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Pennsylvania Golf Courses : Cumberland County
Created on January 27, 1750 from part of Lancaster County, and named for Cumberland County in England. Carlisle, the county seat since 1752, was incorporated as a borough on April 13, 1782. It was named for the county town of England’s Cumberland County. Shippensburg was the county seat from 1750 to 1752. First settlement was in a group of sheds at the site of Shippensburg, 1730. Title was acquired from Indians in 1736, but the area was contested with Maryland until 1737. Cumberland bore the brunt of Indian attacks from the west in 1756–1759 and 1763–1764. The sale of wheat to Baltimore was important to the early economy. The Cumberland Valley Railroad began in the 1830s. Iron works and paper mills sprang up, although iron production collapsed after 1900. Dickinson College was chartered in 1783. Carlisle Barracks began as a powder magazine in 1777, became the Army’s cavalry school, the Indian School (1879-1918), and since 1951 the Army War College. Until the 1960s Carlisle was known for manufacturing carpets, clothes, publications, and auto tires, and the county has had a strong lumber industry. After 1900 the population grew on the west shore of the Susquehanna because of railroad yards and state government. Because of public sector jobs the county has not been hurt badly by the national trend toward deindustrialization, although Cumberland no longer is a strong manufacturing area. Farms cover 44 percent of the county, and it is among the top ten counties in production of dairy products, corn, wheat, apples, hogs, and poultry. Famous residents have included James Wilson, Gov. Joseph Ritner, inventor Daniel Drawbaugh, athlete Jim Thorpe, and Molly Pitcher. Carlisle produced several Revolutionary leaders, but it was a center of opposition to the U.S. Constitution. A fugitive slave case, Oliver vs. Kauffman, in 1847, helped bring about the national Compromise of 1850. The Confederate army occupied Carlisle in 1863. Let’s see the Pennsylvania golf courses in Cumberland County.
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Pennsylvania Golf Courses : Cumberland County
Armitage Golf Course
Address:
800 Orr Bridge Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-737-5344
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Rating: 66.8
Slope: 112
Status: Public
Season: March 1 thru November 30
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This short course is challenging and always well maintained. It has well-bunkered holes and narrow, tree-lined fairways on the par 3's, which force you to hit precisely straight tee shots or else they're in the woods.
Carlisle Barracks Golf Course
Address:
Carlisle Barracks Bldg 901
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-243-3262
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Rating: 71.2
Slope: 117
Status: Military
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This course has an abundance of Blue Spruce trees decorating the landscape. The fairways are wide open, and the greens are fast when the weather is dry. The course begins with a long 561-yard, par 5, which has a large sand bunker in the tee shot landing area. The fairway doglegs to the right, and bunkers protect the green on the front and right sides. If you overshoot the green, your ball will land on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Carlisle Country Club
Address:
1242 Harrisburg Pike
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-243-6866
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Rating: 69.7
Slope: 115
Status: Private
Season: April 1 thru November 1
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This course was built on rolling terrain and has very fast greens. There are water hazards that come into play on most holes. The fairways are narrow and home to many sand bunkers and grass bunkers.
Cumberland Golf Club
Address:
2395 Ritner Highway
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-249-5538
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Rating: 69.6
Slope: 115
Status: Public
Season: April 1 thru November 1
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This mature course features water hazards coming into play on some holes and well-manicured greens. The scorecard doesn't show yardage for individual holes in regards to the men's tournament tees.
Liberty Forge Golf Course
Address:
3804 Lisburn Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-795-9880
Holes: 18
Par: 64
Rating: 59.4
Slope: 91
Status: Public
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
The layout is relatively open and the fairways are constructed over naturally rolling terrain lined in some areas with tall fescue. The challenging greens vary in size and undulation. The front nine has four par 4's and plays easier than the back nine, which has six. In addition, the back nine has greater elevation changes and more water, thereby increasing risk. Water comes into play several times at Liberty Forge.
Mayapple Golf Links
Address:
1 Mayapple Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-258-4088
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Rating: 71.3
Slope: 116
Status: Public
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This fairly open course is very demanding because of the layout and the prevailing wind that comes into play. There is water that comes into play on at least three holes. There are a few mature trees lining the fairways, and the holes are defined with mounds.
Naval Inventory Control Point
Address:
Code M08323 Building 214
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-605-1610
Holes: 9
Par: 61
Rating: N/A
Slope: N/A
Status: Military
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This short course has elevated greens on each hole and is ideal for practicing the short game. There is no water or trees that come into play, and the greens are fast in dry weather. There is one par five and two par 4's. The most difficult hole is 5, a 350-yard, par 4, which doglegs to the right.
Penn-Del Golf Course
Address:
430 Union Hall Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-243-7381
Holes: 9
Par: 33
Rating: N/A
Slope: N/A
Status: Public
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This course was built on hilly terrain, so you can expect some uneven lies. The fairways vary from open to tree lined, and the greens are small. No water comes into play, but there are several sand bunkers. The ladies tee off from the same set of tees as the men. There is also an all-day rate available.
Rich Valley Golf
Address:
227 Rich Valley Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: 717-691-8805
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Rating: 70.8
Slope: 123
Status: Semi-Private
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
N/A
Riverview Golf Club
Address:
300 A Ave
New Cumberland, PA 17070
Phone: 717-770-5199
Holes: 9
Par: 70
Rating: 67.9
Slope: 114
Status: Military
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This military course does have a public membership. The fairways are average width and never watered, unless it rains. The greens are small and difficult to read. Subtle obstacles, such as trees and sand bunkers, can alter your shots at any given time. The signature hole is 5, a 549-yard, par 5, requiring shots up a dogleg right fairway that narrows as you near the small, sloping green.
Rocky Meadows Golf Course
Address:
399 Allen Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-249-7843
Holes: 18
Par: 56
Rating: N/A
Slope: N/A
Status: Public
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This eighteen hole par 3 course is enjoyable. The fairways are tight and tree lined, and the small greens are fast. There are two water hazards that come into play. The terrain is hilly and can be strenuous to walk.
Silver Spring Golf Course
Address:
136 Sample Bridge Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-766-0462
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Rating: 68.0
Slope: 114
Status: Public
Season: Open All Year
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This course's narrow fairways require accurate shots from off the tees. The greens are well bunkered, and numerous strategically placed sand bunkers have been incorporated into the course design. Water hazards (featuring the Conodoguinet Creek and seven ponds) come into play on over half the holes.
West Shore Country Club
Address:
100 Brentwater Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: 717-737-5164
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Rating: 72.4
Slope: 130
Status: Private
Season: February 1 thru December 31
Pennsylvania Golf Courses Comments:
This is an old, undulating, tree-lined course with water and sand coming into play many times. The course's signature hole is 9, a 168-yard, par 3, requiring a tee shot over water to the green. Additionally, you must avoid a huge sand bunker lining the entire hole from the tee to the water hazard.
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