The Course Formerly Known As Avenel Is Back!

The TPC Avenel was once loathed by players--some say unfairly--and now it's back on the PGA Tour in 2017 as part of the Quicken Loans National rota. Having reemerged from the witness protection program as the TPC Potomac, the course has undergone a complete renovation under the eye of PGA Tour Design Services head Steve Wenzloff.

From an unbylined PGATour.com report:

“My foundation is deeply committed to the D.C. area with our three learning centers and Earl Woods Scholarship Program students,” Tiger Woods, two-time Quicken Loans National champion and Tiger Woods Foundation founder said. “We are excited to take the Quicken Loans National to another top course in the area that will challenge our strong field.”

“We believe TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm will prove to be an outstanding test for the Quicken Loans National field in 2017,” said Charlie Zink, Co-Chief Operating Officer of the PGA TOUR. “With the extensive work that was done in 2008, the players who competed there previously will find it to be a much different golf course and tournament facility. We very much look forward to bringing the Quicken Loans National to TPC Potomac in three years.”

The move to TPC Potomac will follow the Quicken Loans National being held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, July 27 - Aug. 2, 2015 and the 2016 tournament returning to Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.