Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Club information
LocationUpper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, at Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Established1897
TypePrivate
Total holes27
WebsiteHuntingdon Valley Country Club
Toomey Nine
Designed byWilliam S. Flynn
Par35
Length3,444
Course rating36.3
Flynn Nine
Designed byWilliam S. Flynn
Par35
Length3,443
Course rating37.2
Centennial Nine
Designed byWilliam S. Flynn
Par35
Length3,618
Course rating38.8

The Huntingdon Valley Country Club is a golf, tennis and swim club located in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Philadelphia. In addition to a golf course, the club offers banquet and dining facilities. The course resides on 170 acres (0.69 km2), and is ranked as the #8 golf course in Pennsylvania and #3 course in the Philadelphia area by Golf Digest. The golf course is rated as #79 best classic course in America by Golfweek Magazine (2013).

History

Huntingdon Valley Country Club was organized in June 1897. It was originally a nine-hole course and was subsequently expanded to 18 holes after acquiring additional land. The course was later moved to its present site in the mid-1920s. Play started on the 27-hole layout on April 14, 1928.[1]

Huntingdon Valley Country Club also was known as one of the first places to play the sport of squash. Huntingdon Valley Country Club started one of the first tournaments for Squash in the early 1900s.

Scorecard

Centennial Nine
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Green 38.8/141 3931414654344484336022133893518
Red 36.7/146 3861414234294014205731963813350
Black 34.6/136 3471274113603602755511693542954
White 34.4/128 2881133632843522614581223402581
Gold 34.4/128 2711013632843522614581223402552
Par 43444453435
SI Men 693428175
SI Women 695417283
Toomey Nine (Out) / Flynn Nine (In)
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Green 74.9/138 3864502333661874516054134603551 40537742118547157540121144534917042
Red 73.8/136 3784332123451794365674054363391 39637139517245456439720743933956786
Black M: 71.2/134
W: 77.9/146
364402182316150418540363415315036836035515942754936319938631666316
White M: 68.5/127
W: 74.5/138
3323871452841263595053323812851 34630932113139150132418935528675718
Gold M: 66.5/123
W: 71.5/135
2783231172541263594152672752414 34630932110239141432413526726095023
Par Men 44343454435 4443454343570
Par Women 45343454436 4443554353773
SI Men 9117131511753 81016122614184
SI Women 7915131711153 10122188414166

References

40°08′08″N 75°05′39″W / 40.135686°N 75.094095°W / 40.135686; -75.094095

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