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4.0
848 Reviews (848)
5 Stars
214
4 Stars
378
3 Stars
156
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
45
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
82.9%
Recommend this course
680 out of 848 reviews
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4.4
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
88.2%
Recommend this course
15 out of 17 reviews
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4.1
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.3%
Recommend this course
81 out of 95 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
848 Reviews (848)

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 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Course in good condition but fairways too close

Played here on a Saturday afternoon. Took us over 2 1/2 hours to play the first 9, so instead of playing the back 9, we played the front over again, since it was less crowded. Very slow play and no rangers. As mentioned in other reviews, fairways are much too close, and balls were constantly flying onto our fairway from other holes. Would only play here again during an off time when not so crowded, since otherwise the course was in good condition and nice enough.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wrong rate for my tee time

Golf now advertised and confirmed my 1:52 tee time at $35, however when I arrived, I was charged $49. The course claimed that they have informed Golf now of this error several times and would not honor the price quoted. Needless to say I was rather disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shannondell is in good form

A very good golf value. Staff, greens, pace. Tee boxes could be improved. Booked through golfnow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

condensed golf

Course is condensed. A one point you're teeing off side by side. At times there are fairways on either side of you and you're wondering where the ball might be coming from. This slows down play waiting for players in other holes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

congested fairways

This would be a fun course if it were empty. The problem is that too many of the holes run into each other. There are shared Tee boxes. More than several times there were balls coming into your fairway from multiple directions, with a couple near misses to hitting us. We often had to wait for other golfers to clear our fairway before we could hit our ball. The negatives being said, the course was a fun layout with several challenging doglegs. the tee boxes, fairways and greens were in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They need a ranger

Way too slow, generally a bunch of hacks and old folks play here. Course is tight, with greens too close to tee boxes and fairways too narrow to hit consistently. There are worse courses around there but for the money I expected more. They really need a ranger to monitor tee times and pace of play, 4-1/2 hrs for 2 people is ridiculous. They have two people riding around carts emptying trash cans but no ranger...make sense?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great place, close to everything...

I was surprise to know how close a nice public course was to King of Prussia. Shannondell was reasonably priced, with a very well maintained course throughout. The course layout was a little interesting to navigate will some of the tees and fairways aligning next to each other. We had a great time, the staff tried to keep people from slowing down too much.
We plan of coming back a few times this season.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nicely conditioned course

A course in the old style that most of us seniors grew up with. Well conditioned.This course has lots of dog legs so longer hitters must know how to play target golf in order to score well. This course suited my game very well. Even though I didn't putt my best,I shot 40-front nine and 42 on the back.I was able to keep my ball in play and out of the heavier rough. Nice course for all age players.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not a bad play for the money

Play here with my buddies a few times a year. Course was in great shape this time around. Pace of play was ok. Course has lots of doglegs and fairways running side by side so be on the lookout for errant shots from other groups. 19th hole is pretty sweet.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable

We had a blast playing through this course and the weather couldn't have been better. The course was very damp, to no fault of the greenskeepers, due to heavy storming a few days prior to our arrival to the area. The staff wasnt overly helpful or friendly, but its a public course so I didn't expect anything spectacular. The course was challenging but not impossible and the other players certainly made a beginner like me feel at home.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

NICE!

nice course! greens in good shape, as well as fairways. layout is tricky for first time players of the course. unfortunately no driving range though ,If this course had a driving range I would be satisfied!!! Also, very thick, healthy rough, it adds a good challenge to the course!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

OK to average

Played here many times, conditions were good. Pace of play was slow although the rangers were all over us to get going earlier then our round was scheduled to start. Lots of dog legs and very tight definitely not the best course if you tend to slice. The bar is always a good place to get food. In my mind not worth 50 a round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not great

The course layout is terrible. Rough unkept. A $30 course

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Good for the price point

This was not a bad track at all for the money. Fairways and greens were in very good shape. Too many of the holes are huge doglegs that border on gimicky. If you're a big hitter, the driver will only come out of the bag a few times. Overall quite enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

The Club at Shannondell

The course is very nice overall and designed well so it's fun to play too! A lot of older folks there during the week so it kinda of holds you up here and there on holes. I would say it is one of the nicest courses in the Philadelphia area though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great day

this course was in great condition. It mixed some very difficult holes in and made for a great day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Narrow Fairways but Fun to Play

The staff was rude to us because we were 5 minutes late (due to traffic) to our tee-off time, even though there were not many players at all. However, the conditions of the course itself was very good. The fairways were unforgivingly narrow on some holes, but the greens and tee boxes were maintained very well. The roughs, when we hit into them, tended to be very thick.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course is good for building your confidence

The course is wide open. You don't get into trouble as much. There were stuff all over the greens so putting was a challenge. Don't blame them because it was very windy that day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice course!!!

Course was in very good shape, will def golf here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Early Spring conditions were impressive..

Although very windy conditions, I was pleased with my overall experience at the Club at Shannondell. Playing it for the first time, it was challenging but very fair. You would expect below average conditions this time of the season especially after our harsh winter but every green was in excellent shape and speedy. Tee to green was also very playable...nice work by the staff!

Drinks and snack at the turn...more than reasonable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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