Philadelphia, PA
Old-school public golf and an Eagles crowd
About
Philadelphia is ringed by classic golf country, and plenty of it is public: a restored Donald Ross muni, Scottish-style heathland in Chester County, and the Seaview courses at the Jersey Shore. Finish at Lincoln Financial Field.
Highlights
What to know · Six categories
Courses
- — Wyncote Golf Club (Oxford) — heathland style
- — Jeffersonville Golf Club — restored 1931 Donald Ross muni
- — Raven’s Claw Golf Club (Pottstown)
- — Inniscrone Golf Club (Avondale) — Gil Hanse design
- — Scotland Run Golf Club (Williamstown, NJ)
- — Seaview Bay Course (Galloway, NJ) — ShopRite LPGA host
Resorts
- — Seaview Hotel & Golf Club (Galloway, NJ)
- — The Rittenhouse Hotel — Rittenhouse Square
- — Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center
- — Hotel du Pont (Wilmington, DE)
Restaurants
- — Zahav — modern Israeli, book ahead
- — Vetri Cucina — Italian tasting menu
- — Barclay Prime — steakhouse on Rittenhouse Square
- — Dalessandro’s Steaks — the cheesesteak locals pick
- — DiNic’s Roast Pork at Reading Terminal Market
- — Suraya — Lebanese, Fishtown
Activities
- — Eagles football at Lincoln Financial Field
- — Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell
- — Run the Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- — Eastern State Penitentiary tour
- — Longwood Gardens
- — Valley Forge National Historical Park
Stay
- — Rittenhouse Square — restaurants and bars
- — Old City — historic, near the waterfront
- — King of Prussia — easy to the western courses
- — Atlantic City / Galloway — near Seaview
Explore
- — South Philly’s Italian Market
- — Fishtown bars and restaurants
- — Old City and Elfreth’s Alley
- — Manayunk Main Street
- — Schuylkill River Trail
- — Reading Terminal Market
Plan
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