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From PA Turnpike - From Exit 326 (VALLEY FORGE) follow signs to 202 South. Follow Route 202 South past West Chester exits. After you pass over Route 926, look for the BMW dealership on the left. Bear into the left hand lane. The entrance to the club will be on the left right past the BMW dealership. Look for green Penn Oaks sign and turn left at traffic light onto Penn Oaks Drive. Follow drive up to parking lot on left. Clubhouse is at top of hill on right.

From I-95 - Go south to Route 322 West ( just south of Chester) Take 322 west to Route 1. Then go left on Route 1 South to Route 202. Take a right onto 202 North. Go through three lights. At fourth light turn right onto Penn Oaks Drive. Look for green Penn Oaks sign. Follow drive up to parking lot on left. Clubhouse is at top of hill on right.

From Route 1 South - Go to Route 202. At Route 202 intersection, turn right onto Route 202 North. Go through three lights. At fourth light turn right onto Penn Oaks Drive. Look for green Penn Oaks sign. Follow drive up to parking lot on left. Clubhouse is at top of hill on right.

From Route 1 North - Go to Route 202. At 202 intersection, turn left onto Route 202 North. Go through three lights. At fourth light turn right onto Penn Oaks Drive. Look for green Penn Oaks sign. Follow drive up to parking lot on left. Clubhouse is at top of hill on right.

Course Yardage & Ratings

Handicap Conversion Charts: [Mens] [Womens]

CROWN TEES

Front 9

Back 9

Course

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Bogey

Men

36.9

128

36.1

140

73.0

135

98.1

HOLE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOTAL
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	5	36	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	71
Yards	336	444	478	211	413	389	197	385	504	3357	422	358	150	557	457	165	334	443	367	3253	6610
HCP	18	4	14	6	2	8	16	12	10		5	9	17	7	1	13	15	3	11

WILLIAM PENN TEES

Front 9

Back 9

Course

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Bogey

Men

36.0

127

35.3

138

71.3

132

95.8

HOLE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOTAL
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	5	36	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	71
Yards	316	411	468	187	398	374	182	367	480	3183	400	333	140	541	439	153	323	428	357	3114	6297
HCP	18	4	14	6	2	8	16	12	10		5	9	17	7	1	13	15	3	11

CANNON TEES

Front 9

Back 9

Course

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Bogey

Men

34.8

122

34.3

130

69.1

126

92.5

HOLE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOTAL
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	5	36	4	4	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	36	72
Yards	308	333	461	173	381	365	160	293	457	2931	393	303	127	520	411	144	288	417	312	2915	5846
HCP	18	4	14	6	2	8	16	12	10		5	9	17	7	1	13	15	3	11

Tee Set

Front 9

Back 9

Course

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Rating

Slope

Bogey

Liberty Bell

Men

33.8

122

32.8

123

66.7

122

89.4

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.

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