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    Laurel Valley Golf Club

    Ligonier, PA Private

    Overview

    Considered by some to be Dick Wilson’s consummate design, Laurel Valley Golf Club was founded by a group that included Arnold Palmer, who lived a few miles from the site. In fact, the group tried to persuade Arnie to quit the PGA Tour and become the club’s head professional and manager. Palmer reportedly mulled over the prospect for a time before rejecting it. Imagine how different the tour would have been had Arnie not become the dashing head of Arnie’s Army in the early 1960s. Instead, Palmer won seven majors, 52 titles overall and founded a golf design company that thrice remodeled the lovely Laurel Valley for major events.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7366
    Slope 141
    Facility Type Private
    Designer Dick Wilson/Arnold Palmer

    Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2019.

    2023-'24 ranking: 123rd.

    Previous ranking: 122nd.

    100 Greatest: Ranked 1966-2018.

    Highest ranking: 22nd, 1989-1990.

    Best in State: Ranked inside top 10 since 1977.

    Current ranking: 4th.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.5

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.4264
    Character
    7.6893
    Challenge
    7.4895
    Layout Variety
    7.3338
    Fun
    7.5188
    Aesthetics
    7.6524
    Conditioning
    7.5398

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