
Pennhills Course
Pennhills Club

About this course
Pennhills Club sits in Bradford, a small city in the Allegheny Plateau region of northwestern Pennsylvania, an area known for its rolling terrain and historic ties to the oil industry. The course was designed by Clifford Wendlehack, an architect whose work in the early-to-mid twentieth century included several layouts in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. Wendlehack's designs typically worked with the natural contours of their sites, and Pennhills reflects this approach with routing that moves across varied elevation and through wooded corridors characteristic of the region. The course occupies terrain that features the kind of elevation change common to this part of Pennsylvania, where holes often play uphill or downhill and sidehill lies are frequent. Tree-lined fairways and small, often elevated greens require accurate approach play. The layout provides a straightforward test of golf without excessive length, emphasizing placement and course management over power. Pennhills Club functions as a traditional private club serving the Bradford community. The facility includes the standard amenities of clubs from its era—a clubhouse with dining and social spaces—and maintains a membership drawn largely from the local area. The course remains a fixture of golf in the region, offering a quiet round in a setting shaped by the forested hills and modest scale typical of northwestern Pennsylvania golf.
Quick facts
- Location
- Bradford, PA, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1937
- Designer
- Clifford Wendlehack
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,421 yards
- Difficulty
- 77.6/138
Getting there
The journey to Pennhills Club begins at Erie International Airport (ERI), roughly ninety minutes northwest, or alternatively through the larger hub of Pittsburgh International (PIT), a two-and-a-half-hour drive south through the rolling Appalachian landscape of western Pennsylvania. The final approach winds through the quiet countryside surrounding Bradford, a town steeped in oil-boom heritage, as the terrain transitions from open farmland into the gently forested terrain that frames this private sanctuary. Arriving at Pennhills Club marks the culmination of a journey into one of the region's most discreetly positioned golf destinations, where the understated elegance of the clubhouse emerges amid mature trees and manicured grounds that speak to decades of quiet stewardship.

FAQ
Common questions about Pennhills
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Pennhills was designed by Clifford Wendlehack.
Pennhills is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Pennhills is 70.
Pennhills plays 6,421 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Pennhills is 138.
Pennhills is a 18-hole course.



