The best golf courses in Donegal, Pennsylvania

“Mystic Rock has been billed as a top public course in PA for years and I finally had the chance to see if it lived up to the hype. This track did not disappoint. Pete Dye on a mountain with what feels like unlimited land.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“A lovely par 70 the course has amazing greens and sits on a solid piece of land. The mix of par 3s are incredible and some of the short par 4s on this course are shockingly hard. The greens are varied enough that different pin positions can drastically alter how the hole is played.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💨Fast greens
• |🍔Restaurant

“Fun, BIG, crazy, occasionally misguided — very Pete Dye. Has some great holes, some head scratchers, but overall positive and worth checking out at least once. Expansive, great views, well-manicured.”

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@Cass7206

• 😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Hannastown, like many traditional western PA layouts, is compiled of fast greens and strategic tee shots. The course feels very old fashioned with a subtle clubhouse and a practice green that shares space with the 18th green.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“Around 50% of the original fairway and greenside bunkers were turned into grass bunkers but playing the course as it currently stands there are still plenty of hazards to navigate to keep your attention especially when the fescue is up. The course still tips out at 7100+…”

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@alpino

• ❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🤩Underrated

“As a western Pennsylvanian golfer, Latrobe country club has always been on the short list of courses I wanted to play. This is where Arnie learned the game and his family were members/employees for decades.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“A strong variety of par 4s, lots of fairway sloping, and impeccable green conditions makes for a fun and engaging loop. The par 3s are challenging but the par 5s provide scoring opportunities (outside of 17). Even from a relatively short 6,300 yds the course can play wildly different…”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range
• |💨Fast greens

“Once a PA public course gem, the conditions of toms run have hit a new low. Dead spots on most greens(some with 0 grass), rough tee box’s, and brown fairways all lead to a disappointing experience.”

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@Tom Doakito

“Not a ton of trouble or strategy but literally the smallest greens I’ve ever played. (We’re talking maybe 1/3 the size of a normal green) Short sided no matter what direction you miss, but they’re flat and not super fast so practice your short game.”

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@alpino

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“A south pittsburgh staple Victory hills is one of those public tracks that’s on everyone’s rotation. Clubhouse that looks 100 years old? Check. Carts with no auto brake that might run on diesel? Check. A hole that borders a horse stable right in the flight path of most slicers?”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🟢Putting area
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“Really want to come back here and play not in the context of a scramble. Deeply enjoyable in all the ways you want a golf course to be.”

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@Owen Gabbey

“Unique layout with a couple quirky/odd holes. The condition was beyond terrible with the drainage being just awful. Not a fun experience.”

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@RedanEnthusiast

• 🤮Dog track