This is Burning Tree, in Bethesda, MD, just outside
Washington, D.C. (but inside the Beltway, barely), by Colt &
Alison, though I was thrown off by golfcourse.com's listing of
MacKenzie as the architect.
Burning Tree is all-male, and most of those male are bigwigs
in politics, Congressmen, etc. BT is more "Congressional"
than Congressional is. Perhaps more decisions affecting the
country have been made here than at the Capitol.
![Grin ;D](http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/Smileys/classic/grin.gif)
I can only imagine the political Who's Who of past and
current members here.
clues include:
"smoke", "hot air", "smoldering embers", "fired up", "giant
fire", "hot", "burning" = "burning tree"
"hot air" also refers to the politicians who are members here.
"Capitol", "political", "act of Congress"
"Quayle" and "Bush"es I'm sure played here/were members.
Don't known if "Cheney" golfs.
"no ladies tees" = all-male
"circular highway" = Beltway
"retired golf commentator" who's a member = Ken Venturi,
who his infamous 1964 U.S. Open nearby at Congressional.
Thanks for the old aerial, Craig! These are great. Where's
the Beltway in this one?
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