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Glen Oak Country Club
Course Information
Club Type:
Private
Founded:
1951
Architect:
William Harrison
General Information
Address:
250 Oakford Rd
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Phone:
(570) 586-0946
Fax:
(570) 587-7629
Website:
www.glenoakcc.com
Club Contacts
Golf Professional:
Robert Sedlak
(570) 587-4024
Club Manager:
Jeff Spagna
(570) 587-7607
General Manager:
Jeffrey L. Spagna, CCM
(570) 586-0946
Superintendent:
Gino Marchetti
(570) 587-4024
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Course Yardage & Ratings
Handicap Conversion Charts: [
Mens
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GOLD TEES
Front 9
Back 9
Course
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Men
35.6
130
36.8
139
72.4
135
HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
Par
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
36
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
36
72
Yards
542
303
327
179
405
388
458
390
137
3129
184
509
366
326
410
449
414
205
544
3407
6536
HCP
4
12
14
10
16
2
6
8
18
17
3
11
13
7
9
1
15
5
GOLD/BLUE TEES
Front 9
Back 9
Course
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Men
35.4
130
36.6
137
72.0
134
HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
Par
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
36
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
36
72
Yards
542
291
327
179
385
376
458
390
137
3085
177
509
366
309
394
449
403
197
544
3348
6433
HCP
4
12
14
10
16
2
6
8
18
17
3
11
13
7
9
1
15
5
BLUE TEES
Front 9
Back 9
Course
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Men
34.6
124
35.8
136
70.4
130
HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
Par
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
36
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
36
72
Yards
504
291
311
152
385
376
441
366
125
2951
177
495
358
309
394
381
403
197
500
3214
6165
HCP
4
12
14
10
16
2
6
8
18
17
3
11
13
7
9
1
15
5
WHITE TEES
Front 9
Back 9
Course
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Men
33.3
116
34.0
125
67.3
121
HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
Par
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
36
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
36
72
Yards
488
276
289
137
306
323
398
355
116
2688
165
387
348
300
335
365
342
190
435
2867
5555
HCP
4
12
14
10
16
2
6
8
18
17
3
11
13
7
9
1
15
5
GREEN TEES
Front 9
Back 9
Course
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Rating
Slope
Men
32.1
111
31.8
117
63.9
114
HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
Par
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
36
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
36
72
Yards
413
269
283
124
287
268
357
308
108
2417
139
356
258
294
228
358
296
148
347
2424
4841
HCP
4
12
14
10
16
2
6
8
18
17
3
11
13
7
9
1
15
5
History
In the 1940s, a group of prominent Scranton businessmen began a search for a site for an alternative country club. This search originally encompassed the entire Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area but soon shifted to Clarks Summit, Pa.
In September 1951, the Oakford Estate became available and 16 future Glen Oak members contributed $100 each for an option on the 138-acre property. The property included a barn (now the maintenance center) and two bungalows (which now house the general manager’s and course superintendent’s families), as well as the Oakford family’s summer estate.
The club was called the Excelsior Social Club until December 1952 with Harold Phillips serving as the first club president.
Soon after the club was organized, the membership retained James Harrison, a noted area golf architect with several dozen layouts to his credit, to design the course. Some of Harrison’s other efforts include Penn State University Golf Course, Scotch Valley Golf Club in Holidaysburg, Latrobe Country Club and Warwick Hills Country Club in Michigan, site of an annual PGA TOUR event.
Work on the course began in 1952 under the direction of Isadore Spitz and Irving Jackman. The first nine holes (now Nos. 1-5, 15-18) were opened for play on Oct. 11, 1953. The remaining nine holes opened on June 3, 1961 and the course reconfigured to the present sequence. The first hole, a downhill, then uphill par 5, is extremely narrow but features an attractive panoramic view of the majority of the course. Nos. 2-5 are a gentle introduction to your round. The difficult sixth requires an uphill, left to right tee shot placed between two large oaks, but shots lost here can be recovered on the wide open, short par 5 seventh. Nos. 8-11 demand precision but then two more birdie opportunities arise in the short par 4s, 12 and 13. The course finishes with five very difficult holes.
In recent years, additional forward and back tees were constructed. As a result, members can play the course from as short as 4,800 or as long as 6,600 yards.
In 2002, the club totally redesigned and rebuilt the ninth hole, a short par 3 that sits in front of the clubhouse. The original hole featured a severely sloping green, which became almost unplayable over the years.
Architects raised the front of the green and eliminated the back as well as added bunkering to the front left.
The Oakford home was converted into a dining facility in July 1952 with a dining room added in 1955 and a major kitchen expansion in 1971. In 1978, the main clubhouse burned to the ground and was replaced by the present locker room facility. The new clubhouse was completed on Aug. 17, 1987.
The club has also constructed several putting, chipping and bunker practice areas, a driving range and tennis courts. In 2001, the club completed construction of a new swimming pool house featuring a cafe and locker rooms, a big hit with the club’s families.
Glen Oak joined the Golf Association of Philadelphia in 2002.
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