Congressional Country Club Blue Course
Congressional Country Club Blue Course is a golf course at 8500 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20817. Golf-area rules…Congressional Country Club Blue Course is a golf course at 8500 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20817. Golf-area rules prohibit denim, cargo clothing, and metal or ceramic spikes; clubhouse-area rules differ. Phones must be silent or on vibrate. Calls are allowed in listed areas, including the courses except their first tees, provided they do not disrupt play; this is not a blanket permission for calls throughout the clubhouse. Read moreRead less
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Reviewed 10.20.26
- Parking
- Official venue arrival guide (opens in a new tab)For an arranged club visit, confirm the entrance at 8500 River Road with your host. The visitor page’s white fence and numbered pillars help identify the property; they do not establish public championship parking.
- Arrive
- Agree your arrival, check-in and tee time with your host. For a championship, use its current spectator gate and transport instructions. The club’s general visitor page does not establish a universal 60–90-minute shuttle allowance.
- Exact location
- 8500 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20817Open directions (opens in a new tab)
- Getting there
- Congressional lists 8500 River Road, Bethesda, Maryland. Its visitor directions identify a white fence and white brick entrance pillars marked 8500. Use those landmarks for a confirmed club visit and the event’s designated entrance for a championship.
Photo credits
The rebuilt Congressional Blue Course, identified as the new Blue Course in GOLF’s course profile. Broad greens and reshaped bunkers provide post-redesign course context; the source does not supply a capture date or current spectator-seat locations.
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- Best for
- An arranged Congressional Blue Course visit or separately credentialed championship in Bethesda. The Blue Course was substantially rebuilt; use the identified post-rebuild photographs for course context and distinguish it from the Gold Course.
- Watch out for
- Golf-area rules prohibit denim, cargo clothing, and metal or ceramic spikes; clubhouse-area rules differ. Phones must be silent or on vibrate. Calls are allowed in listed areas, including the courses except their first tees, provided they do not disrupt play; this is not a blanket permission for calls throughout the clubhouse.
- Good arrival window
- Agree your arrival, check-in and tee time with your host. For a championship, use its current spectator gate and transport instructions. The club’s general visitor page does not establish a universal 60–90-minute shuttle allowance.
- Main transit note
- Congressional lists 8500 River Road, Bethesda, Maryland. Its visitor directions identify a white fence and white brick entrance pillars marked 8500. Use those landmarks for a confirmed club visit and the event’s designated entrance for a championship.
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Parking At A Glance
Parking difficulty
Parking options (opens in a new tab)Confirmed club entrance; championship-specific transport
- What to do
- For an arranged club visit, confirm the entrance at 8500 River Road with your host. The visitor page’s white fence and numbered pillars help identify the property; they do not establish public championship parking.
- Best option
- The arrival and parking arrangement confirmed by your host or current event organizer for the Blue Course visit.
- Avoid
- Do not route to the Gold Course instead of Blue or rely on a 2012 clubhouse photo for current course layout, parking access, tournament facilities or gate screening.
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