Golf
Card Members:
18 holes of golf including cart
and green fees for only
$39 midweek
$49 weekend
Available 7 days a week!
Rated
4-Star by:
Groups
of 16 or more be sure to contact our sales
office to
reserve your group event - call 800.SHAWNEE ext. 1405
In
many ways the PGA actually has its origins
at Shawnee. In 1911, the resort's owner,
C.C. Worthington, staged a professional
tournament to gain recognition for the
sport. Shortly thereafter the PGA was formally
founded and one of its first events was
and still is the Shawnee Open. Two-time
defending US Open Champion John McDermott
won the tournament in 1913. In 1938, Shawnee
hosted the PGA Championship and our touring
professional, Sam Snead, lost to Paul
Runyan 8 and 7 - an interesting finish which is
immortalized on film.
Virtually
all the golf greats during the first
half of the 20th Century played at Shawnee
including Walter Hagen, Lawson Little, Long
Jim Barnes and Johnny Farrell. In fact, six
former Shawnee Open winners also hold U.S.
Open titles. Hale Irwin, one of golf's premier
players, won the NCAA Championship at
Shawnee in 1967. Other celebrities have made
our course a home away from home, most notably
Arnold Palmer and Jackie Gleason. To
this day, the Shawnee Open is still a sanctioned
point tournament for the Philadelphia
Section PGA.
