LedgeRock Golf Club
Architect: Rees Jones Year: 2006 1 Greenbriar Dr, Mohnton, PA 19540 Phone: (610) 777-9711 Course Access: Private https://www.ledgerockgolf.com/ |
LedgeRock Golf Club
LedgeRock Golf Club was conceived by its Founders at the turn of the 21st century to create the premier contemporary golf experience in Berks County. Indeed, it is a hidden gem among the many fine courses in southeastern Pennsylvania.
The Founders recognized that the finest golfing venues available to local golfers nearby required many to drive 30-45 minutes, whereas the location of LedgeRock would enable many to arrive at this Club in less than 15 minutes.
To implement their vision, the Founders acquired 212 contiguous acres of woodlands, farm land and former nurseries on beautiful rolling terrain, adjacent to a number of small, attractive residential developments southwest of Reading. Designed by Rees Jones, esteemed for his role as the "Open Doctor," LedgeRock is challenging but fair, based on Rees Jones’ design principles, permitting the golfer to see the challenge ahead, to take dead aim at a reasonable tee shot target, and to select from more than one strategy to succeed in many cases.
The Founders recognized that the finest golfing venues available to local golfers nearby required many to drive 30-45 minutes, whereas the location of LedgeRock would enable many to arrive at this Club in less than 15 minutes.
To implement their vision, the Founders acquired 212 contiguous acres of woodlands, farm land and former nurseries on beautiful rolling terrain, adjacent to a number of small, attractive residential developments southwest of Reading. Designed by Rees Jones, esteemed for his role as the "Open Doctor," LedgeRock is challenging but fair, based on Rees Jones’ design principles, permitting the golfer to see the challenge ahead, to take dead aim at a reasonable tee shot target, and to select from more than one strategy to succeed in many cases.
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COURSE REVIEW BY: CHRIS MAVROS, GOLFADELPHIA
Course: In Mohnton, PA, about an hour west of Philadelphia and 20 minutes west of King of Prussia, is LedgeRock GC, a private course that opened in 2006 and designed by Rees Jones. As one of the newer courses in the area, it has quickly become one of the more well regarded courses in the western suburbs and is slowly becoming more well known in Philadelphia.
In full disclosure, I’ve been a member of LedgeRock for a few years. Sure there’s a bias because I obviously like the course and want others to enjoy it as well, but I also know the course a lot better than most courses I reviewed. I decided on doing a review of Ledge because for me, it brings out a perspective of course architecture that I’d like to address in general.
Before we get there, I’ll get into how it all started. I remember reading that the club had won one of the GAP (Golf Association of Philadelphia) championships and wondered where the club was since I had never heard of it. Seeing where it was, I didn’t think anything of it until I was at a tournament and saw someone with one of their shirts on, so I talked with him a bit about the course. After a few more discussions and a little bit of research, the preliminary consensus was it was very scenic, and very difficult. I was intrigued but still not moved. It wasn’t until I was thinking about joining another club when that membership chair mentioned LedgeRock was too difficult and he didn’t understand how anyone would want to torture themselves by playing there..... Click Here To Read Hole By Hole
In full disclosure, I’ve been a member of LedgeRock for a few years. Sure there’s a bias because I obviously like the course and want others to enjoy it as well, but I also know the course a lot better than most courses I reviewed. I decided on doing a review of Ledge because for me, it brings out a perspective of course architecture that I’d like to address in general.
Before we get there, I’ll get into how it all started. I remember reading that the club had won one of the GAP (Golf Association of Philadelphia) championships and wondered where the club was since I had never heard of it. Seeing where it was, I didn’t think anything of it until I was at a tournament and saw someone with one of their shirts on, so I talked with him a bit about the course. After a few more discussions and a little bit of research, the preliminary consensus was it was very scenic, and very difficult. I was intrigued but still not moved. It wasn’t until I was thinking about joining another club when that membership chair mentioned LedgeRock was too difficult and he didn’t understand how anyone would want to torture themselves by playing there..... Click Here To Read Hole By Hole