Lykens Valley Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6341 yards | 70.2 | 116 |
| White | 71 | 6013 yards | 68.7 | 114 |
| Gold | 71 | 5266 yards | 65.8 | 108 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4853 yards | 67.9 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.2/116 | 394 | 484 | 417 | 215 | 391 | 543 | 166 | 355 | 359 | 3324 | 239 | 394 | 195 | 314 | 206 | 490 | 333 | 556 | 290 | 3017 | 6341 |
| White M: 68.7/114 | 385 | 473 | 410 | 206 | 355 | 527 | 165 | 349 | 354 | 3224 | 202 | 381 | 171 | 307 | 200 | 450 | 293 | 549 | 282 | 2835 | 6059 |
| Gold M: 65.8/108 W: 69.2/113 | 314 | 430 | 356 | 181 | 320 | 452 | 125 | 300 | 310 | 2788 | 180 | 340 | 155 | 260 | 160 | 373 | 283 | 469 | 258 | 2478 | 5266 |
| Red W: 67.9/111 | 305 | 400 | 343 | 122 | 300 | 448 | 110 | 279 | 285 | 2592 | 137 | 337 | 126 | 256 | 149 | 330 | 253 | 433 | 240 | 2261 | 4853 |
| Handicap | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
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A Good Drive Spoiled
I have been fortunate the past several months to play some different courses out of my area. I thought Lykens would be a nice change and the reviews were promising. So much for that idea!
In fairness, this course is a bit remote and I think if I only lived a couple miles away I would probably play it but...... since I drove two hours I can't suggest anyone do that.
I will say the greens are very nice. The fairways are very hard and have many dead and or bare spots. They were friendly and sent me out ahead of my tee time which was great but..... after chewing up the better part of an hour by the fourth tee, I was totally ready to bail. I stuck it out and came it about 2:15 for the first nine ( I would say that time par for this layout would be maybe 3:15 for 18). Sadly when I arrived at the 10th tee ( a long par three from the back tees) there were suddenly three groups
waiting to tee off. I made a quick decision to drive ahead to see if I could just skip a couple of holes but no luck totally backed up so I jumped back over to a parallel fairway on the front nine and played about five more holes before I again got behind the US Open foursome who had no intention of letting a single player through although totally open ahead of them.
Here's the deal: They DO NOT monitor play here and because of that, players ahead don't really give a rip what's going on behind them. That's the course's fault. Would like to be more positive because the layout itself is scenic and could be fun but my "Good Drive Was Spolied' this day.
Good course . Great restaurant
Course was in ok shape considering weather recently.
But regardless...it's a good value for the money.
The restaurant and bar are very good with a friendly staff.
Greens were punched
Just a bad time to play this course I guess but really would like t know how good the greens truly are when in
Nice Local Course
Greens in very good shape today. Fairways played long due to hard conditions. Staff are friendly and laid back. Golfers very respectful and kept up pace of play. This is a great local course with nice scenery.
Nice Local Course
Great to have a course close to home that normally has open tee times. Front 9 nice and open back nine a little more changeling and through the wooded area,
Best I have seen this course ever
I have played here many times. This is the best I ever seen this course ever. Will go back soon .
Greens were horrible
I've played this course before and really enjoyed it, but they had just aerated the greens and it was like putting over a bunch of legos. I've never seen greens so bumpy before.
Never Again
Last played course 2 years ago. It was in the summer and the fairways were absolutely horrible. Went back hoping the fairways had gotten better. Sadly they have not. They are probably worse than they were 2years ago. The course is a waste of time and money.
Great Tough Course
Course was perfect although the guy in the clubhouse, I think his name was Luke, could be friendlier
Enjoyable Course to Play
We like playing this course. It's fairly open and quite.
Fairways were very rough, was dry apparently and growing in sparcely,
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