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Huntingdon Valley Country Club

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

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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

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Centennial Nine
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Green 38.8/141 393 141 465 434 448 433 602 213 389 3518
Red 36.7/146 386 141 423 429 401 420 573 196 381 3350
Black 34.6/136 347 127 411 360 360 275 551 169 354 2954
White 34.4/128 288 113 363 284 352 261 458 122 340 2581
Gold 34.4/128 271 101 363 284 352 261 458 122 340 2552
Par 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 35
SI Men 6 9 3 4 2 8 1 7 5
SI Women 6 9 5 4 1 7 2 8 3
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 74.9/138 386 450 233 366 187 451 605 413 460 3551 405 377 421 185 471 575 401 211 445 3491 7042
Red 73.8/136 378 433 212 345 179 436 567 405 436 3391 396 371 395 172 454 564 397 207 439 3395 6786
Black M: 71.2/134
W: 77.9/146
364 402 182 316 150 418 540 363 415 3150 368 360 355 159 427 549 363 199 386 3166 6316
White M: 68.5/127
W: 74.5/138
332 387 145 284 126 359 505 332 381 2851 346 309 321 131 391 501 324 189 355 2867 5718
Gold M: 66.5/123
W: 71.5/135
278 323 117 254 126 359 415 267 275 2414 346 309 321 102 391 414 324 135 267 2609 5023
Par Men 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 35 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 35 70
Par Women 4 5 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 36 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 37 73
SI Men 9 1 17 13 15 11 7 5 3 8 10 16 12 2 6 14 18 4
SI Women 7 9 15 13 17 11 1 5 3 10 12 2 18 8 4 14 16 6

References

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  1. ^ "HVCC Golf", Golf Digest, June 2010
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40°08′08″N 75°05′39″W / 40.135686°N 75.094095°W / 40.135686; -75.094095