2050 Saucon Valley Rd,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
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Gene Mattare (General Mgr & Director of Golf); Mike Wood (Head Golf Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Old course: original design by Herbert Strong (1921), with later renovations by Perry Maxwell (1943) and Tom Fazio (2008).
Grace course: designed by William & David Gordon (1957).
Weyhill course: designed by William & David Gordon (1968), with later revisions by Tom Fazio (2010).
Above distances are for the Old course. Also at Saucon Valley is the 18-hole Grace course (par-72; 7091 yds from back tees; designed by father/son team of William & David Gordon; opened 1951); 18-hole Weyhill course (par-72; 6928 yds; also designed by the Gordons; opened 1965; revised by Tom Fazio in 2010) and the 6-hole Short course (par-23; 1652 yds).
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4.5 mi S of Bethlehem / 9 mi SE of Allentown / 54 mi N of Philadelphia.
Saucon Valley
Saucon Valley Country Club is home to three of Pennsylvania's top-rated championship layouts. These excellent tree-lined and open parkland courses, the Old, Weyhill and Grace, contain a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Definitely courses to challenge your all-round game.
Limited access: these private courses are generally playable only by members of the club and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Non-metal spike facility.
Excellent
In 1920, sixteen Bethlehem business leaders, including a core group from Bethlehem Steel Corporation, acquired 205 acres of farmland along the Saucon Creek to establish a country club with “a golf links and other facilities for athletic sports.” From modest beginnings, Saucon Valley CC has evolved over the years to become a world-class and still family-centred facility.
Saucon Valley has hosted many top level tournaments and national championships, including a US Amateur Championship, US Senior Opens, US Women's Open, US Junior Amateur and US Senior Amateur Championships (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >Saucon Valley).
Pennsylvania Best in State courses (Golf Digest, 2023/24):
Weyhill course ranked 15th best.
Old course ranked 16th best.
Grace course ranked 28th best.
Grace course also formerly ranked world's 94th best course (GOLF magazine, 1991; not in subsequent editions of this ranking).
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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