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Pennsauken Course

Pennsauken Country Club

Pennsauken, NJ, USA
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18 holesPar 706,250 yds70.8/128

About this course

Pennsauken Country Club sits in Pennsauken Township, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia in southern New Jersey. The course was designed by Bob Prickett, a regional architect active in the mid-twentieth century who worked primarily in the Mid-Atlantic states. The layout occupies relatively flat terrain characteristic of the Delaware Valley's coastal plain, where strategic bunkering and green complexes provide the primary defenses rather than dramatic elevation changes. The course serves a membership drawn largely from the surrounding Camden County communities and greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. Like many clubs established in New Jersey's suburban corridor during the post-war era, Pennsauken functions as a family-oriented facility where golf operates alongside social and recreational amenities. The property's mature tree-lined fairways and modest scale reflect the practical design sensibilities of its period, when courses were built to accommodate everyday play rather than championship competition. The routing makes efficient use of its available acreage, with holes moving through stands of hardwoods and across open fairway corridors. Water features appear on several holes, typical of courses built on the region's low-lying ground where drainage and natural waterways factor into design. Pennsauken remains a straightforward test of golf that emphasizes accuracy and course management over length, serving its membership as a walkable, accessible layout suited to regular play throughout the season.

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.

3511

Best in World

3271

Best in USA

136

Best in NJ

Quick facts

Location
Pennsauken, NJ, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1932
Holes
18
Designer
Bob Prickett
Par
70
Length
6,250 yards
Difficulty
70.8/128
Course Vaults score
6.4

Getting there

Pennsauken Country Club sits just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, making Philadelphia International Airport the natural gateway, a mere fifteen-minute drive to the west. The approach from the airport or Center City follows I-676 east into New Jersey, then transitions onto local roads that wind through the older residential fabric of Camden County, where modest neighborhoods give way to the club's surprisingly secluded grounds. For those familiar with the region, Pennsauken occupies a quiet pocket of accessibility - urban-adjacent yet removed, the kind of place where a turn off a commercial corridor suddenly reveals manicured fairways and a clubhouse that has anchored this corner of South Jersey since the 1920s.

FAQ

Common questions about Pennsauken

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Pennsauken has a Course Vaults score of 6.4 out of 10 based on 38 logged golfers.

Pennsauken was designed by Bob Prickett.

Yes. Pennsauken is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Pennsauken is 70.

Pennsauken plays 6,250 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Pennsauken is 128.

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