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Best Public Golf Courses in Pennsylvania

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  1. 1Olde Stonewall Golf ClubEllwood City · Public · Est. 1999Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry8.8Legendary★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
    66 reviews from GolfPass
  2. 2Bedford Springs ResortBedford · Resort · Est. 1895Spencer Oldham; A.W. Tillinghast; Donald Ross8.7Legendary★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
    152 reviews from GolfPass
  3. 3Nemacolin - Mystic RockFarmington · Resort · Est. 1995Pete Dye8.0Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    20 reviews from GolfPass
  4. 4Links at GettysburgGettysburg · Public · Est. 1999Lindsay Ervin7.9Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    464 reviews from GolfPass
  5. 5The Golf Course at Glen MillsThornbury Township · Public · Est. 2001Bobby Weed7.9Destination★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    44 reviews from GolfPass
  6. 6Jeffersonville Golf ClubNorristown · Municipal · Est. 1931Donald Ross7.9Destination★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    376 reviews from GolfPass
  7. 7Wyncote Golf ClubOxford · Semi-private · Est. 1993Brian Ault7.8Destination★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
    760 reviews from GolfPass
  8. 8Royal Manchester Golf LinksMount Wolf · Public · Est. 2010Tim Freeland7.6Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    312 reviews from GolfPass
  9. 9Nemacolin - Shepherd's RockFarmington · Resort · Est. 2017Pete Dye (with Tim Liddy)7.5Destination★ 3.7Online Golfer Rating
    15 reviews from GolfPass
  10. 10Hershey Country Club - WestHershey · Resort · Est. 1930Maurice McCarthy7.0Memorable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    2 reviews from GolfPass
  11. 11Pilgrim's Oak Golf CoursePeach Bottom · Public · Est. 1996Michael Hurdzan7.0Memorable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    497 reviews from GolfPass
  12. 12Avalon at Buhl ParkSharon · Public · Est. 1907Tom Bendelow6.8Memorable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    17 reviews from GolfPass
  13. 13Great Bear Golf & Country ClubEast Stroudsburg · Semi-private · Est. 1997Jack Nicklaus6.7Memorable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    104 reviews from GolfPass
  14. 14Iron Valley Golf ClubLebanon · Public · Est. 2000P.B. Dye6.7Memorable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    431 reviews from GolfPass
  15. 15Penn National Golf Club - FoundersFayetteville · Resort · Est. 1968Edmund B. (Ed) Ault6.7Memorable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    12 reviews from GolfPass
  16. 16Broad Run Golfer's ClubWest Bradford Township · Semi-private · Est. 2000Rees Jones6.6Memorable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    521 reviews from GolfPass
  17. 17Jack Frost National Golf ClubKidder Township · Public · Est. 2007Terry LaGree6.6Memorable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    616 reviews from GolfPass
  18. 18Reading Country ClubReading · Public · Est. 1923Alexander Findlay6.6Memorable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    506 reviews from GolfPass
  19. 19Sugarloaf Golf CourseSugarloaf · Public · Est. 1967Geoffrey Cornish6.6Memorable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    91 reviews from GolfPass
  20. 20Skytop Mountain Golf ClubPort Matilda · Public · Est. 2006James Polinchok6.5Memorable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    34 reviews from GolfPass
  21. 21Paupack Hills Golf & Country ClubGreentown · Semi-private · Est. 1974Tom Fazio6.5Memorable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    261 reviews from GolfPass
  22. 22Cobbs Creek Golf ClubPhiladelphia · Public · Est. 1916Hugh Wilson (restoration by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner)6.5Memorable★ 5.0Online Golfer Rating
    1 reviews from GolfPass
  23. 23Shawnee Golf CourseSmithfield Township · Resort · Est. 1911A.W. Tillinghast6.5Memorable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    200 reviews from GolfPass
  24. 24Quicksilver Golf ClubMidway · Public6.4Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    493 reviews from GolfPass
  25. 25Woodloch SpringsHawley · Resort · Est. 1992Rocky Roquemore6.4Playable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
    65 reviews from GolfPass
  26. 26Range End Golf ClubDillsburg · Public · Est. 1955Roy Smith6.4Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    319 reviews from GolfPass
  27. 27Linden Hall Country ClubDawson · Resort · Est. 1959Pete Snead6.4Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    400 reviews from GolfPass
  28. 28Skytop LodgeSkytop · Resort · Est. 1928Robert W. White6.4Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    268 reviews from GolfPass
  29. 29Bucknell Golf CourseEast Buffalo Township · Semi-private · Est. 1930Emil Loeffler; Ed Ault (1964 expansion)6.4Playable★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
    252 reviews from GolfPass
  30. 30Blue Ridge Trail Golf ClubMountain Top · Semi-privateAult, Clark & Associates; Dan Schlagel6.3Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    526 reviews from GolfPass
  31. 31Champion Lakes Golf CourseBolivar · PublicDick Groat and Jerry Lynch6.3Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    97 reviews from GolfPass
  32. 32Toftrees Golf CoursePatton Township · Resort · Est. 1968Edmund (Ed) Ault6.3Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    135 reviews from GolfPass
  33. 33Glengarry Golf LinksLatrobe · Public · Est. 1999Gary Nese6.3Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    332 reviews from GolfPass
  34. 34Tyoga Country ClubDelmar Township · Semi-privateEdmund Ault (1977 redesign)6.3Playable★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
    63 reviews from GolfPass
  35. 35Moccasin Run Golf CourseWest Fallowfield Township · Public · Est. 1988John Thompson6.3Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    127 reviews from GolfPass
  36. 36Whispering Woods Golf ClubFairview · Public · Est. 2007John Exley6.2Playable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
    18 reviews from GolfPass
  37. 37Totteridge Golf CourseGreensburg · Public · Est. 2001Rees Jones (with Steve Weisser)6.2Playable★ 4.2Online Golfer Rating
    29 reviews from GolfPass
  38. 38Whitetail Golf ResortMercersburg · Resort · Est. 2001Rick Robbins6.2Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    14 reviews from GolfPass
  39. 39Lenape Heights Golf ResortManor Township · Resort · Est. 1967Ferdinand Garbin6.2Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    154 reviews from GolfPass
  40. 40Bella Vista Golf CourseNew Hanover Township · Public · Est. 2002Jim Blaukovitch6.2Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    607 reviews from GolfPass
  41. 41Berkleigh Country ClubKutztown · Public · Est. 1926Robert White6.2Playable★ 4.1Online Golfer Rating
    379 reviews from GolfPass
  42. 42Bavarian Hills Golf CourseSt Marys · Public · Est. 1989Bill Love6.2Playable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
    31 reviews from GolfPass
  43. 43Mountain View Country ClubBoalsburg · Semi-private · Est. 1963Lowell Erdman6.2Playable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
    216 reviews from GolfPass
  44. 44Fairview Golf CourseLebanon · Public · Est. 19596.2Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    382 reviews from GolfPass
  45. 45North Hills Municipal Golf CourseCorry · Municipal · Est. 1967Ed Ault6.2Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    107 reviews from GolfPass
  46. 46Wilkes-Barre Golf ClubBear Creek Township · Municipal · Est. 1967Geoffrey Cornish6.2Playable★ 3.8Online Golfer Rating
    159 reviews from GolfPass
  47. 47Pinecrest Country ClubBrookville · Semi-private · Est. 19276.2Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    86 reviews from GolfPass
  48. 48Turtle Creek Golf CourseLimerick · Public · Est. 1997Ed Beidel6.2Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    513 reviews from GolfPass
  49. 49Downingtown Country ClubDowningtown · PublicGeorge Fazio6.1Playable★ 4.0Online Golfer Rating
    431 reviews from GolfPass
  50. 50Mount Airy Golf ClubMount Pocono · Resort · Est. 1980Hal Purdy6.1Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    625 reviews from GolfPass

How we rank

Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →
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