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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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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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Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


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.
Driver: i15, 3 wood: G10, Hybrid: Nickent 4dx, Irons: Ping s57, Wedges: Mizuno MPT 52, 56, 60, Putter: XG #9 

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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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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

10.5 Adams Speedline
13    Adams GT Tight Lies 3wd

19    Adams GT Tight Lies 5wd
4-aw Taylormade R7 irons
56-60 Cleveland wedge

Odyssey 2 ball blade putter


Teasure Lake near the dubois has 2 pretty nice courses. Penn National near Harrisburg is nice and The Links at Gettysburg is real nice.
Driver: i15, 3 wood: G10, Hybrid: Nickent 4dx, Irons: Ping s57, Wedges: Mizuno MPT 52, 56, 60, Putter: XG #9 

St. Jude is one of the top 20 courses in Western PA. I've heard good things about Birdsfoot.

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Hybrid: Acer Select 5000 16* Ping Cushin Stiff Shaft
Irons: NDS 3-PW (missing #7, replaced with clone) True Temper Uniflex SpeedStep Shaft
Wedges: Acer XK Tour 56*10 Precision Stiff Shaft, Revolution 60*10 True Temper Wedgeflex


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

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