
Yardley Course
Yardley Country Club


About this course
Yardley Country Club sits in Yardley, Pennsylvania, a historic Bucks County borough along the Delaware River northeast of Philadelphia. The course was designed by Frederick A. Findlay and Alex Findlay, Scottish-born brothers who were among the early wave of golf professionals and architects working in America during the sport's formative years in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Findlays designed and helped establish numerous courses throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, bringing traditional Scottish design sensibilities to American terrain. The layout occupies rolling Pennsylvania countryside typical of the Delaware Valley region, with mature tree-lined fairways and modest elevation changes that create natural strategic interest. The routing reflects the design principles common to early American courses influenced by Scottish links traditions, adapted to the wooded inland setting. Holes move through corridors of hardwoods and across gently contoured ground, requiring thoughtful club selection and course management rather than overwhelming length. Yardley Country Club functions as a traditional private club serving the local community, maintaining the character of an established neighborhood course with deep roots in the area's golf history. The club provides a setting where members enjoy the game in a relatively intimate environment, reflective of the many early twentieth-century clubs that formed the foundation of American golf culture in the Philadelphia suburbs and surrounding counties.
Quick facts
- Location
- Yardley, PA, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1928
- Holes
- 18
- Designer(s)
- Frederick A. Findlay, Alex Findlay
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,379 yards
- Difficulty
- 71.1/130
- Course Vaults score
- 8.0
Getting there
Yardley Country Club lies just north of Philadelphia, most easily accessed via Philadelphia International Airport, roughly forty minutes south by car. The drive traces the Delaware River corridor northward through Bucks County, where suburban sprawl gradually yields to the quieter, tree-lined streets of historic Yardley - a riverside borough that has retained its colonial-era charm. Private arrivals may utilize nearby Trenton-Robbinsville Airport across the Delaware in New Jersey, a discreet option favored by members seeking a more streamlined approach to this venerable Pennsylvania enclave.

FAQ
Common questions about Yardley
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yardley has a Course Vaults score of 8.0 out of 10 based on 12 logged golfers.
Yardley was designed by Frederick A. Findlay and Alex Findlay.
Yardley is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Yardley is 72.
Yardley plays 6,379 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Yardley is 130.



