By Nick Gill
Golf Courses in Pennsylvania have been dealing with and combatting the above average rainfall the past few seasons. After a wet spring and early summer, Mother Nature has begun to cooperate with courses and players alike.
Despite a few strong storms, July has produced some of the best golf weather in recent memory. Mostly sunny skies have graced golf courses, enabling them to dry out. The sun has allowed much needed dry conditions for courses to offer their best conditions. Few and far between are the days of slogging through wet terrain on cart path only tracks.
Recent trips to Mountain Laurel Golf Club in White Haven and Jack Frost National Golf Club in Blakeslee have proven how much a few good days of weather and a dedicated staff can do to benefit golf clubs.
Mountain Laurel offers one of the best collections of holes in the area. Signature holes like the par-5. 9th, where your tee shot must land in between water on both the right and the left, is both challenging and exciting.
The par-4, 10th hole runs parallel to the 9th hole with the tee shot snuggled in between trees on the left and right with the fairway sloping quickly downhill. Players must land the ball before the water that surrounds the green. It makes for an exciting start to the back nine.
The golf course was in terrific condition with no cart path limitations on any hole. The course provided tee boxes, greens, and fairways all playing at their best.
The golf course was in terrific condition with no cart path limitations on any hole. The course provided tee boxes, greens, and fairways all playing at their best.
Jack Frost National Golf Club also produced a terrific test of golf in ideal conditions. The course, set in the mountains, was in prime shape. The golf course creates a beautiful landscape, scenic views and wonderful variety of holes.
The par-3, 11th hole encapsulates all of Jack Frost National’s beauty, setting, and golf. The downhill iron shot is protected on the left by a well-placed bunker and water on the right. It makes for a challenging and handsome trial.
With more good weather on the horizon at the end of July and beginning of August, golf courses can continue to make strides in providing the best conditions possible. The courses have already come a long way in creating optimal playing conditions.
The par-3, 11th hole encapsulates all of Jack Frost National’s beauty, setting, and golf. The downhill iron shot is protected on the left by a well-placed bunker and water on the right. It makes for a challenging and handsome trial.
With more good weather on the horizon at the end of July and beginning of August, golf courses can continue to make strides in providing the best conditions possible. The courses have already come a long way in creating optimal playing conditions.
