Iron Valley Golf Club

Its been quite some time since I took the trip from Philly to Iron Valley to play.. The weather was fantastic and kind of breezy for this time of year. Then again, Iron Valley sits up on a mountainside and you can expect wind there.. The 9's have been reversed since I last played .
From a beauty and difficulty standpoint, Iron Valley is at the top of public courses in PA.. The holes go uphill and downhill with as many heroic shots as you can ever imagine.. The 1st hole green sits up on a huge perch above the valley below and the views are remarkable. Its the #1 handicap hole and the approach shot to the back pin placement was extremely difficult. I would suspect many people are starting off their round with a double or triple bogey on the first hole due to its very demanding uphill nature.
The par 5's on Iron Valley are incredibly tight and tricky and must be played conservatively... You can pile up huge scores on these holes if you do not lay up your 2nd shot wisely..
The island green hole is the 5th hole and on this day played 125 yds into a swirling wind.. If you want to envision what its like to play TPC Sawgrass 17th hole, this may be the closest thing you will see to that hole in this area... The green is tiny and there is no bailout anywhere.. Its either on the green or its a lost ball..
The conditioning of the course needs to be upgraded some.. The greens were slower than they should be for such an upscale course.. The tees and fairways were in fine condition..
All in all, Iron Valley is a delight and a unique place to play... For the good player, if you break 80 here, you've done a great job... Its real easy to throw in a few real bad holes here that can destroy your score and that is the greatest challenge to avoid those.
Its only a 75 min ride from Philly and more Philly golfers should make the trip to Iron Valley and see a fantastic course and sight for the eyes..

Great course! Challenging yet receptive to good shots. Fast greens. Can't wait to play again!

Course in great shape, working around the course for improvement and appearance, staff always friendly and helpful. The only down sides, the pace of play, watched the groups 2 and 3 ahead playing the wrong tee boxes and waiting for greens to clear from 300 yds plus.

Beautiful course very well laid out. Staff is excellent and greet you with professionalism definitely highly recommend this course. They’re looking for a top challenge of course

I’ve played Iron Valley many times over the last 8 years. The course is in great shape The overall grooming is impressive..especially the 5th hole

Very nice conditions! Solid course but the layout was weird to me. The front nine and back nine are vastly different layouts.

Would certainly play here again!

Hard to find a level lie after the first three holes. Lots of approach shots from downhill lies with ball above or below your feet. Many holes you'd drive to one edge of the fairway and the slope bounces your ball into the rough on the opposite side. Great course but I wouldn't play it again.

First time playing at Iron Valley. wonderful course that is in great condition. will definetly play again.

Amazing layout views were great . I will definitely be back.

Staff was exceptional and I really enjoyed the day at the course. It was gruesome hot though:)