Best Golf Courses in Pennsylvania
6 ranked courses in Pennsylvania
All six Pennsylvania courses in this guide are private, and all six are parkland. Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont ranks highest in the state: Henry C. Fownes's 1903 course, with no public tee times and no unaccompanied or public booking route. Merion Golf Club's East Course in Ardmore is Hugh Wilson's 1912 design, restored by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in 2014; a guest must be introduced and accompanied by a member for the whole round, and caddies are required for any group with a guest. Aronimink in Newtown Square is a Donald Ross course from 1928, restored by Hanse from 2016 to 2018, and it has hosted the PGA Championship. Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh was built in 1925 by Seth Raynor and Charles Banks and restored by Tom Marzolf; it is a non-equity club where play is by member invitation. Laurel Valley in Ligonier is Dick Wilson's 1959 course, renovated by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, and has hosted the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup. The Wissahickon Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown is A.W. Tillinghast's 1922 design, restored by Keith Foster.
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Top 6 Best Golf Courses in Pennsylvania
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About Golf Courses in Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia trip holds three: Merion in Ardmore, Aronimink in Newtown Square and the Wissahickon Course in Flourtown. The Pittsburgh trip holds Oakmont, Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh and Laurel Valley in Ligonier.
- Ranked courses
- 6
- Course styles
- parkland 6
- Access
- private 6
- Opened
- 1903–1959
- Playable without membership
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