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653 golf courses in Pennsylvania, 10,757 holes between them, 514 with published USGA tee ratings.

653
courses
10,757
holes
514
rated
7,526
longest (yds)
153
steepest slope

Every Pennsylvania course

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Every figure here is a published one, gathered from the course and public records — nothing on this page is estimated.

Pennsylvania standouts

Toughest testpublished fact
Ledgerock Golf Club

slope 153 · from 447 courses

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure, not an opinion. Men’s ratings only: a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare, so mixing them would rank part of the field on one scale and the rest on another (see peakSlope in course-metrics.ts).

Longestpublished fact
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Course

7,526 yds · from 639 courses

The longest published tee set, in yards from the tips.

Pennsylvania by the numbers

Pennsylvania courses ranked on the figures they publish themselves. Each list counts only the courses that publish that figure, so the totals differ. Slope and course rating measure difficulty, not quality — nothing here ranks how good a course is.

Longest

— the top 25 of 639 courses with a published scorecard
# Course Longest
1 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Course 7,526 yds
2 Union League Liberty Hill 7,471 yds
3 Laurel Valley Golf Club 7,327 yds
4 Spring Mill Country Club 7,320 yds
5 Aronimink Golf Club 7,267 yds
6 Jack Frost National Golf Course 7,256 yds
6 Panorama Golf Course 7,256 yds
8 Oakmont Country Club 7,255 yds
9 Ledgerock Golf Club 7,245 yds
10 Militia Hill Golf Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club 7,227 yds
11 Blue at Penn State Golf Courses 7,219 yds
12 Centennial Toomey at Huntingdon Valley Country Club 7,189 yds
12 The Club at Nevillewood 7,189 yds
14 Totteridge Golf Course 7,154 yds
15 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Shepherds Rock Golf Course 7,151 yds
16 Wyncote Golf Club 7,148 yds
17 Orchard Grove at Treesdale Golf Country Club 7,138 yds
18 Huntsville Golf Club 7,135 yds
19 Flynn Centennial at Huntingdon Valley Country Club 7,129 yds
20 Jericho National Golf Club 7,127 yds
21 Golden Oaks Golf Club 7,126 yds
21 Old at Saucon Valley Country Club 7,126 yds
23 Dauphin Highlands Golf Course 7,121 yds
24 Wissahickon Golf Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club 7,119 yds
25 Commonwealth National Golf Club 7,117 yds

The longest tee set the course publishes, in yards from the tips. Compared against every course that publishes a scorecard — length is a measurement, not a verdict on the golf.

Toughest test

— the top 25 of 447 courses with a USGA slope rating for its men’s tees
# Course Toughest test
1 Ledgerock Golf Club slope 153
2 Commonwealth National Golf Club slope 151
3 Glenmaura National Golf Course slope 149
3 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Course slope 149
5 Lakes Orchard at Treesdale Golf Country Club slope 148
5 Laurel Valley Golf Club slope 148
5 Orchard Grove at Treesdale Golf Country Club slope 148
8 Oakmont Country Club slope 147
8 Olde Stonewall Golf Club slope 147
8 Skytop Mountain Golf Club slope 147
11 East at Merion Golf Club slope 146
11 Grove Lakes at Treesdale Golf Country Club slope 146
11 Ridge Trail at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club slope 146
11 Sunnybrook Golf Club slope 146
11 Union League Liberty Hill slope 146
16 Doylestown Country Club slope 145
16 Lookaway Golf Club slope 145
16 Montour Heights Country Club slope 145
16 Seven Oaks Country Club slope 145
20 Links at Gettysburg slope 144
20 Trail Blue at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club slope 144
20 Whispering Woods Golf Course slope 144
23 Blue Bell Country Club slope 143
23 Great Bear Golf Club slope 143
23 Huntsville Golf Club slope 143

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope rates difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure issued by the golf association, not an opinion about the course. Men’s ratings only, because a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare; a course rated only for women is not in the running rather than converted.

Hardest from the tips

— the top 25 of 408 courses with a USGA course rating for its men’s tees
# Course Hardest from the tips
1 Oakmont Country Club rating 77.5
2 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Course rating 77.0
3 Lakes Orchard at Treesdale Golf Country Club rating 76.3
4 Union League Liberty Hill rating 76.1
5 Flynn Centennial at Huntingdon Valley Country Club rating 75.8
5 Moselem Springs Golf Club rating 75.8
5 Totteridge Golf Course rating 75.8
8 Laurel Valley Golf Club rating 75.7
9 Ledgerock Golf Club rating 75.6
10 Aronimink Golf Club rating 75.5
11 Glenmaura National Golf Course rating 75.4
11 Huntsville Golf Club rating 75.4
13 Centennial Toomey at Huntingdon Valley Country Club rating 75.3
13 Woodstone Country Club rating 75.3
15 Blue at Penn State Golf Courses rating 75.2
16 Skytop Mountain Golf Club rating 75.1
17 Applecross Country Club rating 75.0
17 Blue Red at Valley Brook Country Club rating 75.0
19 Iron Valley Golf Club rating 74.9
19 Jack Frost National Golf Course rating 74.9
19 Old at Country Club of Scranton The rating 74.9
19 South at Country Club of Scranton The rating 74.9
19 Toomey Flynn at Huntingdon Valley Country Club rating 74.9
24 Blue Ridge at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club rating 74.8
24 Old at Saucon Valley Country Club rating 74.8

The highest USGA course rating published for any of the men’s tee sets — the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot. Men’s ratings only, for the same reason as slope: the men’s and women’s ratings of one tee are different measurements. It measures difficulty and nothing else; it is not a quality score and never orders these pages by how good a course is.

Widest tee spread

— the top 25 of 607 courses with two or more tee sets of different lengths
# Course Widest tee spread
1 Woodstone Country Club 5,297 yds between tees
2 Woodloch Springs Country Club 4,473 yds between tees
3 Lederach Golf Club 4,154 yds between tees
4 Glen Brook Country Club 3,766 yds between tees
5 Concord Country Club 3,660 yds between tees
6 Ligonier Country Club 3,150 yds between tees
7 Huntsville Golf Club 3,130 yds between tees
8 Seven Oaks Country Club 3,098 yds between tees
9 Moselem Springs Golf Club 3,067 yds between tees
10 The Country Club of Meadville 3,000 yds between tees
11 Dubois Country Club 2,883 yds between tees
12 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Course 2,678 yds between tees
13 Orchard Grove at Treesdale Golf Country Club 2,559 yds between tees
14 Downing Municipal Golf Course 2,511 yds between tees
15 Spring Ford Country Club 2,510 yds between tees
16 Green Oaks Country Club 2,505 yds between tees
17 Lakes Orchard at Treesdale Golf Country Club 2,503 yds between tees
18 Sunnehanna Country Club 2,452 yds between tees
19 Rolling Rock Club 2,424 yds between tees
20 Glenmaura National Golf Course 2,412 yds between tees
21 Skytop Mountain Golf Club 2,408 yds between tees
22 Lucky Hills Golf Course 2,383 yds between tees
23 Chambersburg Country Club 2,368 yds between tees
24 Grove Lakes at Treesdale Golf Country Club 2,364 yds between tees
25 Ridge Trail at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club 2,356 yds between tees

Yards between the longest and shortest published tee sets — how far the course moves to fit a different player. Courses publishing a single tee set are not in the running, because one set is an unmeasured spread rather than a narrow one.

Oldest

— the top 25 of 493 courses with an opening year
# Course Oldest
1 Forest Lake Club opened 1882
2 Monterey Country Club opened 1885
3 Foxburg Country Club opened 1887
4 Outdoor Country Club opened 1892
5 Bala Golf Club opened 1893
6 Omni Bedford Springs Resort Old Course opened 1895
7 Union League Golf Club at Torresdale opened 1896
7 Wyoming Valley Country Club opened 1896
9 Bob Oconnor Golf Course At Schenley Park The First Tee Of Pittsburgh opened 1897
9 West Chester Golf Country Club opened 1897
11 Beaver Valley Golf Club opened 1898
11 The Montrose Club opened 1898
13 Northampton Country Club opened 1899
14 Honesdale Golf Club opened 1900
14 Overbrook Golf Club opened 1900
16 Allegheny Country Club opened 1902
16 The Inn at Pocono Manor East Course opened 1902
18 Berkshire Country Club opened 1903
18 Llanerch Country Club opened 1903
18 Oakmont Country Club opened 1903
18 Pike Run Country Club opened 1903
22 Greensburg Country Club opened 1904
22 Punxsutawney Country Club opened 1904
24 The Country Club of Meadville opened 1905
25 Avalon at Buhl Park Golf Course opened 1907

The year the course opened, as published. Ranked oldest first. An opening year is not a design credit and not a renovation date — a course that opened in 1921 and was rebuilt in 1998 still opened in 1921.

Highest above sea level

— the top 25 of 653 courses with a coordinate we could sample
# Course Highest above sea level
1 Highlands Golf Club Seven Springs Course 2,829 ft
2 Blue Knob Golf Club 2,749 ft
3 Mount Summit Golf Course 2,577 ft
4 Highlands Golf Club Hidden Valley Course 2,550 ft
5 Northwinds Golf Course 2,407 ft
6 Indian Lake Golf Club 2,379 ft
7 Kings Mountain Golf Course 2,318 ft
8 Somerset Country Club 2,207 ft
9 Windber Country Club 2,193 ft
10 Summit Country Club 2,181 ft
11 Pine Acres Country Club 2,178 ft
12 Middlecreek Golf Course 2,145 ft
13 Kane Country Club 2,135 ft
14 Sliding Rock Golf Course 2,126 ft
15 Blueberry Hill Golf Club 2,121 ft
16 Ebensburg Country Club 2,101 ft
17 Lake Lorain Golf Club 2,063 ft
18 Eagles Mere Country Club 2,041 ft
19 Oakbrook Golf Course 2,032 ft
20 Lemondrop Lounge Golf Links 2,026 ft
21 Pine Ridge Country Club 2,024 ft
22 Jack Frost National Golf Course 2,011 ft
23 Pocono Farms Golf Course 2,010 ft
24 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Shepherds Rock Golf Course 1,993 ft
25 Immergrun Golf Club 1,991 ft

Height above sea level at the course’s own published coordinate, sampled from the USGS 3DEP elevation model. THIS IS A FIGURE WE DERIVED, not one the course publishes — anybody can re-query the same public dataset at the same coordinate and get the same number, but no scorecard states it. Because every course carries a coordinate, this is the only board here whose field is nearly the whole database rather than the courses that publish a particular figure. Elevation changes how far a ball carries; it says nothing about whether a course is good.

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Every Pennsylvania course, by city 653 courses in 380 cities

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Fairless Hills

Fleetville

Forest City

Grantville

Greencastle

Hanover Township

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Hunlock Creek

Jeffersonville

Jones Mills

King of Prussia

Lake Winola

Laporte Township

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Lewisburg

Lower Burrell

Marshalls Creek

Mercersburg

Middletown

Millersville

New Alexandria

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North Braddock

Oakland Mills

Roaring Spring

Scott Township

Shoemakersville

Sinking Spring

South Canaan

South Park Township

Spring Creek

Upper Saint Clair

Wallingford

Warrington

Wellsboro

Wernersville

West Middlesex

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