Located in beautiful Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Our Course

 

The 18-hole course at the Park Hills Country Club, located at the base of the Allegheny Mountains in Altoona, Pennsylvania features 6,032 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 69.4 and it has a slope rating of 126.  Designed by James G. Harrison, ASGCA, the Park Hills golf course opened in 1927. Original course design was 9 holes and in the late 60’s, Park Hills added its back nine!  

Even though our course does not boast great length, you will need a straight drive and a very good short game to tackle what we have to offer. The front nine is a little more forgiving with open fairways, but with fast undulating greens and maturing trees, it still makes for a challenging nine holes. The back nine is much different!  Its layout starts with a long, narrow par 3, 10th, 211 yards guarded by trees on both sides, greenside bunkers and out of bounds left and beyond the green. From there, the 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th holes will leave you feeling a little hesitant to let out that full swing as these holes require placing the ball strategically or risking all for that perfect tee shot! 

Park Hills holds one of the areas best summer tournaments with its “Classic Tournament” held the third week in July. We have entrants coming in from many of the surrounding states. The talent is at a high level, no matter what flight you qualify into!  

We have had many professional players stop at our club over the years, most notably Arnold Palmer, shown with three area PGA professionals in the picture below.

(From left: Jim Mullen, PGA professional at Park Hills CC, Arnold Palmer, Jim Davies, PGA professional at Bedford Springs GC and Chad Garlena, PGA professional at Iron Masters CC). 

We also have our course record of 63, set by current PGA professional, Rocco Mediate. Rocco, with his partner Tommy Smith, from nearby Greensburg, PA won our Classic Tournament 3 times through the mid 1980’s. From there, Rocco turned pro in 1985 and is now one of the top golfers on tour! 

 

Now that we have enticed you to play some golf, you will also find a beautiful, relaxing experience at our clubhouse, featuring the new “Eagle’s Landing” restaurant! We offer a wonderful menu, catering to all tastes, lots of your favorite drinks and variety of beer and along with our exceptional hospitality, Park Hills C.C. stands out as one of the areas most sought after courses to play and join! 

We look forward to seeing you at our Club!