Travel Trouble: Where's Matty G?: Golf Digest

Travel Trouble

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Comments

From Harris Turer of Milwaukee, Wisc.: Matt, I am going to Pittsburgh next week and would love to play golf. I've spoken to a number of people and no one can suggest anywhere to play. The only course I've played there is Oakmont and that isn't happening again. Can you suggest two courses that we could get on? Price is not an object. Thanks! Harris Turer

Harris, I haven't played a bunch of public golf in the Pittsburgh area, but a quick search on our GD Places to Play course finder and I came up with some recognizable names. Butler's Golf Course in Elizabeth gets a 4.5 star rating (out of a possible 5 stars). Weekday rate, before 11 a.m. with a cart, is $39 (after 11 a.m. is $34).

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But if price isn't an option and your chasing a name architect, the only other 4.5 star rating in that area is the Mystic Rock course (pictured above). Built by Pete Dye in 1995 (redesigned by Dye in 2005), the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. "They" say "it's the nicest public course this side of Pebble." If nothing else, I'd love for you to fact-check "they" on this one. You can play the Mystic Rock course for $185 ($99 after 3 p.m.). The Links course, the other 18 at Nemacolin, gets a 4 star rating and the green fee is $84 ($45 after 3 p.m.).

Here's a link to the other courses in the area you can choose from.

Have a good trip and let me know where you play and what you thought of the courses, I'll pass it on.

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