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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.

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

Pilgrim's Oak provides challenging holes with the opportunity for great shots

The course was in great condition. The terrain offers various challenging shots with the opportunity to develop all aspects of your game. Great staff, equipment, and overall experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Other than the pace of play, it's a great course. They need to spread their tee times out and police the course better.

Other than the pace of play, it's a great course. They need to spread their tee times out and police the course better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/28/2013

fmc2277, as the Director of Golf at Pilgrim's Oak I wanted to clarify that we run tee times on 8 and 9 minute intervals and Saturday we had a ranger out on the golf course from 10am to 3pm. I was wondering what time you played on Saturday because every group that we had come off the golf course while I was here(until 4pm) finished in 4 hours and 40 minutes or less. Thank you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great

best Course Ive played.............................................................

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course in excellant condition.

Local knowledge of layout is a definite plus, so pair up if its your first visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best Public Course in Lancaster County

I have the most intense love-hate relationship with this course. I love the immaculately cut fairways and super fast greens. I just hate my inability to go without 3 putting on some of them. There is no other public course in Lancaster County that is as well maintained as this one. This is also one of the most challenging courses in the County. Well, Iron Valley might win out on that one, but you cannot beat this course for the price. My one ever so minor complaint is the lack of a cart path around the entirety of the course. Also, there are plenty of large coolers with bottled water being reasonably priced at 50 cents.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Twice a year
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible course management.

The course management scheduled a shotgun start outing for a Saturday morning, and then did absolutely nothing to manage the pace of play of that outing. Turned out to be an almost six hour round.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/30/2013

Sir,
I am the Director of Golf at Pilgrims Oak Golf Course and I can assure you that we did everything in our power to try to keep the pace of play up on Saturday. We had two rangers consistently monitoring groups and unfortunately there is little you can do when people are slow players. I apologize for the excessively long round of golf(although I doubt it was 6 hours) and hope that you will give Pilgrim's Oak another opportunity in the future. Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

very nice layout

always in great shape, alot of undulation on greens. reqiures some thought while you work your way around the course. always a good value

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great deal on a good course

Great layout. Both nines challenging but very playable. Use every club in the bag. Front tees are great for beginners while back tees can challenger even the low handicappers.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course!- slow greens today though.

I love Piligrim's Oak - it's one of my favorites in Lancaster County....too bad it's so far down South in the county. It is always in great condition - exepct yesterday the greens were very hairy (slow). It was really hot out so maybe they are trying to keep the greens alive, which is understandable. But they were definitely the slowest greens I've played this year. Other than that, I love the layout of it and the views are spectacular!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Golf dream!

Pulling into the course you are greeted with nice scenery and a big pond. Game play: this course is great for beginners and is challenging for the more experienced players. The tee boxes are well placed with a chance to drive the ball over grassy field, deep brush, and a big pond that will make you feel like you play professional golf. Fairways are properly maintained for an easy shot to your target. Once your ball reaches the green, your works not done, with hard and soft slopes your either one putt or three putts to the finish. I give pilgrims oak five stars for an overall great experience!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfectly maintained

Pilgrims oak was perfect from start to finish. It was perfectly maintained. I caught myself taking pictures of its beauty on multiple holes. I'll definitely return on my next visit to lancaster county!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of ups and downs - hills that is

Beautiful conditions, open layout as long as you stay out of the tall grasses.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Hot Deal value!

played long ago and hadn't returned due to an agonizingly slow round. I'm sorry I waited so long. Course was in great shape and fun to play. Set up was difficult due to having hosted a torny, but not unfair. Now that I know the layout, I'm hoping for fewer errant shots and a better score!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough greens, beautiful course

Super fast greens with a ton of break! Very difficult to get the ball close to the hole on approach shots.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

One of the best courses I've ever played

Best conditioned course in the area. Hands down. Absolutely amazing. Holes are a little long and it tires you out if you're not used to hills or links style but absolutely a blast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The BEST Course in the area hands down!!

I play MANY different course in the area and so far in 2013, this is the BEST overall course I have played. Everything is in pristine shape and I look at - tee boxes, bunkers, greens, fairways, and ruff. The greens roll true as well. You have to put this course on your list this year to pay, it is worth an hour drive at least to enjoy with your friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf

A rolling, open but challenging layout awaits at Pilgrim's Oak. Lots of elevation change from tee to green, but your work is hardly done with a lot of undulation and speed on those greens. An excellent, but fair test of golf

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A definite "Player's Course"

Great conditions and excellent pace of play.

Definitely a player's course, as the greens are small, quick, and tricky, the wind is ALWAYS going (it's insane how windy it gets here, even on days where it seems calm everywhere else), and the rough is thick.

There are a handful of holes where if you're not on the fairway, you are scrambling just to make bogey... if you find your ball. I am a so-so player (9 handicap) and I have a tough time shooting in the low 80's on this track, let alone getting into the 70's.

Ironically, those conditions seem to IMPROVE the pace, because bad golfers don't like to play here! I've been randomly paired with people maybe a half dozen times, and only once did I play with hackers.

If you have a tough time hitting the ball straight, you probably won't like this place much (and you better bring a whole box of balls).

But if you're a 10 handicap or so and enjoy getting beaten up once in a while by challenging conditions, you'll love this place.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course! A must play.

Great course. Have played here for years & always enjoy it. Elevation changes & greens are very challenging. Greens were rolling beautifully. A gem of a course in the middle of the countryside.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0

country setting

I play here every now and then. Not great, but okay

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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