Virginia Golfer July / August 2014 | Page 33

First Look A glimpse at new courses you can play in the commonwealth POTOMAC SHORES PREMIERES, Emerges as a D.C. Daily-Fee Elite by LEONARD SHAPIRO New highend publicly accessible layout in northern Virginia garnering attention POTOMAC SHORES GOLF CLUB L ess than 30 miles from the nation’s capital, Dumfries likes to bill itself as “Virginia’s oldest town.” Starting this past May, it can now justifiably add a bit more hyperbole, as home of the newest and one of the most spectacular daily-fee golf courses in the commonwealth. That would be Potomac Shores Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design, and the only Nicklaus public course in the entire Washington, D.C., area. Clearly it’s been well worth the wait, considering the travails this star-crossed yet terrific track has experienced. The par-5 10th hole offers players multiple avenues for play. w w w. v s g a . o r g J U LY / A U G U S T 2 0 1 4 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 31