432 Linden Hall Road, Dawson, Pennsylvania 15428, US
(724) 529-7543
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About Linden Hall

Linden Hall touts itself as "one of Pennsylvania's best secrets". This 785-acre estate is home to a historic 74-room lodge and a 6,405-yard golf course that winds up and down the region's rolling hills. The 8,720-square-foot Linden Hall mansion contains 35 rooms, 27 fireplaces, 13 baths, an indoor bowling alley and walk-in clothes dryer. An Aeolian pipe organ, one of three in the world, could be heard throughout the first and third floors when played. Today, the mansion, dating to 1913, is used by the United Steel Workers of America. The Club Pub restaurant overlooking the 18th fairway, a heated outdoor pool and hiking/biking trails are available.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres785
Year Opened1913
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesRoom
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Linden Hall

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4.7
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Previously Played

Tough test of golf

Haven't played here in awhile because it wasnt worth it but it has really been transformed. The greens were imaculant smoothest we've played all year. Cleared out some trees on 16 beautiful sight there. Id say give it a shot well worth iy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Course

Second time playing this course and it is great for the value. Love the wide teeboxes and the greens were like putting on glass, super smooth. Starter is not very friendly but the lady working the little shack with food was super nice. Would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

enjoyable

enjoyed playing here for the first time. if you read other reviews, out in the sticks, which I don't mind at all, and lots of bugs/gnats. they get to you once in a while, but overall, will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

long for seniors, greens little slow

Always enjoy playing this course except for the gnats that really bother you

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet

Very wet even on sloped fairways. I know we’ve had a very wet first part of the year but no other course are this wet. May have a poor drainage problem. Other than that course was in good condition. Plays long. Greens were fast even after a short rain.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Upgrades

This course is challenging and they made a lot of upgrades to it. It was fun to play and will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall good experience

The layout is entertaining, nothing gimmicky, and the course was well maintained, especially for this time of year. I recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Long Time Favorite

I have been playing this course for 25 years. Beautiful quiet rounds of golf and each hole has its own unique layout. The views, the hills, the mansion, all good. A few years ago I played, the ladies tees were mounds of dirt, the course was in the worst shape I had ever seen. FF to 2017 and it rivals some of the best courses in WPA. They took out thousands of trees to open the view and add in air movement which takes out the gnats. A view of the river on the back nine is breathtaking. Thank you Linden Hall for stepping up!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 103
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the drive

Despite two days of rain, the course was in terrific shape. The fairways were cut low. The first kind of rough was not too deep. If you've been there before, you know that the course has a terrific lay out. The only drawback that day was that the greens had been aerated the previous week and we're still sandy, though they rolled pretty well despite this fact. Well worth the drive, indeed. If you like to walk, this is a great course for you as well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

Linden Hall has a great layout. One of my favorite public layouts in Western, PA. No Parallel fairways. most holes are very open. I would recommend packing bug spray. Ladies at #10 refreshment stand were polite. #10 Stand Bathrooms were clean and updated.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sooooo beautiful

Not from around here and the staff was nice enough to ask if I had played the course before and when I said no they were more than happy to help with everything I needed to know so the course it was extremely beautiful nice fairways if I lived here I would play this over and over

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 19
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

not what I expected

When we got there, they had closed the front nine. Going off on number 10, we found the rough unmanageable with long grass and weeds. Lost a ball there. Number 11, same story, lost two balls. lost one on number 12. They did not tell us they just sanded the greens and they were not puttable. Our balls were covered with sand. Because every one was going off on number 10, wer behind two foursomes and a threesome. slow pace of play. Didnot bother to repeat the second nine.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Buggy!

The course was in great shape as far as playing it goes. The major down side was there were so many bugs from hole 1 to 18. you couldn't swing with out bugs flying in your ears, into your eyes or just around you in general. Almost impossible to focus on a put around the green. Also bug spray did NOTHING to stop them.

It was enough to make us not want to go back to the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Course to play

Wide open, Beautiful views on the back nine on top of the mountains. A lot of par fives but most of them are getable.

the greens, fairways and tee boxes were in spectacular shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Linden Hall is back

I used to play this course frequently but have not played it for many years after the couse condition seriously declined. Well I have to say the course is back and better than ever. Great conditions, greens are good and appear to have been re-done at some point. I always really liked the layout and nothing has changed there. My only complaints are the speed of the greens seemed very inconsistent front to back. Fast on the front nine, slow on the back. And, those pesky gnats are pretty distracting.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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