Road tripped from western PA to play Briardale Greens on a beautiful late summer morning. The course itself is very flat which is a nice change from the hills near Pittsburgh. There is a full service practice area and the stocked pro shop has a restaurant as well. Service in the shop was friendly and helpful. Some observations about the course. It does not play long so don’t hesitate to play the tips/blues if you can drive it 210+. The greens were in great shape, but hard and very fast. No approach shots left any pitch marks and any put down hill required only a tap. The bunkers had a coarse sand in them, manicured very well. Surprisingly, there was not a rake on the entire course. After a long day of play I would think the bunkers would not be in that great of shape with no rakes. The par 3’s offered a nice variety of lengths. Hole 15 is by far the most challenging hole even though it is the number 2 handicap. Your tee shot ia through a very tight tunnel of trees (pic included) then in front of the green is a large gaping bunker and to the rear left of the green is water. Par is a good score here, which I did not achieve. Briardale was a very enjoyable round and I would recommend it to all.

6 months ago

Pretty basic straight and open golf course. Good for beginners. Also has a driving range with mats and real grass, though the real grass is in pretty rough shape. Has a little restaunt and bar, a picnic pavilion, and 2 sand volleyball courts as well

2 years ago

Positives: Pro shop was small but nice. Staff very friendly and helpful. Ample and convenient parking. Nice little pub. Negatives: Nice practice greens but no cups and no traps for sand practice. The driving range has the option of hitting off mats or "grass." However the grass area was 50% dirt and 50% crabgrass. I have no opinion on the course as I haven't played it.

6 months ago