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24-06-2025
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Best Pennsylvania public and private golf courses: Oakmont, Merion still top private clubs
Pennsylvania has a wide array of impressive golf courses both public and private. Some have often been considered the best golf courses in the United States and have played host to major championships, such as the US Open at Oakmont this year. Advertisement Golfweek (part of the USA TODAY network) released its 2025 rankings of each state's best public and private golf courses, including the top 10 public courses and top 20 private courses in Pennsylvania. Golfweek's Top Public Courses: Golfweek's Best 2025: Top public-access golf courses in every state, ranked Golfweek's Top Private Courses: Golfweek's Best 2025: Top private golf courses in every state, ranked Golfweek's rankings are determined by a panel of more than 800 raters from around the world. Rankings are determined on a list of 10 criteria with their own 10-point scales. Criteria include routing, variety and memorability of par 3s, 4s and 5s, greens, landscaping, conditioning and a "walk in the park" test. Advertisement Both Oakmont and Omni Bedford Springs retained their titles as the top private and public courses in Pennsylvania from last year's rankings. Oakmont and fellow private course rankings leader Merion East were ranked as the No. 8 and No. 13 best golf courses in the world by The top five private courses in Pennsylvania remained the same as in 2024. Merion East slid into second place behind Oakmont, Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon course was third, Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh was No. 4 and Aronimink in Newtown Square came in at fifth. The top five public courses in the state also remained the same, with some minor changes in the order compared to 2024. Two new courses also made their way into the rankings this year. Penn National's Founders Course slid into a tie for eighth place on the public courses lists, while Sunnehanna in Johnstown came in at No. 18 on the private courses list. See the entire ranking of public and private Pennsylvania courses below. Pennsylvania's best public golf course rankings in 2025 by Golfweek 1. Omni Bedford Springs, Old Course, Bedford (last year's ranking: 1) Advertisement 2. Nemacolin, Mystic Rock Course, Farmington (2) 3. Olde Stonewall, Ellwood City (4) T4. Golf Course at Glen Mills (3) T4. Hershey Country Club, West Course (5) 6. Nemacolin, Shepherd's Rock Course, Farmington (6) 7. Jeffersonville Golf Course (7) T8. Wyncote, Oxford (9) T8. Penn National, Founders Course, Fayetteville (not ranked) 10. Links at Gettysburg (7) Dropped out: Club at Morgan Hill (10) Pennsylvania's best private golf course rankings in 2025 by Golfweek 1. Oakmont Country Club (last year's ranking: 1) 2. Merion, East Course, Ardmore (2) 3. Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon Course, Flourtown (3) Advertisement 4. Fox Chapel, Pittsburgh (4) 5. Aronimink, Newtown Square (5) 6. Lancaster Country Club (6) 7. Laurel Valley, Ligonier (7) 8. Country Club of Scranton, Clarks Summit (8) 9. Gulph Mills, King of Prussia (9) 10. Stonewall, Old Course, Elverson (10) 11. Rolling Green, Springfield (11) 12. Huntingdon Valley (T12) 13. Saucon Valley Old Course, Bethlehem (16) 14. Applebrook, Malvern (18) T15. Kahkwa Club, Erie (T12) T15. Pittsburgh Field Club (T14) 17. Manufacturers, Fort Washington (T19) 18. Sunnehanna, Johnstown (not ranked) 19. Saucon Valley, Weyhill Course, Bethlehem (T14) 20. Longue Vue, Verona Dropped out: Philadelphia Country Club, Spring Mill Course (17) This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Best Pennsylvania public and private golf courses: Golfweek rankings
San Francisco Chronicle
06-06-2025
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US Open '25: A trivia quiz covering more than a century of golf
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — How well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this trivia quiz (answers below): ___ 1. Where was the first U.S. Open in Pennsylvania? a.) Oakmont b.) Philadelphia Cricket Club 2. Jack Nicklaus won his first U.S. Open at Oakmont. Who did he beat in the playoff? a.) Arnold Palmer b.) Doug Sanders c.) Gary Player 3. Who is the only player to complete the career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open? a.) Tiger Woods b.) Gary Player c.) Jack Nicklaus 4. Which golf course has hosted the U.S. Open the most times? a.) Winged Foot b.) Baltusrol c.) Oakmont 5. Name the only player to lose three U.S. Opens in a playoff? a.) Phil Mickelson c.) Arnold Palmer 6. Who is the only player to shoot 63 in the final round to win the U.S. Open? a.) Brooks Koepka b.) Johnny Miller c.) Jack Nicklaus 7. Who is the last U.S. Open champion who had to go through 36-hole qualifying? a.) Lucas Glover b.) Graeme McDowell c.) Gary Woodland 8. This player holds the record for losing the largest 54-hole lead in U.S. Open. Who is he? a.) Greg Norman b.) Mike Brady c.) Dustin Johnson 9. Who has the most majors without ever having won the U.S. Open? a.) Phil Mickelson b.) Harry Vardon c.) Sam Snead 10. Who recorded the highest score on a single hole in the U.S. Open a.) John Daly on No. 18 at Pebble Beach. b.) John Daly on No. 8 at Pinehurst No. 2. c.) Ray Ainsley on No. 16 at Cherry Hills. 11. Who was the last U.S. Open champion to never break par in any of the four rounds? a.) Geoff Ogilvy b.) Orville Moody c.) Corey Pavin 12. Who has the lowest 72-hole score in the U.S. Open? a) Brooks Koepka b.) Rory McIlroy c.) Martin Kaymer 13. Who did Ernie Els beat on the 20th hole of a playoff to win his first U.S. Open at Oakmont? a.) Colin Montgomerie b.) Tom Lehman c.) Loren Roberts 14. Name the only player to break 70 all four rounds in a U.S. Open without winning. a.) Brooks Koepka b.) John Mahaffey c.) Curtis Strange 15. Who holds the U.S. Open record for most runner-up finishes? a.) Sam Snead b.) Greg Norman c.) Phil Mickelson 16. Name the last player to win a U.S. Open with a 72-hole score over 300? a.) Tommy Armour at Oakmont b.) Bobby Jones at Winged Foot c.) Francis Ouimet at The Country Club 17. Who is the oldest U.S. Open champion a.) Raymond Floyd b.) Jack Fleck c.) Hale Irwin 18. Who was the only player under par after 72 holes in three straight U.S. Opens? a.) Curtis Strange b.) Ben Hogan c.) Xander Schauffele ANSWERS 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. c 11. a 12. b 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. a 17. c 18. a ___ AP golf:
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06-06-2025
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US Open '25: A trivia quiz covering more than a century of golf
FILE - This is the ninth green in front of the clubhouse at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, the course for the 2025 U.S. Open golf tournament. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — How well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this trivia quiz (answers below): ___ 1. Where was the first U.S. Open in Pennsylvania? a.) Oakmont b.) Philadelphia Cricket Club c.) Merion 2. Jack Nicklaus won his first U.S. Open at Oakmont. Who did he beat in the playoff? Advertisement a.) Arnold Palmer b.) Doug Sanders c.) Gary Player 3. Who is the only player to complete the career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open? a.) Tiger Woods b.) Gary Player c.) Jack Nicklaus 4. Which golf course has hosted the U.S. Open the most times? a.) Winged Foot b.) Baltusrol c.) Oakmont 5. Name the only player to lose three U.S. Opens in a playoff? a.) Phil Mickelson b.) Greg Norman c.) Arnold Palmer 6. Who is the only player to shoot 63 in the final round to win the U.S. Open? a.) Brooks Koepka b.) Johnny Miller c.) Jack Nicklaus 7. Who is the last U.S. Open champion who had to go through 36-hole qualifying? a.) Lucas Glover Advertisement b.) Graeme McDowell c.) Gary Woodland 8. This player holds the record for losing the largest 54-hole lead in U.S. Open. Who is he? a.) Greg Norman b.) Mike Brady c.) Dustin Johnson 9. Who has the most majors without ever having won the U.S. Open? a.) Phil Mickelson b.) Harry Vardon c.) Sam Snead 10. Who recorded the highest score on a single hole in the U.S. Open a.) John Daly on No. 18 at Pebble Beach. b.) John Daly on No. 8 at Pinehurst No. 2. c.) Ray Ainsley on No. 16 at Cherry Hills. 11. Who was the last U.S. Open champion to never break par in any of the four rounds? a.) Geoff Ogilvy b.) Orville Moody c.) Corey Pavin Advertisement 12. Who has the lowest 72-hole score in the U.S. Open? a) Brooks Koepka b.) Rory McIlroy c.) Martin Kaymer 13. Who did Ernie Els beat on the 20th hole of a playoff to win his first U.S. Open at Oakmont? a.) Colin Montgomerie b.) Tom Lehman c.) Loren Roberts 14. Name the only player to break 70 all four rounds in a U.S. Open without winning. a.) Brooks Koepka b.) John Mahaffey c.) Curtis Strange 15. Who holds the U.S. Open record for most runner-up finishes? a.) Sam Snead b.) Greg Norman c.) Phil Mickelson 16. Name the last player to win a U.S. Open with a 72-hole score over 300? a.) Tommy Armour at Oakmont b.) Bobby Jones at Winged Foot Advertisement c.) Francis Ouimet at The Country Club 17. Who is the oldest U.S. Open champion a.) Raymond Floyd b.) Jack Fleck c.) Hale Irwin 18. Who was the only player under par after 72 holes in three straight U.S. Opens? a.) Curtis Strange b.) Ben Hogan c.) Xander Schauffele ANSWERS 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. c 11. a 12. b 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. a 17. c 18. a ___ AP golf:
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24-05-2025
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Best highlights from Harpeth Hall vs. Father Ryan in DII-AA girls TSSAA lacrosse state championship
Highlights: Truist Championship, Round 2 Watch the best shots and moments from the second round of the 2025 Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 9:54 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
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14-05-2025
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Wagner, Rory talk shop during PGA practice round
Rory stays true to his word at Philly Cricket Club Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday his plan at Philadelphia Cricket Club in the Truist Championship was to let it fly with the driver and figure it out from there. After the first round, it's clear he's a man of his word. 10:33 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
