Penn Oaks Golf Club - The Golf Association of Philadelphia
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Penn Oaks Golf Club

150 Penn Oaks Drive | West Chester, PA 19382

Private East Region

History

Like a number of other Philadelphia area courses, Penn Oaks is routed over land granted to William Penn by Charles II in the latter part of the 17th century. Over the next 300 years, this West Chester tract would pass through several hands before it was acquired by Alfred J. Vilone, Sr., in 1965. Mr. Vilone, it may be recalled, was the principal founder and first president of Cavaliers Country Club.

Pleased with the work that Maryland-based Russell Roberts had done in designing the Cavaliers course, Vilone commissioned him to lay out Penn Oaks. The result is a fairly tight eighteen which demands straight driving. The greens are generous targets, but the combination of both bold and subtle breaks makes putting an adventurous undertaking and gives the course much of its character.

Alfred Vilone owned and operated Penn Oaks until 1990, at which time it was purchased by the Iacobucci Organization, and then in 2005 a group of local businessmen purchased the club and it remains a private club.

Tee Sheet Front 9 Back 9 Course
Rating Slope Rating Slope Rating Slope
Musket Men 36.1 140 36.0 135 72.1 138
Crown Men 35.4 138 35.2 132 70.6 135
William Penn Men 34.9 136 34.7 130 69.6 133
Cannon Men 33.5 129 34.0 127 67.5 128
Liberty Bell Men 32.7 126 32.9 123 65.6 125
William Penn Women 37.3 131 37.7 136 75.0 134
Cannon Women 36.0 126 36.8 131 72.8 129
Liberty Bell Women 34.9 121 35.4 126 70.3 124
Forward Tee Women 32.6 111 34.1 120 66.7 116

Locations

150 Penn Oaks Drive
West Chester, PA 19382