Looking to play the best golf courses in Pennsylvania? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.
Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.
* indicates new or returning to the rankings
Best public-access courses in Pennsylvania
Omni Bedford Springs’ Old Course in Pennsylvania (Courtesy of Omni Bedford Springs)
1. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)
Bedford (c)
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2. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
Farmington (m)
3. Golf Course at Glen Mills
Glen Mills (m)
4. Olde Stonewall
Ellwood City (m)
5. Hershey CC (West)
Hershey (c)
6. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)
Farmington (m)
T7. Links at Gettysburg
Gettysburg (m)
T7. Jeffersonville GC
Jeffersonville (c)
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9. Wyncote
Oxford (m)
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10. Club at Morgan Hill
Easton (m)
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Best private courses in Pennsylvania
Oakmont in Pennsylvania (Fred Vuich/Getty Images)
1. Oakmont CC
Oakmont (6c)
2. Merion (East)
Ardmore (7c)
3. Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon)
Flourtown (T43c)
4. Fox Chapel
Pittsburgh (62c)
5. Aronimink
Newtown Square (64c)
6. Lancaster CC
Lancaster (T77c)
7. Laurel Valley
Ligonier (86c)
8. CC of Scranton
Clarks Summit (95c)
9. Gulph Mills
King of Prussia (T11c)
10. Stonewall (Old)
Elverson (T122m)
11. Rolling Green
Springfield (T125c)
T12. Huntingdon Valley
Huntingdon Valley (T128c)
T12. Kahkwa Club
Erie (c)
T14. Pittsburgh Field Club
Pittsburgh (T135c)
T14. Saucon Valley (Weyhill)
Bethlehem (T161m)
16. Saucon Valley (Old)
Bethlehem (T138c)
17. Philadelphia CC (Spring Mill)
Gladwyne (141c)
18. Applebrook*
Malvern (T178m)
T19. Longue Vue
Verona (T146c)
T19. Manufacturers
Fort Washington (T146c)