.
Ken Venturi, who battled severe heat exhaustion during the 36-hole final day under a doctor's watch.
Three U.S. Opens (1964, 1997, 2011) and the 1976 PGA Championship.