HARTEFELD NATIONAL GOLF COURSE
🇺🇸 Avondale, PA, USA
Designed by Tom Fazio


Hartefeld National occupies rolling terrain in Avondale, Pennsylvania, in the southeastern corner of the state near the Delaware and Maryland borders. Designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1996, the course represents the architect's characteristic approach to shaping dramatic landforms and creating strategic variety across diverse terrain. The property sits in Chester County's Brandywine Valley, a region known for its pastoral landscapes and equestrian heritage.
The routing moves through significant elevation changes and wooded corridors, with Fazio's design emphasizing bold contouring in fairways and greens. Water features appear on multiple holes, integrated into the strategic framework rather than serving purely aesthetic purposes. The course stretches to considerable length from the back tees, demanding both distance and accuracy, while multiple tee placements accommodate different skill levels. Several holes feature the elevated tee shots and amphitheater-style green complexes typical of Fazio's work from this period.
Hartefeld National operates as a daily-fee facility, distinguishing it from many Fazio designs built for private membership. The course has served the public golf market in the Philadelphia region for nearly three decades, offering access to championship-caliber design without membership requirements. The layout presents a test that rewards course management and shot-making precision, with generous landing areas balanced against demanding approach shots to contoured putting surfaces.
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Great round for the first time ever playing there
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Hartefeld National at Hartefeld National Golf Course has a Course Vaults score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 5 explicit golfer ratings.
Hartefeld National was designed by Tom Fazio.
Hartefeld National at Hartefeld National Golf Course is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Hartefeld National is 72.
Hartefeld National plays 6,969 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Hartefeld National is 137.