East Potomac Park: Golf Course

The Golf Course on East Potomac Park during cherry blossom season

Quick Facts

Location:

Washington, DC

Significance:

Public golf course

Amenities

5 listed

Food/Drink - Cafeteria, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Picnic Table, Restroom, Wheelchair Accessible

Originally a whites-only, segregated public golf course, the course was desegregated completely in 1941 by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes after three black men - Asa Williams, George Williams, and Cecil R. Shamwell - insisted on playing a round on the course, which they did under police guard. The act opened the door for the full integration of all national park facilities in 1945. The course remains a popular public course, open year-round.