Country Club of Scranton

The Country Club of Scranton's North Course is located in Clarks Summit, a borough in the Abington Heights area just north of Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania. The course was designed by Walter Travis, the Australian-born amateur champion who became one of early American golf's most influential architects. Travis, known for his strategic design philosophy emphasizing intelligent shot placement over pure length, worked primarily in the 1910s and 1920s, and his routing at Scranton reflects the principles that made him a significant figure in the Golden Age of golf architecture. The club itself dates to the early twentieth century and has long served as a traditional private country club for the Scranton area's business and professional community. The North Course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the Endless Mountains region of northeastern Pennsylvania, with the natural topography providing movement and variety to the holes. Travis typically favored courses that rewarded precision and course management, incorporating strategic bunkering and green complexes that penalized poor angles of approach. The club operates multiple courses, with the North Course serving as one of the primary championship layouts. The setting offers mature tree-lined fairways and the kind of parkland character common to established northeastern clubs. As with many Travis designs from this era, the course has likely seen modifications over the decades, but the fundamental routing and strategic concepts remain rooted in his original work.