From the Steel City to the City of Brotherly Love, Golf Advisor raters played a lot of golf in Pennsylvania in 2014.
The top 15 courses in the state all earned scores of 4.25/5 or higher, and the top three made Golf Advisor's inaugural Top 50 U.S. courses in 2014, Jack Frost (no. 17), Quicksiliver (no. 35) and Champion Lakes (no. 37).
Jack Frost, located in the Poconos, earned high marks all year long, particularly in course conditions and staff friendliness, showing that management is firing on all cylinders at this scenic course set across 200 wooded, mountainous acres.
"Played for the first time two days earlier but enjoyed enough to go back again during our week in the Poconos," wrote Cam, a female golfer from the Boston area. "Wonderful mountain course that challenges but in a fair way."
You can view the rest of the state's best below, and click on each course to read specific comments on the experience.
Top 15 golf courses in Pennsylvania
1. Jack Frost National Golf Course, Blaketree
2. Quicksilver Golf Club, Midway
3. Champion Lakes Golf Club, Boliver
4. Links At Gettysburg, Gettysburg
5. Royal Manchester Golf Links, Mount Wolf
6. Golden Oaks Golf Club, Fleetwood
7. Pilgrim's Oak Golf Course, Peach Bottom
8. Wyncote Golf Club, Oxford
9. Lenape Heights Golf Course, Ford City
10. Bella Vista Golf Course, Gilbertsville
11. The Links At Spring Church, Apollo
12. Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown
13. Warminster's Five Ponds Golf Course, Warminster
14. Galen Hall Golf Club, Wernersville
15. Hiland Golf Course, Butler
Check out the top 20 courses in Pennsylvania in 2015 according to Golf Advisor reviews.
HELLO
Sorry this is the first time I have seen this article about top 15 courses in PA. Let us first start by saying courses like Links at Spring Church, Lenape Heights GC, Hiland Golf Course and Quicksilver, do not belong whatsoever on this list. Olde Stonewall, Glen Mills, Totteridge blow the doors off of these courses. Penn National, Whitetail, Iron Valley are also not listed. The golfers who are writing these reviews have their heads in the mud or these courses are paying a nice some of money to put themselves on this list. There are other great courses in PA. Get out and visit them!
I know some of the courses on the list and was wondering how Glen Mills didn’t make the cut. Take these courses as a solid courses to play list, but by no means are these rankings accurate. Seems like a highest bidder ranking. Jack Frost National isn’t even the best in the Poconos. Good, not the best.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE - THERE IS NO WAY- NO WAY THAT JACK FROST IS THE NUMBER ONE COURSE IN PA! OVER 700 COURSES IN THE STATE- I HAVE PLAYED 100- EVEN SHAWNEE ON THE DELAWARE HAS MORE HISTORY AND SCENERY THAN JACK FROST CMON - WITH REVIEWS LIKE THIS WHO WOULD TRUST THIS SITE TO PLAN A GOLF TRIP- AND WHAT ABOUT WOODLOCH SPRINGS IN HAWLEY PA- CMON PA GOLFERS STAND UP FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL STATE IM FROM NJ
Top 20 in PA is out next week and definitely has some different blood than 2014.