Skytop Lodge - Poconos Golf Course
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About
Skytop Golf Course sprawls across rolling hills set against a backdrop provided by the beautiful Poconos. The course originally opened in 1927. It has a classic design with traditional features including wide fairways, but the trees that line them have matured into quite the challenge. The 6,656-yard length may seem short by modern standards but don't get too comfortable. This mountain golf course features a variety of elevation changes and nowhere is this more apparent than the small greens where the breaks can vary from subtle to dramatic, but they are almost all unexpected. The greens also play lightning fast. Strategically placed bunkers are lurking throughout but thankfully water only comes into play on two holes. Skytop Golf Course offers plenty of scenic respite as well, with panoramic views of West Mountain.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6656 yards | 72.0 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6464 yards | 71.8 | 132 |
| Red | 72 | 5789 yards | 68.3 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5789 yards | 74.8 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.6/128 | 408 | 375 | 248 | 377 | 410 | 182 | 541 | 455 | 484 | 3480 | 288 | 469 | 210 | 339 | 329 | 553 | 189 | 435 | 364 | 3176 | 6656 |
| White M: 71.4/125 | 389 | 367 | 198 | 370 | 408 | 176 | 523 | 435 | 480 | 3346 | 276 | 461 | 199 | 337 | 322 | 492 | 183 | 428 | 361 | 3059 | 6405 |
| Red M: 67.8/120 W: 72.9/121 | 377 | 315 | 188 | 361 | 332 | 136 | 479 | 383 | 431 | 3002 | 229 | 419 | 124 | 303 | 290 | 423 | 168 | 400 | 298 | 2654 | 5656 |
| Handicap | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by u100703152 on 04/29/2021
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Photo submitted by u314160796373 on 09/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u314160796373 on 09/18/2020
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Photo submitted by jnozz on 09/05/2020
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Photo submitted by jnozz on 09/05/2020
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Photo submitted by u7822792 on 10/22/2019
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The leaves were at their best, and the views great. Photo submitted by bdad9428 on 10/18/2013
Great fall day!
4 deer on 17 and 7 turkeys on 18, 3 of which sat on a fence. What a great day for golf and a beautiful course. Stay out of the rough.
Prove to high for this time of year
Very high price for the coarse in the condition it’s in now. Half the bunker are filled with water. Friendly staff
Skytop nice
Staff friendly course nice condition even after rain and one of our friends got the golf cart stuck in the mud by ignoring the signs
Try this course
Nice course, scenic, with beautiful views. Some challenging holes.
Great golf course but some slow players were bothering me
Golf course was nice shape and beautiful view of around some holes. Some poor performers played so slow and they made me waiting few minutes every single hole. They never let us go through them. I guessed you should overcome this ridiculous moment each hole to play through. Except that moment it was so good time and enjoyable time for playing golf at this golf course.
nice course
First time playing here. Course was challenging but playable. Played on a Monday at one PM, pace of play was great (under 4 hrs). Will play here again.
A great challenging course.
The Golf Pro, his assistant and staff were most helpful, gracious. Look forward to a return visit.
Pretty and challenging
The rough is tall for a resort course but we were able to find our errant shots and play on. The greens were somewhat slow but smooth. Beautiful setting and a good golf experience.
Don’t waste your money!
Got this as a hotdeal for $55($70 regular rate, RIDICULOUS for this place) decided to check it out. I am a very harsh critic when it comes to golf courses, but this place made it easy.
I’ll start with the good, the greens. In good shape, but terribly slow and tiny. If you are not a fan of small greens, DO NOT PLAY HERE.
The tee boxes were in rough shape, mostly on the back, some on front. The rough is full of clover, and the fairways were shaggy. Traps had coarser sand in it and very little of it, felt like concrete.
Pace of play was brutal. We were waiting 10-15 mins to hit our tee shots.
Course layout was, minus a few holes, terrible.
I can say more, but why waste review space. Do yourself a favor, go play somewhere else, unless you have a comp round. Even then, I still would not recommend going to Skydump. Gift the round to someone you don’t like.
Great course with great views
Super friendly staff. unload your bag at drop off and clean clubs at 18. great layout with some long challenging holes. Pace of play was fair, wouldn't blame it on the facility, we got stuck behind a group that didn't seem to care anyone was behind them. Greens were firm and fast fairways were perfect, great place to golf
