The fifth annual edition of the GolfCourseHome Network Dream 18—great residential golf holes representing the best in golf course design is out and Penn National’s Iron Forge #4 has been selected.
The 18 Dream holes were selected from the more than 4,500 golf holes, 250-plus courses created by more than 50 different golf course architects featured on GolfCourseHome.
The GolfCourseHome gallery of Dream 18 holes for 2011 was assembled not just as an all-star list of standout selections, but also with the fun factor more in focus.
Here is the listing for Penn National.
Hole No. 4, Penn National (5th Iron Forge) Fayetteville, PA
Par 4 384 / 362 / 318 / 301
Founded in 1968 and developed with care ever since by the same stable ownership, this 36-hole redoubt in national-park-style terrain is now home to more than 1,000 families.
All amenities are in place and available, including the two courses, a fine clubhouse, swimming and tennis clubs, the Penn National Inn and a seasonal farmers market. The Gettysburg battlefield and other historic sites are nearby, along with antiquing, outlet shopping, fly fishing and kayaking.
Designed by Bill Love and opened in 1997, the Iron Forge course at Penn National has a rabid following, both for its views of the Michaux State Forest and the great variety of shotmaking challenges.
Hole No. 5 is a par-4 that gets lots of psychological mileage out of its moderate length of 384 yards from the back tee markers. What you may not recognize from the tee, with many a bunker flashing into view, is the fairly safe area for landing your drive down the left side. The fairway makes a graceful “S” curve, from the tee up to the greensite, where there’s an interesting symmetry of pot bunkering left and an elongated bunker right.
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