Course record

West Course

Maurice McCarthy designed the West Course in 1930, the year Hershey Country Club was founded. It supplied the original golfing ground for Milton Hershey’s recreation project.¹

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Holes: 18
Par: 73
Place: Hershey

McCarthy’s original Hershey course

The West hosted the 1940 PGA Championship, won by Byron Nelson. It later sustained a long women’s professional tournament chapter as the venue for the Lady Keystone Open from 1978 through 1994, giving the same course significant events across separate eras of the game.¹

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Course design

1930 Original design

Maurice McCarthy

Open Architect record Hershey Country Club

Hosted competitions

PGA Championship

1940 PGA Championship

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Blue	Men	73	72.8	134	3,363	3,470	6,833	36	37
Blue/White	Men	73	71.8	133	3,252	3,366	6,618	36	37
White · Men	Men	73	71.3	131	3,159	3,322	6,481	36	37
White · Women	Women	73	77.9	137	3,159	3,322	6,481	36	37
White/Yellow · Women	Women	73	71.9	125	2,664	2,833	5,497	36	37
White/Yellow · Men	Men	73	66.8	119	2,664	2,833	5,497	36	37
Yellow · Men	Men	73	65.6	114	2,560	2,680	5,240	36	37
Yellow · Women	Women	73	70.2	120	2,560	2,680	5,240	36	37
Yellow/Family	Women	73	66.3	111	2,053	2,389	4,442	36	37
Family	Women	73	62.6	104	1,882	1,960	3,842	36	37

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Blue	435	573	356	305	173	355	553	227	386	3,363	413	345	177	564	351	500	516	183	421	3,470	6,833
Blue/White	426	540	356	305	161	348	518	212	386	3,252	399	345	159	539	351	500	501	158	414	3,366	6,618
White · Men	426	540	303	279	161	348	518	212	372	3,159	399	329	159	539	337	486	501	158	414	3,322	6,481
White · Women	426	540	303	279	161	348	518	212	372	3,159	399	329	159	539	337	486	501	158	414	3,322	6,481
White/Yellow · Women	272	438	293	279	161	238	439	172	372	2,664	287	329	159	385	337	381	501	158	296	2,833	5,497
White/Yellow · Men	272	438	293	279	161	238	439	172	372	2,664	287	329	159	385	337	381	501	158	296	2,833	5,497
Yellow · Men	272	438	293	220	134	238	439	172	354	2,560	287	318	119	385	314	381	428	152	296	2,680	5,240
Yellow · Women	272	438	293	220	134	238	439	172	354	2,560	287	318	119	385	314	381	428	152	296	2,680	5,240
Yellow/Family	272	305	293	220	85	178	362	95	243	2,053	232	217	119	385	220	381	428	111	296	2,389	4,442
Family	211	305	196	207	85	178	362	95	243	1,882	232	217	79	279	220	318	281	111	223	1,960	3,842
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	5	3	4	37	73
Hcp	1	5	13	15	17	11	7	9	3		6	12	16	2	14	8	10	18	4

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Blue	435	573	356	305	173	355	553	227	386	3,363
Blue/White	426	540	356	305	161	348	518	212	386	3,252
White · Men	426	540	303	279	161	348	518	212	372	3,159
White · Women	426	540	303	279	161	348	518	212	372	3,159
White/Yellow · Women	272	438	293	279	161	238	439	172	372	2,664
White/Yellow · Men	272	438	293	279	161	238	439	172	372	2,664
Yellow · Men	272	438	293	220	134	238	439	172	354	2,560
Yellow · Women	272	438	293	220	134	238	439	172	354	2,560
Yellow/Family	272	305	293	220	85	178	362	95	243	2,053
Family	211	305	196	207	85	178	362	95	243	1,882
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	36
Hcp	1	5	13	15	17	11	7	9	3

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Blue	413	345	177	564	351	500	516	183	421	3,470
Blue/White	399	345	159	539	351	500	501	158	414	3,366
White · Men	399	329	159	539	337	486	501	158	414	3,322
White · Women	399	329	159	539	337	486	501	158	414	3,322
White/Yellow · Women	287	329	159	385	337	381	501	158	296	2,833
White/Yellow · Men	287	329	159	385	337	381	501	158	296	2,833
Yellow · Men	287	318	119	385	314	381	428	152	296	2,680
Yellow · Women	287	318	119	385	314	381	428	152	296	2,680
Yellow/Family	232	217	119	385	220	381	428	111	296	2,389
Family	232	217	79	279	220	318	281	111	223	1,960
Par	4	4	3	5	4	5	5	3	4	37
Hcp	6	12	16	2	14	8	10	18	4