The best courses you can play in Pennsylvania

“While technically a resort course if given the chance to snag a public tee time this is a must play track. Always impeccably maintained with a routing done with help from both AW Tilly and Donny Ross there isn’t a bad hole on the property.”

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@Tom Doakito

• ❗️Must play
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💨Fast greens

“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

“Not a dull hole of the 18. No two holes alike. Very challenging but fair. I average less than one lost ball per round. Greens are large, tricky, and usually fast and pure. Large bunkers can be very difficult to escape from.”

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@derubeisr

• 😅Challenging
• |❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“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

“Reasonable priced at $70 this is one of the few public tracks in the area that has survived the wild summer and remains is good condition. The greens roll a tick or 2 slower than most but the collection of par 4s provide a variety that few public courses in pittsburgh rival.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🐢Slow greens

“Jeffersonville is a very fun Donald Ross design. For a public track in the suburbs of Philly this is about as good as it gets. Super unique designs with very tricky greens. If you’re looking for a shorter course where you can post a number this is a great place to play.”

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@CTR12

• ❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem
• |💰Great value

“We played Olde Stonewall while visiting Pittsburgh in August 2024 for a Bruce Springsteen concert with my brothers and dad — and of course, we packed the clubs. This course was such a fun surprise. It’s carved through rolling hills with tons of elevation change and character.”

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@TGUN312

• 🏞️Views
• |😅Challenging
• |💨Fast greens

“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

“Little hidden gem. Great greens for a public course. Pace of play could use some help. Decent enough range and putting areas. The sand traps were being renovated when I played so can’t comment on that. Can tell they put in effort in making it nice which I appreciate”

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@Teddy

• 😅Challenging
• |🌾Links
• |💎Hidden gem

“One of the best public courses in PA. Friendly staff, challenging course. Super fast greens for the area. Flatish course and plays strong. Fun place and worth the price.”

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@Teddy

• 💎Hidden gem
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Good value course and a hidden gem in the area. Course is very well maintained. Staff is friendly and one of the better halfway houses. Course can get a little overbooked and slow on weekends. Good range and large pro shop. Walkable course and on the easier side”

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@Teddy

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🟢Putting area

“Conditions are usually pretty good. Layout is a bit of target mountain golf, can be a bit repetitive. Some of the risk reward shots are pretty cool tho. If in the area, definitely worth a try.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

“Fun layout and well kept. Lots of blind shots which were tough to visualize since I had never seen the course before. Definitely a course that I would like to play again after seeing some of the lines and gaining course knowledge.”

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@chenry3

“Incredible variety of holes, fun contouring, and great green complexes. One of the few public tracks worth $100 Glenn guarantees to be engaging throughout. While 17 and 18 may be considered the weakest part of the property the front 9 is near perfect and holes like 8 and 15 never get old.”

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@Tom Doakito

• ❗️Must play
• |😅Challenging
• |💎Hidden gem

“With a meandering routing that weaves through the rolling hills Birdsfoot perfectly encapsulates golf in western PA. Elevation changes on nearly every hole Birdsfoot leans into the terrain. The par 3s are varied and a perfect collection for matchplay.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 🌾Links

“Some fantastic holes and some stupid holes. I love the first 6 holes and then holes 7-8 are brutally tight with 7’s fairway at one point being about 10 yards wide. The driving range is good and the back 9 has some unique character going up and down the mountain.”

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@Teddy

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range
• |🟢Putting area