Doylestown at Doylestown Country Club

Doylestown Country Club occupies rolling terrain in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, roughly thirty miles north of Philadelphia. The course was designed by William S. Flynn, the Philadelphia-based architect whose regional portfolio includes Shinnecock Hills, The Cascades, and Philadelphia Cricket Club. Flynn worked extensively in the Philadelphia area during the 1920s and brought his characteristic design principles to Doylestown: strategic bunkering, naturally contoured greens, and routing that follows the land's existing movement rather than imposing artificial features upon it.

The property's topography provides the foundation for Flynn's design, with holes moving across moderate elevation changes and through mature tree corridors typical of southeastern Pennsylvania. Flynn favored green complexes that reward thoughtful approach play, and Doylestown reflects this philosophy with putting surfaces that gather well-struck shots while turning away imprecise ones. The bunkering style follows Flynn's preference for irregular, natural-edged hazards positioned to challenge specific angles of play rather than simply framing aesthetics.

Doylestown Country Club functions as a traditional private club serving the local community, with a membership drawn primarily from Bucks County and the surrounding region. The course has remained relatively intact over the decades, preserving Flynn's original routing and strategic concepts while accommodating necessary maintenance and agronomic updates. It represents a characteristic example of Flynn's work during the golden age of American course design, executed on terrain well-suited to his design approach.