Around Philly & Atlantic City
Philadelphia to Atlantic City, both offer a good choice of public golf courses and private clubs. Philly's Glen Mills golf course is one of Pennsylvania's best, a championship layout with a number of challenging holes. Atlantic City is home to a number of top-rated public golf courses, all well-maintained open layouts that don't disappoint. They include Vineyard Golf's fast and challenging greens (plus its resort's winery tours) and the popular Sand Barrens Golf Club.
Private club
Philadelphia
Current design by Donald Ross (1926); modifications by William Gordon (1950s), Dick Wilson, George Fazio and Robert Trent Jones Sr (1985), Ron Prichard (2003) and Gil Hanse (2017).
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Original design by John Reid (1897); remodelled over the years by Willie Park Jr (1915), William S. Flynn (1925) and Tom Doak (1999).
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Dan Schlegel (of Ault, Clark & Associates).
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Mark Mungeam designed the North course (1999) and South courses (2002).
Visitors welcome
New York City
Mark A. Mungeam of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.
Private club
Atlantic City
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Bobby Weed
Private club
Atlantic City
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw.
Visitors welcome
New York City
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Private club
Philadelphia
Current layout designed by William S. Flynn (1928).
Private club
Philadelphia
Hugh Irvine Wilson designed both Merion's East course (1912) and West course (1914).
Visitors welcome
New York City
Dr Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
Private club
Philadelphia
George Arthur Crump (Philadelphian hotelier and Pine Valley's founder) and Harry Colt. The extent of Colt's input is much debated, but would seem to have been significant in terms of the detailed design of each hole, not least the bunkering and green complexes. The feared par-3 5th and 10th holes are among several fully attributed to Colt.
Visitors welcome
New York City
Private club
Allentown
OLD course: original design by Herbert Strong (1921), with later renovations by Perry Maxwell (1943) and Tom Fazio (2008). GRACE course: designed by William & David Gordon (1957). WEYHILL course: William & David Gordon (1968), with later revisions by Tom Fazio (2010).
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Stephen Kay
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Ray Hearn
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Original design by Donald Ross (1914) with later improvements by Bob Cupp (2006).
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Original nine holes designed by William S. Flynn, with construction supervised by Howard C. Toomey (1927). Extension to 18-holes and updating of original nine by William Gordon (1957).
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Edward M. (Ed) Beidel Jr.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Archie Struthers
Private club
Atlantic City
Original design by Hurdzan-Fry Design (1997; lead designer Dana Fry). Major renovation by Dana Fry and Jason Straka of Fry/Straka Global Design (2019/20).
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Ed Shearon
Visitors welcome
Philadelphia
Tournaments:
US Women's PGA Championship: located just outside Philadelphia, the famed Donald Ross layout of Aronimink Golf Club hosts the third women’s major championship of 2020 (Oct 8-11).
Scottish Open: first played in 1972, this year’s championship is again played on the Tom Doak-designed Renaissance Club course, which sits alongside mighty Muirfield in East Lothian (Oct 1-4).
Who's Who:
Jim Furyk: in winning the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, “The Grinder” joined Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only players to win their first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions.
Georgia Hall: recorded her first win in an LPGA Tour event on American soil at this year’s Portland Classic, played at Columbia Edgewater Country Club … on the edge of the Columbia River.
Traigh Golf Course (pronounced "try", and meaning "beach" in Gaelic): You'll find this nine-hole seaside gem on the scenic coast road (as opposed to the more inland and quicker A830) between Arisaig and Morar. Although not on the well-beaten path of Scotland's "trophy" courses, if you are passing through this area, it's a must play.
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Cullen Links Golf Club: "immensely scenic", "quirky as golf can get", "short!", "hugely enjoyable" ... Cullen Links attracts as wide a variety of comments as it lays down golfing challenges. Shoehorned into this 4,600 yard treasure trove are ten par-3s, seven par-4s and a good-length par-5. Here you'll find all the seaside scenery a golfer could ask for, and a lot more besides. Read More...
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