Best Golf Courses in Pennsylvania (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1The Country Club of ScrantonClarks Summit, PA8.3 2Stonewall Old CourseElverson, PA8.3 3Talamore Country ClubAmbler, PA8.2 4Nemacolin Country ClubBeallsville, PA8.2 5Jack Frost National Golf ClubTowamensing Trails, PA8.1 6Bucknell Golf CoursePA8.1 7Sugarloaf Golf CourseSugarloaf, PA8.1 8Pleasant Valley Country ClubConnellsville, PA8.1 9Tyoga Country ClubWellsboro, PA8.1 10The Club at Twin LakesPA8 11Dubois Country ClubDuBois, PA7.9 12Olde StonewallEllwood City, PA7.8 13Mountain Valley Golf CourseBarnesville, PA7.8 14Riverview Golf CourseNew Cumberland, PA7.7 15Five Ponds Gold CourseWarminster, PA7.6 16Stoughton Acres Golf CourseShanor-Northvue, PA7.5 171912 ClubPlymouth Meeting, PA7.5 18Valley Green Golf CourseGoldsboro, PA7.5 19Windber Country ClubSalix, PA7.3 20Steel ClubHellertown, PA7.3 21Whispering PinesMeadville, PA7.3 22Green Pond Country ClubPalmer Heights, PA7.2 23Punxsutawney Country ClubPunxsutawney, PA7.2 24Adventures Erie at Lake PleasantErie, PA7.2 25Lawrence Park Golf ClubErie, PA7.1 26Washington Country ClubWashington, PA7 27Cranberry Highlands Golf CourseFernway, PA6.9 28Irem Country ClubDallas, PA6.9 29Down River Golf CourseEarlston, PA6.9 30Carlisle Country ClubSchlusser, PA6.8 31Emporium Country ClubEmporium, PA6.8 32Belles Springs Golf CourseMill Hall, PA6.8 33Grassy LanesEast Palestine, PA6.8 34Tall Pines Player's ClubMontrose, PA6.7 35PineCrest Country ClubPA6.7 36Blueberry Hill Golf CourseRussell, PA6.7 37Scottish HeightsTreasure Lake, PA6.7 38Orchard Ponds Golf ClubErie, PA6.7 39Stone Hedge Golf CourseTunkhannock, PA6.7 40Mound Grove Golf CourseWaterford, PA6.7 41Venango Valley Inn and GolfCambridge Springs, PA6.7 42Jeffersonville Golf ClubNorristown, PA6.6 43Moccasin Run Golf CoursePA6.6 44Irwin Country ClubLevel Green, PA6.6 45Wedgewood Golf CourseCoopersburg, PA6.5 46Clover Hill Golf CourseFranklin Park, PA6.5 47Conewango Valley Country ClubWarren, PA6.5 48Fairview Golf CourseLebanon, PA6.5 49Vandergrift Golf CourseApollo, PA6.5 50Manor Golf CourseReading ( Mohns Hill ), PA6.5 51South Mountain Golf CourseMont Alto, PA6.5 52King Valley Golf CourseImler, PA6.5 53Totteridge Golf CourseGreensburg, PA6.5 54Pheasant RidgeGisbonia, PA6.5 55Fox Run Golf CourseWaterford, PA6.5 56Tanglewood Golf CoursePulaski, PA6.5 57Foxchase Golf ClubDenver, PA6.5 58Lake Arthur Golf ClubProspect, PA6.4 59Lake Lorain Golf CourseForest City, PA6.4 60Whispering Woods Golf ClubErie, PA6.4

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1Oakmont Country Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #5Oakmont, PA9.9 2Merion Golf Club East🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #6Bryn Mawr, PA9.9 3Aronimink Golf Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #100Wayne, PA8.5 4Lancaster Country ClubLancaster, PA8.3 5Gulph Mills Golf CourseWest Conshohocken, PA8.3 6Fox Chapel Golf ClubPittsburgh, PA8.3 7Huntingdon Valley Country ClubHuntingdon Valley, PA8.2 8Longue Vue ClubVerona, PA8.2 9Applebrook Golf ClubMalvern, PA8.2 10Philadelphia Country ClubConshohocken, PA8.2 11Wyncote Golf CourseOxford, PA8.1 12Shannopin Country ClubAvalon, PA7.8 13South Hills Country ClubPittsburgh, PA7.8 14Saint Martin's Golf CourseWyndmoor, PA7.8 15Country Club of YorkYork, PA7.7 16Chartiers Country ClubPittsburgh, PA7.6 17Grove City Country ClubGrove City, PA7.5 18Wyoming Valley Country ClubWilkes-Barre, PA7.3 19Butler Country ClubNixon, PA7.3 20Cedarbrook Country ClubBlue Bell, PA7.2 21Waynesboro Country ClubWaynesboro, PA7.2 22Indian Valley Country ClubTelford, PA7.2 23Yardley Country ClubYardley, PA7.2 24Penn National Golf CourseMont Alto, PA7.2 25French Creek Golf ClubElverson, PA7.2 26Out Door Country ClubShiloh, PA7.1 27Union League Golf ClubDelanco, PA7.1 28Elkview Country ClubSimpson, PA7.1 29Edgewood Country ClubPittsburgh, PA7 30Berkshire Country ClubMuhlenberg Park, PA7 31Rivercrest Golf Club & PreservePhoenixville, PA6.9 32Latrobe Country ClubLawson Heights, PA6.9 33Valley Country ClubConyngham, PA6.9 34Lords Valley Country ClubHemlock Farms, PA6.8 35Treesdale Golf and Country ClubGibsonia, PA6.8 36The Club at NevillewoodRennerdale, PA6.8 37Colonial Golf and Tennis ClubLawrence Park, PA6.8 38McCall Golf and Country ClubPenn Wynne, PA6.8 39White Manor Country ClubPaoli, PA6.8 40Manufacturers' Golf & Country ClubFort Washington, PA6.8 41Sunnybrook Country ClubPlymouth Meeting, PA6.8 42Pittsburgh Field ClubPittsburgh, PA6.8 43Indian Hills Golf Club & GrillePaxinos, PA6.7 44Lehigh Country ClubEmmaus, PA6.7 45Wildwood Golf ClubAllison Park, PA6.7 46Saucon Valley Country ClubBethlehem, PA6.7 47Bluestone Country ClubBlue Bell, PA6.7 48Fox Hill Country ClubExeter, PA6.7 49Centre Hills Country ClubLemont, PA6.7 50Allegheny Country ClubSewickley, PA6.7 51Indiana Country ClubChevy Chase Heights, PA6.7 52Willowbrook Country ClubApollo, PA6.7 53Whitford Country ClubDowningtown, PA6.7 54Ledgerock Golf ClubMohnton, PA6.7 55St. David's Golf ClubWayne, PA6.6 56Skytop GolfMountainhome, PA6.6 57Southpointe Golf ClubMuse, PA6.6 58Bent Creek Country ClubLititz, PA6.6 59Whitemarsh Valley Country ClubFlourtown, PA6.6 60Rolling Green Golf ClubSpringfield, PA6.6

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →