The hardest golf courses in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 5 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Gettysburg and Littlestown.
The Links at Gettysburg
Gettysburg, PA, USASlope rating 144, 74.1 course rating, Gold tees, 7,069 yds
PublicLindsay Ervin
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Quail Valley Golf Course
Littlestown, PA, USASlope rating 139, 74.2 course rating, Maroon tees, 7,074 yds
PublicPaul Hicks
Founders
Penn National Golf Club
Fayetteville, PA, USASlope rating 137, 73.8 course rating, Blue tees, 6,972 yds
PublicEd Ault
Black Rock Golf Course
Hagerstown, MD, USASlope rating 134, 71.7 course rating, Blue tees, 6,748 yds
PublicRobert Elder
- 1.5Conditions
- 1.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 2.2Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
Iron Forge
Penn National Golf Club
Fayetteville, PA, USASlope rating 133, 73.5 course rating, Black tees, 7,009 yds
PublicBill Love
- Strategic
- Mountain
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Fayetteville, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
The Links at Gettysburg is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Fayetteville, Pennsylvania at Slope 144 (74.1 course rating · Gold tees · 7,069 yds). 5 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Fayetteville, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Fayetteville, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:26 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
