Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Hershey Country Club

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Established
  
1930

Designed by
  
George Fazio

Course rating
  
74.5

Total holes
  
36

Type
  
Private

Length
  
7,061

Phone
  
+1 717-533-2360

Designer
  
George Fazio

Location
  
Derry Township, Dauphin County, near Hershey, Pennsylvania

Address
  
1000 E Derry Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, USA

Similar
  
The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Gardens, The Hershey Story, Hersheypark, Milton S Hershey Mansion

Profiles

Hershey country club west course


Hershey Country Club is a country club located just outside the eastern city limits of Hershey, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1930 by Milton S. Hershey.

Contents

The golf course in the club hosted the PGA Championship in 1940, which Byron Nelson won and the Hershey Open from 1933 to 1941. The club has two 18 hole golf courses; the 7,061-yard, par-71 East Course which was designed by George Fazio in 1969, and the 6,860-yard, par 73 West Course which was designed by Maurice McCarthy circa 1930. The PGA Championship was contested on the West Course and the LPGA Lady Keystone Open was held on the course for almost 20 years. The club also hosted a Nationwide Tour event for eight years and the Pennsylvania Open Championship 15 times.

Head golf pros at the club have included Hall of Famers Henry Picard (1934–41) and Ben Hogan (1941-51).

Hershey country club turf maintenance onboarding video


Professional Staff

The Hershey Country Club is under the management Hershey Entertainment and Resorts. The General Manager is Ned Graff. The professional staff includes Head Professionals Sara Muldoon and Robert Kreider, Assistant Golf Professional Joe Hanna, Assistant Golf Professional Chad Yogan "Mr. 330" And Third Assistant/ Reservations Manager Steve Bostdorf.

Tournaments hosted

  • Hershey Open (PGA Tour) – 1933-39, 1941
  • PGA Championship – 1940
  • Lady Keystone Open (LPGA Tour) – 1978-94
  • Hershey Open/The Reese's Cup Classic (Nationwide Tour) – 1997-2004
  • Pennsylvania Open Championship – 1935, 1953–62, 1964–66, 1971-72
  • Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III - 2010
  • PGA Professional National Championship - 2011
  • References

    Hershey Country Club Wikipedia