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I played this course growing up and, aside from the price, not too much has changed. It is a well-kept course, nothing fancy, but the putts run true and the sand was raked. The holes are not very difficult, so a good score is definitely possible!

Arrowhead is often missed by people; it’s hidden away off the main highway (Rt 422), and it’s not very well-publicized.
I’ve been playing it for over twenty years, and nothing about it has changed. It appears that the original course was laid out almost 100 years ago, but then, about fifty years ago, nine new holes were added to that portion of the course which is across the street from the clubhouse, making it a 27- hole facility. There is a small lake to hit over on hole 8 which makes it one of the best holes. The age of the course shows itself in some short and somewhat awkward holes. If you can play the original holes behind the clubhouse, you’ll get an experience of what early golf in America was like!
There are many hills, but they tend to run perpendicular to the direction of play, so you’ll have more up- and down-hill lies than side-hill. The greens are slow but they run true, and they don’t have a lot of slope.
The pro shop bears mention because they make great quick lunches, cheeseburgers, etc., at very reasonable prices.
All in all, a very enjoyable and low-key experience!

A beautiful day, a well-conditioned course, but some pretty high scores for us! You need to play from the back tees to get over 6000 yards, and that means you’ll have some difficult carries. Sidehill lies are common. The greens were true; but reasonably fast, which adds to the challenge, because most have some slope to them.
Overall, I like this course a lot!

Maybe we bit off more than we could chew, trying to play this course from the back tees. You have to be a very long hitter to reach the fairway on several of the holes. Layout is pretty dramatic, bunkers are abundant and well-placed, though sand was hard from all the water and in need of raking. Greens were healthy and rolled true, with some significant slopes.
I think that this course is among the more challenging of the public courses in the region, and worth the drive.
One thing that the course could benefit from is yardage markers. Maybe because it was built as a private club, they thought the members would be familiar enough to not need them. But we lost some stokes because we didn’t know the yardages, and we often wasted time trying to figure out how far we were from the green.

Well, if you can't play Merion, you can play this historic little gem. It's pretty cramped and some of the holes are quite short, but it is scenic and quirky. The conditioning has always been sketchy, due to volume of play, weak finances, and just the tightness of the space, which channels everyone into the same places.
I try not to get hung up on the rugged conditions; for sheer challenge, history, scenery, and fun shotmaking, Cobbs is wonderful!

We really enjoyed this scenic, moderately-hilly course. It is a great example of 1920's-era golf design aesthetic. The wholes are not very long (many short par-4's), and the greens have very subtle slopes.