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4.1
263 Reviews (263)
5 Stars
96
4 Stars
114
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
91.4%
Recommend this course
237 out of 263 reviews
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4.1
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
88.9%
Recommend this course
8 out of 9 reviews
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4.3
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 27 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6271 yards
Slope 127
Rating 69.1
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Galen Hall Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1910
Fairways Bentgrass
Greens Bentgrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect A. W. Tillinghast (1917) Alex Findlay (1910)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge

Accolades

Reviews

4.1
263 Reviews (263)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Dinner 9
Amazing Food 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 26
Undulating Greens 17
Water Hazards 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
Advanced Golfers 15
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 18
Worth the Drive 18

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played

Disappointed

This is one of several courses that I have played, this year. It is, by far, in the worst condition of any. I have played here, before, and have loved this course, but was truly disappointed, this time. The tee boxes are in very poor condition, with a lot of mud and bare spots. The fairways have much of the same, in many areas. I have played.much better maintained courses, with lower greens fees. This course was not worth the weekend rate that I played at. I won’t be playing here, again, this season. Hopefully, next season it is in better condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

5-somes?

Not sure why they would allow 2 groups of 5 out on a Saturday morning.....
Also, $50 for aerated greens is a bit steep. I understand that weather has hit the course hard and they've done what they can to maintain it, but the price is too much for the shape the course is in.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

tougher than rating

Quick greens, which is OK. Holes cut on sidehills makes it very difficult. Putted off one green. 200 yard straight drive and the ball is above your feet, downhill, uphill, below your feet. All fun , but way harder than course rating. Fairways and greens nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 219
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Same as before

Played here2 years ago for the first time. Had to look at my review to try to remember something other then the first 2holes and the moat hole. My review will be the same as before, it’s just ok.
I live almost an hour and a half from GH. Got a deal before and got another for today. Booked as a single player, paired up with 2 guys named mark, or Marc, not sure. It was easy for me to remember. We played on a Saturday just before noon and finished at 3:45. Even waiting a few times, we came in under 4 hours.
The course has some wear on it. It’s been hot and we had some rain overnight. Elevation changes and some views are cool, but other then the moat, nothing really stands out for me. A lot of holes remind me of a lot of other holes I’ve played in my area. I played the white tees at around 5900, tips are just under 6300. It’s a playable course that if I lived local, I’d be ok with playing a couple times a year. I will not say I’ll never go back, but the deal would have to be perfect for me
One last thing, from a previous review, the 7th green is small, but I believe the 9th at Loch Narin is the smallest green I’ve EVER seen.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

When you HOT, you HOT, but these ladies were not

Course in FABULOUS shape...everything super except whoevee put the cup placement in on #1 failed to do it correctly. The one side of cup level was about 1/8 " deep while on other side of cup was like 3" deep which made it impossible to get the ball into the hole from certain spots.Everyone complained. Also a supposed regular 4 some of women held up the course hacking all over and running back forgetting clubs, etc. Need someone to monitor these old bags and foreigners and tell them to let people through. This course is too hard for hacks, especially in 95 degree weather.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Galen Hall

Still fun to play the tough old Mt.
Started here in the 1970's and still love playing here!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Okay play on a hot day

Overall a fun day but very hot. Course is quite hilly .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Old school charm

Great golf course. Tons of character. Few tee boxes need some TLC but greens and fairways were great. Tillinghast on a budget. Drove 75 minutes and will do it again in a few weeks. Old school charm, great layout. Fun. How golf should be.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Hidden PA Gem

This was my first time playing this course. What an absolute gem. Each hole has such unique character. There are a few odd holes, like #2 which definitely takes some local knowledge. The course was practically empty. Our foursome played in about 3.5 hours. The tee boxes and bunkers are a little rough. Fairways were great and the greens were very good. Greens are kind of small (#7 might be the smallest green I’ve ever seen). Lots of slope on the greens. This is very fun golf course. Our group will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lacks amenities and poor management

They were obviously catering to their members at our expense on the day we played this course. Told us there were 10 groups of team play behind us and we had better keep moving before we got started. They should have mentioned this when the tee time was reserved. We played the round in 4 hours and were feeling pushed at every tee. The reason was the group behind us either teed from the red tees or the beginning of the fairway the entire round. I have been playing golf for 40 years and never experienced anything like this. No ball washers, few trash receptacles and no portable toilets on the entire course and the 10th hole is nowhere near the club house. The course is in need of a lot of maintenance that should have been done years ago. Will definitely not play this course again..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
First Time Playing

Good course, way overbooked

The course was well kept and provided a great challenge. However, the staff at GH overbooked WAY too much on the tee times today. They should be ashamed at how slow the play was due to how many people they booked tee times for. We would get to a tee box and have to wait up to 10 minutes before we could play through. Eventually there would three groups at one tee box waiting to tee off. This was extremely frustrating. Won’t play here again because of this.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

As I have said before, everything here is great, except most players are hacks (least when I was there)...course is a challenge and beautiful layout except the pace of play is way too slow. Why do duffers have to take 3 practice swings and take 15 minutes to putt for their 8's and 9's?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing mountain golf

You'll come for the moat hole but will remember everything else. Not saying the moat under delivers but more that the rest of the place over delivers. Front has a ton of elevation changes and small greens, back is more punitive. Great place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Heh? Putt ow?

Course is very tough for average golfer. Course is very scenic and beautiful. YOU BETTER BE AN OUTSTANDING PUTTER AND READ GREENS as they are tricky. I had a 16 inch putt for a birdie, just slightly above the hole...touched it lightly, it just edged hole and rolled 20 feet past. Ugh, and I am a very skilled putter....pace of play good, staff excellent. Try it, you might fall in love like I did.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Pennsylvania Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Loved how fast the greens were today

The greens were fast and the course was not overly for once. Really enjoyed myself and I played the best I ever played there especially putting. Birdied 18 which I do not believe I had done there before. Shot Par on 17 and so I got into a grove on the back comparatively. Forgot some of my yardages on. 2-3 holes and picked the wrong clubs. It was a beautiful day out too! Lot of fun!!!!

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

First open day after Covid

For it being the first open day in the state of Pa I was impressed with the course. As usual the greens were in good shape, te rough was difficult but understandably so considering. Very pleased!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice but!!!

Great fairways, greens & layout. Tee boxes & cart paths need a lot of work. Renewed cart path between 15 & 16 needs to happen all over course. Parking lots need to be repaved. Carts in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course

This a fun course with a nice mix of easy and challenging holes. Can’t wait to play again!

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