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4.5
489 Reviews (489)
5 Stars
331
4 Stars
136
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
96.5%
Recommend this course
478 out of 489 reviews
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3.8
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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4.5
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
94.4%
Recommend this course
17 out of 18 reviews
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Course Highlights
Pilgrim Oaks consistently impresses with immaculate conditions, rolling fairways, and small undulating greens that reward smart, strategic shot-making. Exceptionally kind and professional staff across the pro shop, starter, and grounds crew make every visit memorable.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6766 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.3
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Pilgrim's Oak Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required: no jeans, tank tops or cut-off shorts.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

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Reviews

4.5
489 Reviews (489)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 23
Elevation Changes 20
Water Hazards 14
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 15
Locals 12
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 25

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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

The Potential . . .

The Potential was there to make this a great day for golf: new course, links style, bright sun, and a great friend to help with the shots. Paired up with another two-some which can always be concerning, but they were good guys: jovial and kept to the pace of play.
Ah, the "pace of play". On the day I played the pace was molasses slow: We waited on every single hole on the front nine, and not just for the group in front of us to clear away so we could hit, but waiting for the group in front of us to TEE OFF, because they were waiting for the group in front of them to clear away. Every. Single. Hole. on the front 9 was played that way and it took us 3 hours to play 9 holes. Awful, miserable - made the day disappointing. I gave the overall rating a "Fair", but that is only because of the pace of play. This was a very well taken care of course, and easily could have 3 to 4 stars.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Condition, Well maintained

Course was in great shape, located in the hills of southern lancaster county near MD border. Course is fairly short from whites and blues.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Gem in the country

Very nice course, lots of character. Worth the 1 hour 10 minute drive from Harrisburg area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tough greens

Course in nice shape. The greens are very undiluted.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

this course was in excellent shape

The course was in excellent shape. If you like undulating greens this is definitely the course for you. Every hole was different and very interesting. I would definitely recommend this to my other golfing buddies

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

It was hike to get there but it was well worth it. A terrific bargain for the golfnow special. This course a 2nd shot course. Inviting tee shots to set up small landing areas for approaches. Anything more than 25ft away and it's a challenge to not 3 putt. Challenging and picturesque par 3s from the tips. Greens were receptive and a little on the slow Side but in very good shape. I highly recommend this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Back nine is a good test of golf

Course was in excellent condition. Pace of play was decent for a Sunday 9:30 tee time 4 hours 5 minutes for an 18 hole round. The pre-made sandwiches were fresh and fairly priced if a notch below the typical fare offered and similarly price courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Awesome

I extremely love this course and I would recommend it highly to everyone. It offers a lot of challenges, but the cost is cheap compared to similar courses like it I have played. Looking forward to many more rounds this season!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging greens

This course is one of my favorites. Great driving course and very challenging greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Must Play

Nestled in Amish Country, this course is absolutely beautiful and challenging. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. Be prepared for some difficult lies. This course is pretty wide open, but if you stray too far from the fairway, the rough can be difficult to get out of. To me, this is one of the very best in this area and I tell everyone they need to give it a try. If you do, I guarantee you will want to come back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value

I have played this course probably 4 times now, and it is always in great shape. Great value for the money, especially if you can get a Hot Deal. There are a few interesting holes, but overall the course is not too tough and is somewhat forgiving if you have a few wayward drives. Normally, pace of play is not a concern, but on this particular day there was a foursome with several walkers which slowed the pace for several twosomes that were behind, us included. The course staff probably should have paired some of us up to consolidate things a bit. Our 18 hole round took a little over 4 hours.

Overall, I love this course, it is definitely worth the drive and is a great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course with minor issues

Course is a great value, very picturesque and challenging... wouldn't recommend if you don't like unlevel lies. Greens are very well kept and very undulating with several 2 tier greens....you get on the wrong side of the hole you could be chipping instead of putting your next shot. Not a terribly long course from the whites and the senior tees (yellow) are very short. A few things would be major improvements.... LEVEL THE TEE BOXES !!!!! if you like teeing off with your feet lower than the ball you will like a few of the tees.... also need some spike cleaning brushes on every 3rd or 4th hole. The rough is usually very high with your ball nestling down to the bottom... balls can be very hard to find and it's very hard to advance the ball if the grass is wet. Rough needs to be shorter for the average golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Excellent Golf course

Pilgrim's Oak is a great course and a super value. Always in great shape and very fair for the mid-player.
I drive from Harford County, MD to play at Pilgrim's Oak because I like it so much.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Good not great

Usually have a great time on this course but today rough needed alot of cutting. Was not as pleasurable usually in great shape greens were great but rough was way to long to be fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course / Slow Round

Beautiful course. This course has a great layout and the course is in great condition. The greens are really nice. We played on a weekend and the course was full and the round took 4:45pm so we were waiting on most every hole. We did not get any food or beverages so cannot rate them on that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best kept secrete

This course is in great shape. The greens are well kept and the fairways are near perfect. The greens had been aerated but were rolling surprisingly well. The grounds crew should be complemented on a great job.
I would recommend this course and will be back.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great for the money

Course in great shape , bargain at twilight rate, even better with golfnow

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging shotmakers course in fine condition

Very hilly and with quite undulating greens. I thought the greens needed to be shorter at first, but later on it became apparent that if the greens were really fast the course would be almost unplayable for a novice. There are so many direction changes, and the sides of the greens all slope away, so that getting on at all was a challenge. I need to play it again to put my approach shots in the right place on the green. The course is not long, but you will use all your clubs with some forced carries and forced layups. In addition, a level lie is hard to come by anywhere so club choice was often impacted by wind, uphill or downhill lie, as well as elevation changes on every hole. Very interesting and I must try it again sometime. Worth the price, but beginners may lose some balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Awesome course and in great shape. I would play this course again and again. Wonderful views thru out the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful

haven't played here for 15years, course is better than ever, beautiful views, course in great shape, only negative, poor yardage markers... will play again soon

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