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Reading Country Club
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Opened in 1923, Reading Country Club is one of the area's oldest golf courses. Located less than a half hour from King of Prussia, the course is easily accessible from anywhere in the greater Berks County area. Though it has a traditional layout that doesn't have the length that most modern courses do, that hasn't stopped it from being one of the most challenging public golf courses in Berks County. The rolling terrain provides a variety of elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. The course will test you with lightning fast, undulating greens that are protected by sand traps and there is punishing rough bordering the narrow, tree-lined fairways. Be prepared for uphill shots and blind approaches throughout the golf course. Reading Country Club's par 3s are especially notable for their difficulty.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6162 yards | 70.0 | 133 |
| Blue (W) | 70 | 6162 yards | 76.6 | 139 |
| White | 70 | 5762 yards | 68.4 | 130 |
| White (W) | 70 | 5762 yards | 74.4 | 135 |
| Gold | 70 | 5117 yards | 65.4 | 125 |
| Gold (W) | 70 | 5117 yards | 70.1 | 125 |
| Hybrid 1 (W) | 70 | 4847 yards | 68.7 | 122 |
| Hybrid 1 | 70 | 4847 yards | 64.4 | 123 |
| Hybrid 2 | 70 | 4564 yards | 63.6 | 122 |
| Hybrid 2 (W) | 70 | 4564 yards | 67.5 | 119 |
| Silver | 70 | 3974 yards | 61.5 | 118 |
| Silver (W) | 70 | 3974 yards | 63.0 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.0/133 W: 76.6/139 | 371 | 386 | 365 | 203 | 523 | 159 | 426 | 183 | 328 | 2944 | 169 | 391 | 360 | 407 | 510 | 220 | 304 | 512 | 345 | 3218 | 6162 |
| White M: 68.4/130 W: 74.4/135 | 360 | 335 | 345 | 184 | 515 | 146 | 405 | 158 | 287 | 2735 | 154 | 380 | 349 | 367 | 481 | 178 | 290 | 495 | 333 | 3027 | 5762 |
| Gold M: 65.4/125 W: 70.1/125 | 345 | 278 | 329 | 170 | 440 | 139 | 353 | 128 | 262 | 2444 | 141 | 330 | 331 | 315 | 430 | 162 | 283 | 400 | 281 | 2673 | 5117 |
| Hybrid 1 M: 64.4/123 W: 68.7/122 | 345 | 278 | 329 | 170 | 326 | 139 | 280 | 100 | 262 | 2229 | 141 | 275 | 331 | 315 | 430 | 162 | 283 | 400 | 281 | 2618 | 4847 |
| Hybrid 2 M: 63.6/122 W: 67.5/119 | 345 | 278 | 240 | 170 | 326 | 139 | 280 | 100 | 262 | 2140 | 141 | 275 | 260 | 315 | 430 | 162 | 283 | 349 | 281 | 2496 | 4636 |
| Silver M: 61.5/118 W: 63.9/110 | 288 | 205 | 240 | 110 | 326 | 90 | 280 | 100 | 185 | 1824 | 141 | 275 | 260 | 245 | 380 | 90 | 205 | 349 | 205 | 2150 | 3974 |
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 14 |
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Great Course
Good for golfers of all skill level
Good Greens
Really Enjoyed this course will play again!!
I'll Be Back, good value...
Played on a Monday, Golfnow HotDeal, But course is well worth the $45 greens fees.... well groomed, nice greens, kinda tight fairways, nice old school country club with Smallish greens.... good value, will go back again, watch the Blind Shots
Great Value for Money
The course was in very good shape. We had a great day and staff was very nice. Beer girl came around plenty of times throughout day to provide great service. All around good value and nice course.
return visit
I am updating a previous review on Reading... The starter told me they had rolled the greens 5 times this week and the greens were US Open fast.. The course had the advantage of a beautiful dry week of weather and it played very firm and fast.. You will not see greens like this as far as speed and quality on 95% of top private courses.. This is one of the best values in public golf in the Philadelphia region. If you like an old school course with tons of charm and a great staff, you must try Reading this year.
Old fashioned country club now a muni course, but hasn't changed much
This is a very fun course, if a bit overpriced, but even though it's a muni now, they still take care of it almost as well as when it was a private club. the greens and fairways are really nice. Ok, yes, there are some goofy holes. 3, 11 and 16 can be aggravatingly weird. But overall it's a nice trip back through time when courses were short and made difficult by bizarre landforms or other similar obstacles. Weirdness was celebrated.
Good Value
Course was in good condition. Greens rolled very true and at a good pace.
Course is in great shape
Course is in wonderful shape. The pace of play was slow on the front nine, probably due to the number of par 3 holes. Course is very hilly with quick greens
Interesting and convinent
Course is challenge and interesting. Maybe we consider lady's distance. Once I lost one club, somebody found it. I am very happy.
Classic course with many challenges
Course is in great shape. Elevation changes and layout make it difficult.
Enjoyed playing this course
Staff was very friendly and course was in good shape. Would recommend this course.
Slow
Slow play. Matched up with 3 seniors and the round took way too long.
better than ever
For those who want fast undulating greens that are in beautiful shape, go no further than Reading CC.. This course is maintained beautifully and has gotten better than ever.. The sand traps and tees are in fine shape and the rough is plentiful if you miss the narrow fairways. People pay 75-100 dollars to play a course as nice as this.. We paid 18 dollars with our discount.. The par 3's are outstanding and difficult on this course.. You must put this on your list if you have not tried it yet..
Good Old Style Course
Many mature trees line most fairways. Numerous
elevation changes make the course length a little
deceptive. Many up hill shots require a extra club or two. All in all an enjoyable round.
Beautiful layout
Conditions were perfect and course layout is very challenging and exciting. Highly recommend.
Historic, mature course
Always enjoy playing Reading Country Club. The course is in great condition. Bonus of seeing some classic Ferrari's , there was a car show set up on the driving range. I would recommend playing this course any time.
Can't beat it for the price
Need to go play here once a month.
I played after those two days of soaking rain and it was still playable.
Reading in great shape early this season
I have played Reading many times since it went from Private to Public.. It was always in good shape and very challenging. However, the new Pro and Superintendent have done an excellent job in bring this old course back to top form, as it was before going public... Not overly long, which is perfect for me, it challenges you to make good straight tee shots and good approach shots as the greens are very challenging, somewhat small however very fast.. always a treat to play
old traditional course!
TARGET GOLF! ...narrow fairways, small greens with a lot of slope
just aerated the greens about a week ago -a little bumpy but playable...should be perfect in another week.
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