
Dauphin Highlands Course
Dauphin Highlands Golf Club

About this course
Dauphin Highlands Golf Club sits in the rolling terrain north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, designed by Bill Love and opened in the early 1990s. Love, a Pennsylvania-based architect who worked on several courses in the Mid-Atlantic region during that period, routed the layout across varied topography that includes elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of the Cumberland Valley's outer reaches. The course serves as a daily-fee facility that has provided accessible golf to the Harrisburg area for three decades. The routing takes advantage of natural land movement, with holes that climb and descend through mature tree lines and open playing corridors. The design incorporates water features on several holes and uses the property's natural contours to create strategic interest without excessive length or forced carries. Greens are moderately sized and contoured to reward accurate approach play, while fairway bunkers and greenside hazards frame the primary landing areas and putting surfaces. Dauphin Highlands operates as a public course that attracts both local players and visitors exploring golf options in Pennsylvania's capital region. The facility offers a straightforward golf experience focused on playability across different skill levels, with conditioning and pace of play that reflect its role as a regional daily-fee option. The course provides views of the surrounding Pennsylvania countryside and maintains the character of a layout designed during the expansion of public golf access in the early 1990s.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in PA
Quick facts
- Location
- Harrisburg, PA, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1995
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Bill Love
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,121 yards
- Difficulty
- 73.2/135
- Course Vaults score
- 6.7
Getting there
Dauphin Highlands Golf Club sits in the rolling terrain just north of Harrisburg, most easily reached via Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), a compact regional hub roughly twenty minutes south by car, or alternatively through the larger Philadelphia International (PHL) an hour-and-a-half drive southeast. The approach winds through the gentle Susquehanna Valley, transitioning from interstate commerce into quieter state routes that climb gradually into the wooded highlands where the club's manicured grounds emerge against a backdrop of native Pennsylvania forest and distant ridgelines. For those arriving by private aircraft, nearby Skyport facilities serve the region's more discreet travelers, though the drive from any of these gateways remains brief and unhurried - a fitting prelude to a course designed to reward both precision and contemplation.

FAQ
Common questions about Dauphin Highlands
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Dauphin Highlands has a Course Vaults score of 6.7 out of 10 based on 14 logged golfers.
Dauphin Highlands was designed by Bill Love.
Yes. Dauphin Highlands is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Dauphin Highlands is 72.
Dauphin Highlands plays 7,121 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Dauphin Highlands is 135.




