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4.0
841 Reviews (841)
5 Stars
211
4 Stars
375
3 Stars
155
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
45
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
82.8%
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674 out of 841 reviews
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4.5
11 Reviews (11)
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6
4 Stars
4
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0
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.9%
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10 out of 11 reviews
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4.0
90 Reviews (90)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
9
2 Stars
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1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
84.4%
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76 out of 90 reviews
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Course Highlights
Shannondell's challenging doglegs, thick rough, and well-maintained fairways and greens consistently reward golfers who return for its scenic layout. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and a well-regarded restaurant make it a favorite worth revisiting.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6122 yards
Slope 121
Rating 69.9

The Club at Shannondell, formerly known as George Washington Golf Course, has been ranked by Golf Digest as one of the "25 Best Golf Courses in Pennsylvania" and it's also on their list of "Best Places to Play." From the back tees, the course is just over 6,100 yards. Put away your driver because there won't be many chances to grip it and rip it on this course. It's a seemingly mild layout with wide, gently rolling fairways that appear forgiving, but the strategically placed hazards along the pitched greens demand well placed shots. The cut of the rough is also higher and there are several doglegs, placing even further emphasis on accuracy. Proper club selection is also very important on this golf course. The Club at Shannondell is a fun but fair test for players of all skill levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1965
Fairways Rye grass
Greens Rye grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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4.0
841 Reviews (841)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Dinner 9
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 17
Bunkers 15
Water Hazards 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Walkers 19
Beginners 13
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 28
Convenient to the City 12
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good for the price

First time playing here. Not bad. The course was in good condition; it's not a PGA course so it wasn't pristine but it did have some rough spots. Some of the bunkers were either partially filled with water or had dried up sand/dirt in them. Hole placement was good. Some holes shared a tee box which I thought was weird but the layout wasn't bad. The course is a little shorter than expected but a good value for a deal on the tee time. I'd play again if I found another deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good times, great shape

What more can I say, good time, course was in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Shannondell

The course is in phenomenal condition and the price is very affordable. My only gripe with this course is that the bunkers are more dirt than they are pure sand.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course Condition

The Course was in awesome condition except for the bunkers, but it had rained a lot during the week so I do not blame the golf course. I was able to find a Hot Deal that was extremely well priced, and completely made the course worth the money. If you can find a price under $30, I would definitely say it is worth it.

Each hole had differences and it made for an interesting and fun round of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Hot weather
Used cart

Could & Should be So Much Better

The course condition was very good, except that the bunker sand was missing throughout the course and that is such a disappointment. Greens and fairways were in great condition.

However, the course aside, most everything else was a disappointment.

A very courteous two-some in front let myself and my playing partner play through on the 3rd hole only for us to be stuck behind a 3 some who were amazingly slow. For the remaining 15 holes we have to endure their ridiculously slow pace and multiple chances for them to do the right thing and wave us through......NOT ONCE did we see a Ranger or ANYONE from the clubhouse who could have easily rectified this situation and that is a huge disappointment.

On a very hot day, not to have a drinks van out or some kind of refreshment location at the turn is beyond me! Other than the obvious revenue plus for the course, the customer service message it sends by NOT having one out there is very clear.....this combined with the lack of a Ranger and a price over $40 each, it shows what Shannondell feel about their clients.

My playing will not be returning to play there again......I will certainly looking at other locations first.

Very disappointed indeed.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Over Priced Round of Golf

The fairway and greens where okay but the sand traps were dirt traps (no sand in most traps) and some traps had standing water in them. Course should have offered a discount to play that day and not charger $49

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions, slow play

Course still in awesome condition, especially at $40. Slow play though, course rangers just watch the slow groups but don't actually make any interventions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, terrible rate of play

If your looking for an enjoyable round, play somewhere else. There was no starter on a Saturday morning, so we got off for our 9:18 Tee Time half an hour late. The foursome that went in front of us were late to their Tee Time at 8:30 and decided to hop in front of us. After 2 hours of horrendously slow play, we had made it through 6 holes. We called the round and got our money back. It should have been a great experience because the course is in really good shape. Hopefully they can make the changes necessary in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Poor Overall

I was extremely disappointed with our overall experience at the course. The course was covered in leaves and debris, which i can give a slight pass to due to the time of year. But losing a ball on a fairway due to leaves is unacceptable to me. The holes are very tightly packed together and people are teeing off in your direction whilst you are on a fairway on numerous holes. But my biggest peeve was the rudeness of the golf club worker. We teed off at around 1pm. The course was fairly empty and my parter and I played at a leisurely place. It took longer than usual due to the fact that it took us much longer to find our shots, even when on the fairways, due to the amount of leaves on the course. When we reached the 18th tee the club worker drove down to us in a cart and berated us for being the last group out! It was just after 4pm. There was nobody behind us all day so we it wasn't as if we were holding people up! Completely unacceptable behaviour. Because of these facts I can not recommend this course to anyone and most definitely will not be returning.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Dog leg city

Course starts out with 3 dog legs on first four holes

Greens usually in good shape

Over time the course has lost some of its best holes.

Course is a shadow of its former glory

Go elsewhere.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No variety

Many doglegs , very underwhelming

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pack your patience and wear a helmet

5 hour round at 8:30 am on a Sunday morning -- need I say more??? I'm a decent golfer and I honestly can't recommend this course to anyone with more than a 15 handicap. Beginners should play else where. This course really needs some TLC (tee boxes and fairway bunkers in particular). The place was crowded because of the price but I'd rather spend another $5..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Can do better, can do worse

Played here for work, so the price was right...free. All in all, the conditions were good given the heat and lack of rain we've had recently. Kudos to the grounds crew for that. One tee box was a mess but most greens rolled nicely and consistently. The bunkers looked terrible, but luckily most are avoidable. The one I was in was like gravel.

The layout, like other reviews mention, is kinda redundant. Dogleg after dogleg. But we had some fun cutting the corners and working the ball more than usually necessary. It's way too short, even from the blues. Not much of a challenge.

All in all, I didn't hate it. But I wouldn't rush back either. The shape of the course made it bearable but it's just a little too easy and boring. Great for old man golf.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Value

This course is one of my favorites, maybe because it is only 5 minutes from my house. Very well maintained for the money. Because of how close it is to me, I typically play twilight and I rarely even see another group. The people i have run into are always very friendly or helpful. Very laid back environment. I find the course to be pretty easy and good for those just learning who do not hit long shots. Bar/Restaurant are excellent

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well maintained course

Great course for the money only problem is I had to walk the course do to heavy rains

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Terrible Experience

First time to play this course. Our foursome goes into clubhouse and pays $40 each with cart. After paying the employee at the counter tells us that the course is cart path only. Should have disclosed that up front on a day with temps in the 90's.(not sure why this would be since it has not rained recently). We found out quickly why cart path only. They have the course practically flooded with water evidently due to the heat. Most all of the sandtraps were half full of water (no rain recently), approaches so wet when you stepped water squished out. Balls would hit the greens and plug. I realize weather has been hot lately but courses down south don't even play this wet. Crabgrass on every tee box and most fairways. We liked the course and its layout however the conditions were absolutely terrible for no reason other than course mis-management. We will not be back here. Not worth $40 at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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