Army Navy Country Club

The rolling Virginia piedmont provides an unexpectedly challenging test just minutes from the Pentagon, where elevation changes and mature hardwoods frame fairways that demand both length and precision. Strategic bunkering guards elevated greens that slope dramatically toward the Potomac watershed, rewarding approach shots that attack the proper quadrants while severely punishing wayward irons. This public gem delivers old-school architecture with enough bite to humble single-digit handicappers, particularly on the back nine where doglegs through dense forest corridors require course management over raw power.