The Summit Inn is one of the few grand porch hotels still standing in America. The 94-room inn dates to 1907. It offers indoor and outdoor pools, a restaurant and lounge, a fitness room, a massage room and a billiards room with pool and ping pong tables. The 1,200-acre property along the historic National Road includes nine holes of golf and a…
Linden Hall touts itself as "one of Pennsylvania's best secrets". This 785-acre estate is home to a historic 74-room lodge and a 6,405-yard golf course that winds up and down the region's rolling hills. The 8,720-square-foot Linden Hall mansion contains 35 rooms, 27 fireplaces, 13 baths, an indoor bowling alley and walk-in clothes dryer. An…
Nemacolin is a 2,000-acre vacation playground full of surprises from a zoo to two Pete Dye golf courses. There are diverse lodging choices, such as the AAA Five-Diamond Falling Rock hotel. The dining scene is highlighted by the Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond Lautrec. Visitors can frolic in various activities like fly-fishing and off-road…
The Lakeview Golf Resort can be something for everyone: a golf resort, a wedding venue, a vacation destination or more. As part of the Trademark Collection by Wyndham, the resort offers two courses with views of Cheat Lake and the Allegheny Mountains, a fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools and dining. Accommodations range from rooms to suites.…
The Seven Springs Mountain Resort attracts more than a million overnight and day guests to enjoy the best of Pennsylvania skiing, snowboarding and golf. It's a full-service ski and golf resort that offers so much more - sporting clays, a spa, multiple restaurants, ziplining, stables, a pool, hiking, bowling, mini-golf and mountain biking. The…
The Wisp Resort’s 172 acres of ski terrain are heaven for winter-sports enthusiasts, but this resort offers so much more year-round. It is an outdoor playground for all ages thanks to Deep Creek Lake and an endless array of mountainous adventures: canopy tours, segways, mountain biking, a mountain coaster, disc golf, 36 holes of regular golf, gem…
Latrobe Country Club holds a special place in the golf world as the course where Arnold Palmer learned the game under his father, Deacon. The King lived and operated an office just off property. Although primarily a private club, Latrobe CC is available for stay-and-play visitors who can rent two period homes, Deacon's View and The Milfred House,…
There is a lot going on at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Confronting it all is a big part of what makes the resort so interesting for golfers and non-golfers alike.
With a new Pete Dye course on tap, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania is ready to reclaim its rightful place among the country's best golf resorts.
The addition of Pete Dye and Tim Liddy-designed Shepherd's Rock completes a major $250 million transformation at Pennsylvania's Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
The first thing you'll notice about the Madison Club is that it's away from everything. Located in Westmoreland County, it's a good 45 minutes southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. But the second thing you might notice is that the Madison Club is worth the drive. The golf course is always in good shape, its bentgrass greens are pristine, and no two holes are alike. This local favorite traverses across hills, through mature trees and around seven lakes.
Our Jason Scott Deegan hasn't written a golf book - yet - but he sure enjoys reading and reviewing them. A foursome of good ones have published in 2018. Here's a preview.
Jason Scott Deegan's latest assignment was to write about the best public courses golf around Pittsburgh in advance of the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont C.C.
Former PGA Tour host Mystic Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, located an hour south of Pittsburgh, is one of the most interesting and playable Pete Dye designs.
Set in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania southeast of Pittsburgh, Latrobe C.C. is, of course, where Arnold Palmer learned the game. The golf course is more than a nostalgia trip, however.