Overview
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum shared the new East Potomac layout Thursday, showing one 18-hole championship course, a larger double-sided driving range, and a nine-hole pitch-and-putt, and he pledged discounted local rates modeled on Bethpage Black and Torrey Pines.
- The rendering keeps the Ohio Drive loop and Hains Point park space within the course’s current boundaries, easing worries from walkers and cyclists about losing public paths.
- National Links Trust will continue day-to-day operations under a deal announced earlier this week while planning for renovations proceeds.
- A federal judge has ordered advance notice and court approval before any major closures or tree cutting after preservation and watchdog groups sued over the administration’s actions.
- The National Park Service says demolition debris placed on the course contains lead, chromium, and other toxic metals, and environmental and historic reviews must be completed before large-scale construction can begin.