Valley at Mountain Valley Golf Club

Mountain Valley Golf Club's Valley course sits in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania, where the landscape bears the marks of the area's mining heritage alongside rolling Appalachian terrain. The course was designed through a collaboration of David Gordon, Ed Ault, and Tom Clark, bringing together multiple perspectives on routing and strategy across this distinctive topography.

The layout works with the natural contours of the land, incorporating elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of Pennsylvania's mountain valleys. Players navigate holes that move through varied terrain, with the design taking advantage of natural features shaped by both geological history and human activity in the region. The course presents a mix of open and tree-lined holes, requiring shot-making that accounts for both the slopes and the framing provided by the surrounding forest.

Mountain Valley serves the local golfing community in Schuylkill County, an area where golf courses often reflect the region's working-class roots and the reclamation of land once devoted to coal extraction. The club provides a venue for regional play in a part of Pennsylvania where the landscape tells the story of industrial history gradually giving way to recreational use. The Valley course represents the kind of multi-designer collaboration that was not uncommon in regional course development, blending practical routing with the challenges presented by the site's natural character.