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Best places to play in PA. My favorite golf course in PA is ST.COLLEGE ELKS

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Whispering Woods (see sig)?

I also really like Oak Tree CC near Sharon (used to be private) and a few other places. Birdsfoot is cool.

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CG031 Great Member

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Well, PA is a pretty darn big state...so it depends where, really.

A few places I really like:

Riverview Golf Club, Easton, PA
Center Valley Golf Club, Bethlehem, PA
Morgan Hill Golf Club, Easton, PA (don't love this place layout wise, but it's good conditions and a pretty nice course.)

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Oak Tree CC is great, as Iacas has said. I also like a course called the Greens of Greenville, in Greenville, PA. And my 3rd best is...Tam O'Shanter, PA.

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The Bucks Club recently changed their name from Bucks County Country Club in Jamison PA about 40 min from Northeast Phila and 5 min from Doylestown.

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I played the Elks earlier this summer and its a nice track but those greens are real tough. Plus I love the risk reward holes. If you are ever near the philly area Glen Mills just outside of west chester is probably one of the nicest public courses I've played period.
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And my 3rd best is...Tam O'Shanter, PA.

Blech. I won't get into it, but I avoid Tam O'Shanter like the plague. And that was re-confirmed earlier this spring.

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trog2233 Well Established Member

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I like so many but some of my favorites are

-Birds Foot Golf Course, Freeport, PA
-Grand View golf course, North Braddock, PA

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I played the Elks earlier this summer and its a nice track but those greens are real tough. Plus I love the risk reward holes. If you are ever near the philly area Glen Mills just outside of west chester is probably one of the nicest public courses I've played period.

Iplayed a few courses up your way. Beechwood,Crab apple ridge,Elk Valley,riverside,DOWNING ,Beautiful overlake I liked them all except Beechwood

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clubchamp Great Member

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Teasure Lake near the dubois has 2 pretty nice courses. Penn National near Harrisburg is nice and The Links at Gettysburg is real nice.
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St. Jude is one of the top 20 courses in Western PA. I've heard good things about Birdsfoot.

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Olde Stonewall in Ellsworth was very cool. Very picturesque, elevation changes, all around nice course.

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