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FITNESS & HISTORY TOURNAMENTS
WELLNESS
Montgomery Valley Forge
Tips to Make You County Invitational Returns to
Feel Better On
& Off the Course
– Unrivaled Golf Montgomery County
Tradition
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IN THIS ISSUE
06 30
HISTORY: LIFESTYLE:
Montgomery County 103-Year-Old Golfer
Golfers!
– Unrivaled Golf Tradition is Still Swinging
16 INTERVIEW:
Get to Know a Pro:
32 PRO TIP:
10 Fitness and Wellness
Linda Nevatt Tips for Golfers
On behalf of the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, 18 TOURNAMENTS:
Valley Forge Invitational Recap
33 PRO TIP:
Simple Ways to Improve
welcome to Montgomery County! We hope that whatever the Your Golf Game at Home
reason for your visit – a conference, or a well-deserved vacation
– you’ll have time for a round. 24 OUR COURSES:
Montco Has a Course
34 TOURNAMENTS:
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challenging, and best public courses and private clubs in the
Northeast. That’s 300,000 yards to play!
26 INTERVIEW:
Ashley Grier on What It Takes
38 LISTINGS:
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Green Valley Country Club Green Valley Country Club
HISTORY IN MONTCO
FOR YEARS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
HAS BEEN TOUTED AS THE GOLF
CAPITAL OF PENNSYLVANIA.
It’s Not Just The Golf,
But The Golf Tradition
That Makes
Montgomery County Philadelphia Country Club
Stand Alone The sheer number of golf courses is
enough to substantiate that claim. No
Club. Plus, it should be noted that the
venerable Merion Golf Club, ranked No.
other county comes close. But it’s not 7, literally sits right on the border of
just the quantity of the golf courses Montgomery County. Add names like
that raises Montgomery County to the Whitemarsh Valley CC and the North
top of the list; there is also the quality. Course at Philmont CC to the
When Golfweek first came out with the national hierarchy.
list of the Top 100 Classic Courses in
If those opinions from the experts
America – built before 1962 – a number
are not enough to convince the golf
of Montgomery County courses were
world that Montgomery County holds
on the list. Included were: Philadelphia
a very special place among the elite
Cricket Club, Philadelphia Country
destinations in America, then it is
Club, Manufacturers Golf and Country
time to factor in an intangible.
Club, and Huntingdon Valley Country
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TRA DI T I O N Philadelphia Cricket Club, Sandy Run Country THE CHAMPIONS mentally unstable and was diagnosed
The tradition that pervades the long history of Club or LuLu Country Club. Or that the smell The two most famous champions tied with schizophrenia. He spent the rest
golf in Montgomery County is so impressive of sacred incense is emitted from the chimneys to Montgomery County have vastly of his life, until he died at age 81, in the
that it deserves a bow of the head – if not a of the old stone clubhouses at Manufacturers different but intriguing stories. The Norristown State Mental Hospital.
genuflection – whenever it is mentioned. The or Bluestone Country Club. Or that Jesus has first was John McDermott, who was
late, great James Finegan – one of golf’s most There he played on a rudimentary
been seen walking across the pond at Spring- born in West Philadelphia but lived the
revered historians and a longtime resident of four-hole golf course that had been
Ford Country Club. major part of his life in Montgomery
Montgomery County – once said in a radio constructed for the former champion.
County – in an insane asylum.
interview, “When I drive around Montgomery The great tradition of golf in Montgomery On weekends his sisters would come
County, I marvel at what I see. It’s almost as if I County did not come about by accident. A lot McDermott became a caddy and a to see him and take him on trips to
am passing through the Sistine Chapel of golf.” of factors went into building the lore of one golfer of amazing accomplishment visit other golf courses in the area.
of America’s great golf regions. at an early age. He launched a
Who could argue with such a respected “I first met him in 1966 when I
competitive career and became the
authority? He might as well have claimed that To fully understand the tradition of became the head pro at St. Davids,”
first American born golfer and the
holy water runs through the Wissahickon Montgomery County golf, it is necessary recalls Philadelphia PGA historian
youngest golfer to win the U.S. Open
Creek as it travels through the golf courses at to explore a number of different categories Pete Trenham, during a television
when he was 19 years old in 1911. To
that led to legendary status. interview. “He would come in for
prove he was no fluke, he repeated as
regular visits and we would chat.
the national champion the next year.
Jim Barnes John Mcdermott
He finished fifth in the 1913 U.S. Open, One day we got talking about Bobby
an event won by Francis Ouimet and Jones and he said, ‘I saw him at Merion
immortalized in the Hollywood movie, the other day and I think he’s going to
“When I drive around Montgomery “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”
Shortly after, McDermott’s career
be pretty good.’ This, of course, was
long after Jones was dead. Johnny
County, I marvel at what I see. It’s went downhill. He lost money on a
number of investments. He traveled
had no idea what year it was.”
almost as if I am passing through the abroad to play in the 1914 Open
Championship but his voyage by sea
The second champion with ties to
Montgomery County also had an
Sistine Chapel of golf.” got him there too late to compete.
interesting story. Jim Barnes, a tall
Englishman with an elegant, long
- James Finegan, Golf Historian On the return voyage, his ship collided swing, became head professional
with another vessel. It had to return to at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club.
port and the dangerous incident had He immediately created quite a stir.
a serious effect upon him. He became
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William Hyndman III
At age 30, in the first PGA Championship On the amateur side, two golfers who played He started to gain recognition in 1967 when he Philadelphia Cricket Club
in 1916, Barnes rose to the top of the golf out of Huntingdon Valley Country Club rose won the Pennsylvania Amateur title. He advanced
world with a one-up match play victory over to national prominence. William Hyndman to national tournaments and eventually competed
Jock Hutchinson in the final. In 1919 he won III was born in Glenside and began making in 40 USGA Championships, beginning with the
another PGA Championship. his mark in the mid-1950s. He was runnerup 1968 U.S. Amateur. One of the most memorable
in the 1955 U.S. Amateur and again finished competitions was the 1985 U.S. Mid-Amateur,
Perhaps his greatest triumph came in
second in the 1959, 1969, and 1970 where he finished runnerup to fellow competitor
the 1921 U.S. Open when he defeated the
British Amateurs. and friend, Jay Sigel. It was a meeting of two of the
legendary Walter Hagen by nine shots. He
greatest amateurs in Pennsylvania history.
then went back to his homeland in 1925 On the senior side he had more success,
and won The Open Championship. He also twice winning the U.S. Senior Amateur His longtime volunteer work in many areas of golf
won the Western Open three times and the in 1973 and 1983. He also played on five finally led Brewer to his highest honor in 2009.
North-South Open two times, both events Walker Cup teams. He was chosen to receive the United States Golf
considered to be major championships Association’s Bobby Jones Award.
Another player who originally came out of
in those days.
Huntingdon Valley CC is O. Gordon Brewer.
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THE WINNING WOMEN OF MONTCO THE PROS Fifty years later, as he predicted, he oversaw
While Montgomery County has not produced the construction of the 100th golf course in the
In 1962, 1972, and 1987, the Senior Women’s many professional champions – a la the thriving beach area – and this master promoter
Amateur was held at Manufacturers. In 1980 and western part of the state and its favorite son, and ambassador of the game earned the title
1997, the Women’s Amateur Public Links was Arnold Palmer – the county can be credited “The Godfather of Golf in Myrtle Beach.”
contested at the recently closed Center Square with a couple of golf pros who shaped the
nation’s golf scene. Many years after D’Angelo, another ebullient
Country Club. Gulph Mills Country Club hosted
character, came out of Huntingdon Valley
the 1954 Girls’ Junior and the 1983 Senior Women’s
The first was Jimmy D’Angelo, the son of Country Club. Jack Connelly was born in
Amateur. Sunnybrook Country Club was the site
Italian immigrants, who was born on a farm in Maryland and grew up in Deptford, NJ, but
of both the 1971 Senior Amateur and the 1978 Jenkintown. He became a caddy at Huntingdon came to Huntingdon Valley after a two-year
Women’s Amateur. Whitemarsh Valley hosted the Valley and began working his way into the stint in the U.S. Army, including a year in
1934 Women’s Amateur. In addition to the 1939 professional ranks. Soon he was one of the Vietnam. He played briefly on the PGA Tour in
Open, Philadelphia Country Club played host to most respected club pros in the area and 1972 but became head pro at Huntingdon Valley
three other championships – the 1899 and 2003 was elected National Secretary of the PGA of in 1975. What followed was a storied career as a
Women’s Amateur and the 1949 Girls’ Junior. America – a precursor to becoming president. club pro and national figure.
His specialty was promoting Philadelphia golf.
In 1942, he gave America’s first televised A fine player and four-time winner of the
golf lessons. Player of the Year honor in the Philadelphia
Section, Connelly always had his eye on the
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Then, fate stepped in. In his early years, national golf politics scene. After working his
Although the 1907 and 1910 U.S. Open Championships
1934
D’Angelo worked during the winter for way up the chain of command, he was elected
were played at Philadelphia Cricket Club, the competition
Robert White, the first president of the PGA 32nd president of the PGA of America in 2000.
took place on the club’s St. Martin’s Course – just inside
of America, at the Ocean Forest Golf Club in Some of his greatest work was in the troubling
the Philadelphia city limits. In 1934 the first of five U.S.
First of five U.S. Myrtle Beach. His personality made him the post-9/11 years, when his solid leadership was
Opens was played at Merion, with pieces of the property
Opens were played perfect person to build the membership at desperately needed.
sneaking across the Montgomery County border.
at Merion the new Dunes Golf and Beach Club – Myrtle
But the first U.S. Open to be played on a course Beach’s second golf course and a Robert Trent
entirely within the county line was the infamous 1939 Jones-designed masterpiece. He made the
1939
championship at Philadelphia Country Club. Byron move to Myrtle Beach in 1948.
Nelson survived two additional rounds to break a tie and
emerge with the title. In that same Open the legendary
Sam Snead added to golf’s painful lore by leading the Legendary Sam Snead
tournament in the first two rounds, only to make an fails to complete his
unfathomable triple-bogey on the 72nd hole and slump career Grand Slam
into a fifth place finish. Snead finished second in the U.S. Jimmy D'Angelo
Open four more times and, as a result, never completed
the career grand slam. No loss was ever more painful than
1930
his collapse in 1939.
The U.S. Amateur Championship was played at Merion
six times, including the historic 1930 championship Bobby Jones
when Bobby Jones completed his epic Grand Slam completed his epic
with an eight and seven rout of Eugene Homans. Grand Slam
Other USGA Championships have been no stranger
to Montgomery County.
Jack Connelly
12 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COM 10th Hole at Whitemarsh Valley CC, designed by George Thomas
“If he did win, he might have
become more famous as a player
and maybe never gotten into the
golf course design business.”
- Tom Fazio, on his uncle, George Fazio’s, career
Tom Fazio
THE ARCHITECTS became entangled with the great Ben Hogan After working for a number of years until his
In no area did Montgomery County natives in a memorable duel during the U.S. Open at uncle retired, Fazio began to make a name for
do more to shape the game of golf than in Merion in 1950. After finishing in a three-way himself. Today he stands, without argument,
golf course architecture. tie, that also included Lloyd Mangrum, Fazio as the greatest golf course architect of all time.
lost in an 18-hole playoff the next day.
The Philadelphia School of Golf Architecture While some might want to argue a subjective
dominated the early 1900s and produced Shortly thereafter, Fazio embarked on a golf statement such as that, there can be no
many of America’s greatest architects and golf course architecture career – the first PGA Tour argument about the facts. Golf Digest came
courses. The names of A.W. Tillinghast, William professional to go into the design business. out with its list of the Top 200 Golf Courses in
Flynn, Hugh Wilson and Franklin Meehan hold He designed a number of noted courses in the America. Tom Fazio has his name attached to
legendary status for their work in designing Greater Philadelphia area – Waynesborough, 34 of the courses. The next closest architect,
golf courses. Squires, Downingtown, and Moselem Springs – Donald Ross, has 11 on the list. Ed Shearon
before branching out nationally. “I guess I should say a prayer of thanks every
Another from that same era was George
Some of his most noted work around the day that my uncle didn’t win that U.S. Open He, too, began designing courses, producing
Thomas, who lived in Whitemarsh Township
country includes Jupiter Hills in Florida, Butler against Ben Hogan,” laughs Tom Fazio. “If he three notable layouts: Raven’s Claw GC in
and left his mark on the area with his creation
National in Illinois, Edgewood Tahoe in Nevada, did, he might have become more famous as a Montgomery County, RiverWinds GC in West
of Whitemarsh Valley CC. In 1919, he moved
The National Golf Club of Canada, and even a player and maybe never gotten into the golf Deptford, NJ, and Vineyard Golf at Renault
to California and designed a collection of
tropical twist at Cariari in Costa Rica. course design business.” Winery near Atlantic City. The only thing that
respected courses – including famed Riviera
Thankfully for the rest of the golf world, has kept him from continuing to produce new
CC, plus Bel Air, O jai Valley, and the Los But his greatest achievement in golf came
George Fazio was able to set the stage for courses is the downturn in the golf industry.
Angeles CC North Course. when he hired his 18-year-old nephew, Tom
Fazio, and put him to work on the design crew. Tom Fazio. The result is Montgomery County’s More than 120 years of golf tradition in
It was not until the 1960s that a second wave greatest contribution to the golf landscape. Montgomery County has resulted in a wave
of architects from Montgomery County began Tom Fazio also was born in Norristown but
On a much smaller level, another Montgomery of success that positively affected the game
to change the golf world – in a major way. moved with his family to Lansdale. He had
County native has been involved in golf course across the country… and around the world.
the golf design bug from an early age, and the
George Fazio, a Norristown native, was a player creative eye of an artist. architecture in recent years. Ed Shearon grew To borrow a phrase, "it is a tradition
of limited success on the PGA Tour, until he up in the county and was inspired by all of the unlike any other."
golf tradition.
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INTERVIEW
The ACE Club was founded in 2003 and
designed by Gary Player.
Q: What started your love for golf?
A: I’ve been playing golf for over 50 years. I’m
originally from Elmira, NY, and when I was just The ACE Club’s practice facility includes a two-tiered driving
range, six target greens, and an oversized putting green.
seven years old, I got a junior golf membership
for $10 at Mark Twain Golf Course. I’m one of
seven children and growing up, my siblings Q: Why is Montgomery County a premier
and I would shovel driveways from 6:00am to golf destination?
noon for $.50. I would take that money and A: I’ve played a lot of golf. There are several
Linda Nevatt has been
Get to Know a Pro: a member of the LPGA
use it for my public course membership during
golf season. It was something everyone in the
great courses in the area and I believe ours
stands up to them. Every hole is different,
Linda Nevatt
for more than 25 years neighborhood did. We just enjoyed it. Sports nothing looks like the last hole you played,
were an avenue to get through school. When
and a member of the it’s pretty spread out. The course is a great
it was time for me to go to college, I originally challenge, great length, greens are huge.
PGA since 2012. Today, wanted to play basketball. However, I visited
Former LPGA Symetra Tour Player I certainly don’t take it for granted.
BY SAMANTHA CUMMONS she is the Director of Florida State University, enrolled in classes, and
What we have is special, especially just right
Golf at The ACE Club became a member of the Women’s Golf Team.
outside the city limits. Just about a mile from
in Lafayette Hill, where Q: What was your experience like playing the city line.
she brings a wealth of in the Symetra Tour (Mini-tour Group 4, The ACE Club is a world-class golf course.
Eloise Trainer)?
experience and passion Nestled into the rolling Pennsylvania
A: I enjoyed it. The people I met – we are friends landscape, its proximity to Philadelphia makes
for the game to all her
for life. I see them once a year. I played for a it accessible for business outings. With multiple
students. Montco Golf year and a half up and down the west coast, tees to accommodate golfers of every skill level,
sat down with Nevatt it was a great experience. For me personally, it The ACE Club is the perfect place to unwind
was a little too nerve-racking. and conduct business at the same time.
to talk about her love
of golf, her time on the It’s very different now, but back in the day, Q: Any advice for someone just getting
we’d travel with a friend cross-country, and started in the sport?
Symetra Tour and what stay at motel 6 along the way. It was a journey.
A: JUST ENJOY IT! There are so many people
makes Montgomery As I said before, golf is a personal game;
trying to better their game. Remember, it
Guests can enjoy the open-air pavilion during summer
County a premier it’s not the end-all.
doesn’t have to be better than the next person,
months at the ACE Club and food from Garces Events.
golf destination. just better for you. It’s not the end-all.
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TOURNAMENTS
Valley Forge Invitational Recap
The Valley Forge Invitational, an LPGA
Symetra Tour event, brought women’s
professional golf to Montgomery County
May 28-June 2. Held at Raven’s Claw Golf
Club in Pottstown, Pa., the Valley Forge
Invitational was one of 24 tournament
locations on the 2019 Symetra Tour
schedule. Hundreds of golf fans lined
up on the greens to watch women’s
professional golf throughout tournament
week. Min Lee of Taiwan won the
Invitational in a sudden-death playoff.
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24 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMINTERVIEW
Ashley Grier on
What It Takes
to Become
a Champion
BY SAMANTHA CUMMONS
Grier competed in the 2018 KPMG Women’s
PGA Championship in Kildeer, Illinois.
Ashley Grier, who played for five years on the
LPGA Futures (now Symetra) Tour, became the
first female PGA professional in the Philadelphia
section’s 95-year history to win a points event.
She competed in the second annual Valley Forge
Invitational at Raven’s Claw Golf Club in Pottstown,
PA this past spring. Montco Golf sat down with
Grier to discuss golf in Montgomery County, the
biggest moments of her career, and what it takes
to become a champion.
26 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMQ: Tell me a little bit about your background and how you got started playing golf? Q: What so far is your most
memorable shot?
A: My Dad is a PGA professional and bought a golf center when I was six. Our house
was on the property, so I literally had a miniature golf, driving range, and an 18-hole, A: My most memorable shot would be
par-3 course in my front yard. in the 2014 Maryland Women’s Open at
Congressional CC in DC. I was in a playoff
Q: Could you offer any tips and tricks for someone just getting started in the sport? for the win with two other women. On
A: I would advise to take a few lessons to start so that you can get the basics and have good the first playoff hole, (also the first hole
fundamentals. If you set up poorly and are unsure of what you are doing, you will create bad on the golf course) I had a 50-foot shot
habits. Then, after a few lessons, try to find some time to go to a driving range and figure out from just into the first cut of the rough.
your swing and how you can make contact. Also, don’t neglect your short-game. We all want It was straight downhill, and I had a
to drive the ball as far as possible, but chipping and putting are equally important. Improving huge gallery behind me watching and
that area of your game is the easiest way to lower your scores. I remember telling my caddy that I’m
going to putt this because I was nervous
and didn’t want to do anything stupid. I
ended up putting it in for the win. It was
pretty cool.
Q: How do you keep yourself calm and
"It’s tough to find a place focused in that type of environment?
that has so many good golf A: Mental practice. The biggest thing
is, you know, you hit this shot a million
courses in such a tight area times. A drive is still a drive whether
than what we have here in you’re by yourself or in front of a crowd.
Montgomery County." It’s important to have a pre-shot routine.
Then, when it’s time to hit, you go into
- Ashley Grier, Professional Golfer
your routine of what you’ve done a
thousand times; it’s almost automatic.
Grier was the first woman to win a
It’s harder to do than it sounds. Philadelphia Section PGA points event.
Q: What was it like to become the first female PGA professional in the Philadelphia
section’s 95-year history to win a points event?
A: I was extremely excited to win. The Philadelphia PGA is a very competitive section
with a ton of really good players. There aren’t usually many women in the field, and it can
sometimes be intimidating if the guys aren’t used to seeing females playing against them.
So that made is especially nice to win this event and establish some respect with the rest of
the players and prove to myself that I can be a competitive player in this section.
Q: Anything you’d like to add about why Montgomery County is a premier
place for golf?
A: It’s tough to find a place that has so many good golf courses in such a tight area than
what we have here in Montgomery County. The golf tradition here is also about as good as
you’ll find anywhere else.
Prior to her arrival in the Philadelphia PGA, Grier was a four-time
Middle Atlantic PGA Women’s Player of the Year.
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Still Swinging “The nice thing is that we
get to enjoy it as a family.”
Bobbie Rose has been playing golf for more - Bobbie Rose, 103 year-old golfer
than 70 years – and she’s still going strong.
The first time Bobbie Rose picked up “Mom’s a great athlete,” said Bobbie’s
a golf club, she was 32. Her son, son, Mike Rose of GREAT GOLF
Mike, was just born, and when she Magazine and 97.5 The Fanatic. “She’s
swung, something just clicked. Now, a quick study. There’s not a sport she
a 103-year-old grandmother and didn’t play. I wish I could’ve seen her
great-grandmother, the Meadowbrook play when she was younger.” But,
resident is still swinging. luckily, he still gets to see her play now.
“That was really the start of something,” “The nice thing is that we get to enjoy
said Bobbie, who plays at Philmont it as a family,” Bobbie said. “That’s the
Country Club. “I didn’t know how to play, most important thing, keeping the family
but I just knew that this would be a game together, even from afar. We’re growing
I’d play forever. I still have the urge to up together. How many are fortunate
play. It’s never left me.” enough to grow up with their children?”
A Temple University graduate, she Mike joked, “Mom’s growing younger,
taught physical education in her home I’m growing older, and we meet in
school district of Cheltenham. Bobbie the middle.”
was always an athlete, from playing
An avid hiker, Bobbie said she just loves
multiple sports in high school to later
walking the course, being outside on
playing hockey, baseball, and even
the range, and maybe even still giving
swimming to becoming a Philadelphia
a pointer or two. She also still hosts
badminton champion, and playing
and helps prepare holiday meals at
tennis until she was 81.
her home, which is filled with her own
By 90, she’d won dozens of tournaments original artwork from welding, wood,
with her champion player children, and clay, to copper and stone.
Bonnie and Mike, and became an
“Who knew I’d live to be 103!” Bobbie
honorary member of the Women’s Golf
said. “Nobody knows the answer to that
Association of Philadelphia. At 92, she
question. I have no secrets other than
beat out 65-year-olds for class champ
being physically active my whole life and
at a senior event and shot under her
loving every minute of it. I constantly
age five times. By 98, she was inducted
challenge myself. If I can’t do it, I try to
into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports
find a way to work to get better. That’s
Hall of Fame.
my mental aspect. But, I don’t think
about age in anything I do. It doesn’t
define me. They’re just numbers.”
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10 Fitness and Wellness Simple Ways to
Improve Your Golf
Game at Home
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incorporate these 10 easy-to-follow fitness & wellness tips into your only improve your stamina, reduce
weekly workout regimen. We guarantee that you will feel better on cramps, and ensure a more fluid golf
SWING LIKE NOBODY’S WATCHING
swing, but to prevent injuries as well.
and off the course. Make sure to also pick up a foam Practicing your swing in front of the mirror is a
cost-effective and efficient way to improve your
roller and massage your muscles
golf game. Is your stance too wide? How is your
before and after every round.
1 TAKE A YOGA CLASS 4 WALK ALL 18 HOLES posture? Do your hands make it back to their
original position at the moment when you would
Yoga will give you flexibility, mental focus, Simply playing golf and walking 18 holes 8 HIT THE GYM strike the ball? Get yourself looking good in the
and a strong core: all necessities to a good is an excellent workout for people of all
There’s no way around it: you’ve got mirror and you will see results on the golf course.
golf game. ages. You might also be surprised to know
to hit the gym. Cardio exercise and
that walking a course is often faster than
strength training will keep you less INVEST IN A GOLF SIMULATOR
2 USE THERAPEUTIC BANDS riding in a cart.
winded during your 18-hole round Golf simulators recreate the environment of a
Therapeutic bands are a great way to stretch and will make you feel better off golf course, allowing you to practice and even
5 SWAP THE CHAIR FOR
and strengthen your shoulders, hips, and the course as well. analyze your swing when you can’t make it out
AN EXERCISE BALL
glutes, ensuring you maintain a stable base to the links. Many simulators are available across
throughout your swing. Your golf swing is all about balance, a wide range of sizes and budgets, so it’s easy to
9 TRACK YOUR CALORIES
which is why you should swap your chair find one for just about any space.
There are many easy-to-use apps
3 STRENGTHEN YOUR GRIP out for an exercise ball at work to improve
that you can download to track your BUILD YOUR STRENGTH
your stability and core strength.
There are many ways to strengthen your calories, monitor your heart rate, WITH A WEIGHTED CLUB
grip, from stress-release balls to exercise and set goals to keep you motivated. Practicing your swing with a weighted club
6 WORK THOSE GLUTES
grippers. Daily grip exercises will give you Whoever said exercising isn’t fun will help you build strength and flexibility,
greater control of the club head and more Strong gluteal muscles are key to a good has never played golf. contributing to an increase in club speed –
confidence in your follow-through. golf swing, providing stabilization and potentially adding 20 yards to your tee shot.
mobility to the lower body. Anything you 10 GET YOUR HEAD
can do to work your glutes, from lunges IN THE GAME SIT BACK, RELAX, AND WATCH GOLF
to side step-ups will ensure a more stable Pay attention to what the pros do, from their
Golf is game that requires serious
base as you transfer energy through pre-shot routine to how they adjust in the face
mental focus. Commit to your
your downswing. of adversity. And if you think watching golf on TV
shot. Follow through. But most
is beneficial, you really owe it yourself to check
importantly: accept the results.
out The Valley Forge Invitational, a free-to-attend
Don’t let one bad shot turn into LPGA Symetra Tour Event, coming to Raven's
a bad round. Keep your eye on Claw Golf Course on Friday, May 30th through
the prize and have fun! Sunday, June 2nd.
32 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMAronimink Golf
Club to Host
2020 KPMG
Women's PGA
Championship
This Major Championship boasts one of the
strongest fields and offers a purse among
the highest in women’s golf.
The PGA of America is bringing the KPMG Women’s
PGA Championship to Aronimink Golf Club in June
of 2020. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship,
one of five major golf championships on the LPGA
Tour schedule, continues the rich tradition of the
LPGA Championship.
34 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMThis will mark Aronimink’s first time hosting the KPMG
Women’s PGA Championship, though this is not the
first time that the historic club has hosted a major golf
championship. Founded in 1896, Aronimink’s prestigious
“We couldn’t be more tournament history includes the 1962 PGA Championship,
2003 Senior PGA Championship, 2010 and 2011 AT&T
thrilled to bring this National Championship, and 2018 BMW Championship.
Recently restored by architect Gil Hanse, the course is
world-class major currently ranked No. 85 on Golf Digest’s list of “America’s
100 Greatest Golf Courses.”
golf championship to “Aronimink’s rich championship history and the PGA of
America’s commitment to bringing this major championship
Aronimink and the to the same venues as the PGA Championship, made
Aronimink an easy choice. The course offers a unique test
Philadelphia region.” of golf and will be a spectacular stage for the 2020 KPMG
Women’s PGA Championship,” said Endsley.
- Jackie Endsley, Championship Director
For more PGA championship information
please visit, www.KPMGWomensPGA.com
A collaboration between the PGA of America, KPMG and
the LPGA Tour, this Major Championship boasts one of the
strongest fields in women’s golf and features 156 professionals
from over 50 countries. Broadcast in partnership with the
NBC and Golf Channel, the Championship offers a purse
among the highest in women’s golf. The event combines the
annual major golf championship with the KPMG Women’s
Leadership Summit and an ongoing charitable initiative,
the KPMG Future Leaders Program - all focused on the
development, advancement, and empowerment of women
on and off the golf course.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring this world-class major
golf championship to Aronimink and the Philadelphia region,”
said Championship Director, Jackie Endsley. “Philadelphia golf
fans are second to none and we are excited to have them join
us in the excitement next summer.”
36 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMLISTINGS BLUESTONE COUNTRY CLUB HUNTINGDON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB LULU COUNTRY CLUB
711 Boehms Church Rd 2295 Country Club Dr 1600 Limekiln Pk
The Courses
Blue Bell, PA 19422 Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Glenside, PA 19038
(215) 646-2300 (215) 659-1584 (215) 576-7030
BROOKSIDE COUNTRY CLUB INDIAN VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB MACOBY RUN GOLF COURSE
of Montco
850 N. Adams St 650 Bergey Rd 5275 McLean Station Rd
Pottstown, PA 19464 Telford, PA 18969 Green Lane, PA 18054
(610) 323-4520 (215) 723-9886 (215) 541-0161
Whether you are looking for a casual BUTTER VALLEY GOLF PORT JC MELROSE COUNTRY CLUB MAINLAND GOLF CLUB
7600 Tookany Creek Pkwy 2250 Rittenhouse Rd
round or a championship course, 3243 Gehman Rd
Cheltenham, PA 19012
Barto, PA 19504 Mainland, PA 19451
Montgomery County has it all. (610) 845-2491
(215) 379-5300 (215) 256-9548
Take a swing at the Arnold Palmer-designed JEFFERSONVILLE GOLF CLUB MANUFACTURERS' GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
CEDARBROOK COUNTRY CLUB
course at Blue Bell Country Club in Blue Bell. 180 Penllyn Pk 2400 W. Main St 511 Dreshertown Rd
Blue Bell, PA19422 Jeffersonville, PA 19403 Fort Washington, PA 19034
Or practice your putting at Lederach Golf
(215) 646-9410 (610) 539-0422 (215) 886-3200
Club in Harleysville. For more affordable
greens, try the fairways at Skippack Golf LANDIS CREEK GOLF CLUB NORTH HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
COMMONWEALTH NATIONAL GOLF CLUB
Club in Skippack. With more than 50 well- 765 N. Lewis Rd 99 Station Ave
250 Babylon Rd Glenside,PA 19038
maintained public and private courses, Limerick, PA 19468
Horsham, PA 19044 (215) 887-8030
(610) 495-6945
you’ll be glad you brought your clubs! (215) 672-4141
DOWNINGTOWN COUNTRY CLUB
93 Country Club Dr
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 873-0800
FLOURTOWN COUNTRY CLUB
150 McCloskey Rd
Flourtown, PA 19031
(215) 233-1550
GILBERTSVILLE GOLF CLUB
2944 Lutheran Rd
Gilbertsville, PA 19525
(610) 323-3222
Butter Valley Golf Port
GREEN VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB Green Valley Country Club
201 W. Ridge Pk
ALVERTHORPE PARK GOLF COURSE
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Forest Ave & Fox Chase Rd (610) 828-3000
Jenkintown, PA 19046 LEDERACH GOLF CLUB OLD YORK ROAD COUNTRY CLUB
(215) 884-6538 900 Clubhouse Dr 801 Tennis Ave
GULPH MILLS GOLF CLUB Harleysville, PA 19438 Spring House, PA 19477
(215) 513-3034 (215) 643-0180
200 Swedeland Rd
BELLA VISTA GOLF COURSE
King of Prussia, PA 19406
2901 Fagleysville Rd (610) 828-9370 PHILADELPHIA COUNTRY CLUB
LIMEKILN GOLF CLUB
Gilbertsville, PA 19525 1601 Spring Mill Rd
1176 Limekiln Pk
(610) 705-1855 Gladwyne, PA 19035
Ambler, PA 19002
HICKORY VALLEY GOLF CLUB (610) 525-6000
(215) 643-0643
1921 Ludwig Rd
BLUE BELL COUNTRY CLUB
Gilberstville, PA 19525
1800 Tournament Dr (610) 754-7733 LINFIELD NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PHILMONT COUNTRY CLUB
Blue Bell, PA 19422 66 Church Rd 301 Tomlinson Rd
(215) 616-8100 Linfield PA 19468 Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
(610) 495-8455 (215) 947-1271
38 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COM PRIVATE COURSE =SWEET WATER COUNTRY CLUB TURTLE CREEK GOLF COURSE
PINECREST COUNTRY CLUB 2554 Geryville Pk 303 W. Ridge Pk
101 Country Club Dr Pennsburg, PA 18073 Limerick, PA 19468
Lansdale, PA 19446 (215) 541-3111 (610) 489-5133
(215) 855-4113
TALAMORE COUNTRY CLUB
TWIN PONDS GOLF COURSE
RAVEN'S CLAW GOLF CLUB 723 Talamore Dr
700 Gilbertsville Rd
3159 W. Ridge Pk Ambler, PA 19002
Gilbertsville PA 19525
Pottstown, PA 19464 (215) 641-1300
(610) 369-1901
(610) 495-4710
THE 1912 CLUB
TWIN WOODS GOLF COURSE
RIVERCREST GOLF CLUB & PRESERVE 888 Plymouth Rd
2924 E. Orvilla Rd
100 Golf Club Dr Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Hatfield, PA 19440
Phoenixville, PA 19426 (610) 272-4050
(215) 822-9263
(610) 933-4700
ROLLING TURF GOLF CLUB
28 Smith Rd
Spring Hollow Golf Club
Schwenksville, PA 19473
(610) 287-7297
SPRING HOLLOW GOLF CLUB
SANDY RUN COUNTRY CLUB 3350 Schuylkill Rd
200 Valley Green Rd Spring City, PA 19475
Oreland, PA 19075 (610) 948-5566
(215) 233-0666
SQUIRES GOLF CLUB
SKIPPACK GOLF CLUB 623 Cedarhill Rd
1146 Stump Hall Rd Ambler, PA 19002
Skippack, PA 19474 (215) 643-7661
(610) 584-4226
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve
THE ABINGTON CLUB WESTOVER COUNTRY CLUB
300 Meeting House Rd 401 S. Schuylkill Ave
Jenkintown, PA 19046 Jeffersonville, PA 19401
(215) 884-0123 (610) 539-4500
THE ACE CLUB WHITEMARSH VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB
800 Ridge Pk 815 Thomas Rd
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
(610) 940-4785 (215) 233-3901
THE CLUB AT SHANNONDELL WORCESTER GOLF CLUB
2750 Egypt Rd 1600 Green Hill Rd
RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve Audubon, PA 19403 Collegeville, PA 19426
(610) 382-9300 (610) 222-0200
SPRING FORD COUNTRY CLUB SUNNYBROOK GOLF CLUB THE PHILADELPHIA CRICKET CLUB
48 Country Club Rd 398 Stenton Ave & Joshua Rd 415 W. Willow Grove Ave
Royersford, PA 19468 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Philadelphia, PA 19118
(610) 948-0580 (610) 828-9631 (215) 247-6001
40 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMLISTINGS BEST WESTERN PLUS THE INN
AT KING OF PRUSSIA
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
PLYMOUTH MEETING
DOUBLE EAGLE BED AND BREAKFAST
1052 Mill Hill Rd
The Hotels
127 S. Gulph Rd 651 Fountain Rd East Greenville, PA 18041
King of Prussia, PA 19406 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (215) 679-5764
(610) 265-4500 (610) 238-0695
of Montco
BRYN-ELLIS B&B
2674 S. Ave
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
(717) 495-4356
Valley Forge & Montgomery County, CANDLEWOOD SUITES PHILADELPHIA
PA are home to world-class hotels -WILLOW GROVE
and are ready to host you on your 250 Business Center Dr
Horsham, PA 19044
next getaway. (215) 328-9119
Our hotels offer free parking for guests and are CHATEAU VALLEY FORGE
conveniently located just a short drive from 2522 W. Main St
Center City, Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Norristown,PA 19403
(215) 747-1014
International Airport. You’ll find the perfect
place to stay. Nearly half of our hotels have CHUBB HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
indoor pools where you can relax year-round. 800 Ridge Pk
Hyatt Place Philadelphia/ King of Prussia
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
(610) 825-8000
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN- NORRISTOWN
830 W. Main St COMFORT INN & SUITES - POTTSTOWN COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WILLOW GROVE DOUBLETREE BY HILTON PHILADELPHIA/
Norristown, PA 19401 99 Robinson St 2350 Easton Rd VALLEY FORGE
(610) 279-0150 Pottstown, PA 19464 Willow Grove, PA 19090 301 W. DeKalb Pk
(610) 326-5000 (215) 830-0550 King of Prussia, PA 19406
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN POTTSTOWN (610)337-1200
29 E. High St COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT - DEVON CREATIVE INKLING
Pottstown PA 19464 762 W. Lancaster Ave 222 N. York Rd DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON -
(610) 970-1101 Wayne, PA 19087 Hatboro, PA 19040 PHILADELPHIA WEST
(610) 687-6633 (267) 367-6253 640 Fountain Rd
BEST WESTERN FORT WASHINGTON INN Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
285 Commerce Dr COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT - VALLEY FORGE CROWNE PLAZA - VALLEY FORGE/LIBERTY (610) 834-8300
Fort Washington PA, 19034 1100 Drummers Ln CONFERENCE CENTER
(215) 542-7930 Wayne, PA 19087 260 Mall Blvd EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON PHILADELPHIA
(610) 687-6700 King of Prussia, PA 19406 VALLEY FORGE
(610) 265-7500 888 Chesterbrook Blvd
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Wayne, PA 19087
PHILADELPHIA LANSDALE DAYS INN - HORSHAM/PHILADELPHIA (610) 647-6700
1737 Sumneytown Pk 245 Easton Rd
Lansdale, PA 19446 Horsham, PA 19044 EXTENDED STAY AMERICA - KING OF PRUSSIA
(215) 412-8686 (215) 674-2500 400 American Ave
King of Prussia, PA 19406
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT PHILADELPHIA DAYS INN - POTTSTOWN (610) 962-9000
MONTGOMERYVILLE 1600 Industrial Hwy
544 Dekalb Pk Pottstown, PA 19464 EXTENDED STAY AMERICA - PLYMOUTH
North Wales, PA 19454 (610) 327-3300 MEETING
(215) 699-7247 437 Erwins Ln
DECK MOTEL Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT PHILADELPHIA (610) 260-0488
602 Dekalb Pk
VALLEY FORGE/COLLEGEVILLE Blue Bell, PA 19422
600 Campus Dr (610) 272-5613 EXTENDED STAY HORSHAM - DRESHER ROAD
Collegeville, PA 19426 537 Dresher Rd
(484) 974-2600 Horsham, PA 11111
(215) 956-9966
42 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMHILTON GARDEN INN - FORT WASHINGTON HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL
PHILADELPHIA & SUITES LIMERICK-POTTSTOWN
530 Pennsylvania Ave 15 Keystone Dr
Ft Washington, PA 19034 Limerick, PA 19468
(215) 646-4637 (484) 932-8827
HILTON GARDEN INN EXTON - WEST CHESTER HOLIDAY INN LANSDALE-HATFIELD
720 E. Eagleview Blvd 1750 Sumneytown Pk
Exton, PA 19341 Kulpsville, PA 19443
(610) 458-8822 (215) 368-3800
HILTON GARDEN INN NEWTOWN HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON - KING OF PRUSSIA
SQUARE RADNOR /VALLEY FORGE
3743 West Chester Pk 550 W. DeKalb Pk
Newtown Square, PA 19073 King of Prussia, PA 19406
(484) 420-7500 (610) 962-0700
HILTON GARDEN INN VALLEY FORGE HOMEWOOD SUITES - VALLEY FORGE
Extended Stay Hotel 500 Cresson Blvd 681 Shannondell Blvd
Phoenixville, PA 19460 Audubon, PA 19403
(610) 650-0880 (610) 539-7300
EXTENDED STAY HORSHAM - WELSH ROAD HAMPTON INN - PHILADELPHIA
HISTORIC GENERAL WARREN HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON - LANSDALE
114 Welsh Rd /PLYMOUTH MEETING
9 Old Lancaster Rd 1200 Pennbrook Pkwy
Horsham, PA 19044 2055 Chemical Rd
Malvern, PA 19355 Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 784-9045 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(610) 296-3637 (215) 362-6400
(610) 567-0900
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES MARRIOTT VALLEY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON
FORGE/GREAT VALLEY HAMPTON INN - WILLOW GROVE
-FORT WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA-PLYMOUTH MEETING
1005 Westlakes Dr 1500 Easton Rd
432 Pennsylvania Ave 200 Lee Dr
Berwyn, PA 19312 Willow Grove, PA 19090
Fort Washington, PA 19034 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(484) 324-4111 (215) 659-3535
(215) 591-9000 (610) 828-9600
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT HAMPTON INN & SUITES - VALLEY FORGE/OAKS
PHILADELPHIA WILLOW GROVE 100 Cresson Blvd
2440 Maryland Rd Phoenixville, PA 19460
Willow Grove, PA 19090 (610) 676-0900
(215) 885-1130
HAMPTON INN & SUITES BY HILTON
FAIRFIELD INN PHILADELPHIA - VALLEY FORGE PHILADELPHIA/MONTGOMERYVILLE
258 Mall Blvd 121 Garden Golf Blvd
King of Prussia, PA 19406 North Wales, PA 19454
(610) 908-6046 (215) 412-8255
FRENCH CREEK INN HAMPTON INN AND SUITES
2 Ridge Rd BY HILTON MEDIA, PA
Phoenixville, PA 19460 300 S. Beatty Rd
(610) 935-3838 Media,PA 19063
(484) 443-8899
GEORGE WASHINGTON WOOD
BED & BREAKFAST HAMPTON INN LIMERICK
201 E. 5th Ave 430 Limerick Trappe Rd
Conshohocken, PA 19428 Limerick, PA 19468 Home2 Suites
(215) 514-6543 (610) 495-6999
HATFIELD MOTEL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON HORSHAM
HAMPTON INN - KING OF PRUSSIA 792 Bethlehem Pk
& SUITES - KING OF PRUSSIA WILLOW GROVE
530 W. DeKalb Pk Colmar, PA 19440
260 N. Gulph Rd 720 Blair Mill Rd
King of Prussia, PA 19406 (215) 822-2012
King of Prussia, PA 19406 Horsham, PA 19044
(610) 962-8111
(610) 768-9500 (215) 830-9440
44 MONTCO GOLF MAGAZINE SPRING 2019 MONTCOGOLF.COMHOMEWOOD SUITES GREAT VALLEY MOTEL 6 POTTSTOWN PA RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SPRINGHILL SUITES PHILADELPHIA
12 E. Swedesford Rd 76 Robinson St - PHILADELPHIA/CONSHOHOCKEN VALLEY FORGE/KING OF PRUSSIA
Malvern, PA 19355 Pottstown, PA 19464 191 Washington Sq 875 Mancill Mill Rd
(610) 296-3500 (610) 819-1288 Conshohocken, PA 19428 King of Prussia, PA 19406
(610) 828-8800 (610) 783-1400
HOTEL FIESOLE
NORMANDY FARM HOTEL
4046 Skippack Pk RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT STAYBRIDGE SUITES - PHILADELPHIA
AND CONFERENCE CENTER
Skippack, PA 19474 MONTGOMERYVILLE VALLEY FORGE
1401 Morris Rd
(610) 222-8009 1110 Bethlehem Pk 88 Anchor Pkwy
Blue Bell, PA 19422
North Wales, PA 19454 Royersford, PA 19468
(215) 616-8500
(267) 468-0111 (610) 792-9300
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT WILLOW GROVE STAYBRIDGE SUITES MONTGOMERYVILLE
3 Walnut Grove Dr 119 Garden Golf Blvd
Horsham, PA 19044 North Wales, PA 19454
(215) 443-7330 (215) 393-8899
RESIDENCE INN COLLEGEVILLE THE GLOBE INN
500 Campus Dr 326 Fourth St
Collegeville, PA 19426 East Greenville, PA 18041
(610) 831-9400 (215) 679-5948
RODEWAY INN CONFERENCE CENTER THE INN AT VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
969 Bethlehem Pk 601 County Line Rd
Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Radnor, PA 19087
(215) 699-8800 (610) 519-8000
ROYERSFORD HOTEL THE MAINSTAY INN
213 Main St 184 E. Bridge St
Sheraton Royersford, PA 19426 Phoenixville, PA 19460
HYATT HOUSE KING OF PRUSSIA
PHILADELPHIA MARRIOTT WEST (610) 948-7874 (610) 933-7998
240 Mall Blvd
111 Crawford Ave
King of Prussia, PA 19406
W. Conshohocken, PA 19428 SHERATON GREAT VALLEY TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT
(610) 265-0300
(610) 941-5600 PHILADELPHIA HORSHAM
707 E. Lancaster Pk
Frazer, PA 19355 198 Precision Dr
HYATT HOUSE PHILADELPHIA
QUALITY INN - POTTSTOWN (610) 524-5500 Horsham, PA 19044
/PLYMOUTH MEETING
61 W. King St (215) 323-9900
501 E. Germantown Pk
Pottstown, PA 19464 SHERATON VALLEY FORGE
East Norriton, PA 19401
(610) 326-6700 TWIN TURRETS INN
(610) 313-9990 480 N. Gulph Rd
King of Prussia, PA 19406 11 E. Philadelphia Ave
QUALITY INN MONTGOMERYVILLE (484) 238-1800 Boyertown, PA 19512
HYATT PLACE - PHILADELPHIA
678 Bethlehem Pk (610) 367-4513
/KING OF PRUSSIA
Montgomeryville, PA 18936 SOJOURNER SUITES
440 American Ave
(215) 361-3600 VALLEY FORGE CASINO RESORT
King of Prussia,PA 19406 536 Main St
(484) 690-3000 Harleysville, PA 19438 1160 First Ave
RADISSON VALLEY FORGE HOTEL (215) 256-6626 King of Prussia, PA 19406
1160 First Ave (610) 354-8118
JOSEPH AMBLER INN
King of Prussia, PA 19406 SPRINGHILL SUITES - WILLOW GROVE
1005 Horsham Rd
(610) 337-2000 WILLIAM PENN INN
North Wales, PA 19454 3900 Commerce Ave
(215) 362-7500 Willow Grove, PA 19044 1017 DeKalb Pk
RESIDENCE INN GREAT VALLEY MALVERN (215) 657-7800 Gwynedd, PA 19436
10 General Warren Blvd (215) 699-9272
MOTEL 6 - KING OF PRUSSIA
Malvern, PA 19355 SPRINGHILL SUITES PHILADELPHIA
815 W. DeKalb Pk
(484) 899-7800 PLYMOUTH MEETING WOODSIDE LODGE AT SPRING MOUNTAIN
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(610) 265-7200 430 Plymouth Rd 150 E. Park Ave
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Schwenksville, PA 19473
(610) 940-0400 (484) 552-8457
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575 W. 3rd St
ROUND GUYS BREWING COMPANY AND PUB
324 W. Main St
WORKHORSE BREWING COMPANY
250 King Manor Dr
Montco
Lansdale, PA 19446 Lansdale, PA 19446 King of Prussia, PA 19406
(215) 815-5351 (215) 368-2640 (215) 539-3472
boardroomspirits.com pub.roundguysbrewery.com workhorsebrewing.com
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BOYD'S CARDINAL HOLLOW WINERY
1830 West Point Pk
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 801-2227
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Montgomery County is home to a
diverse selection of craft breweries, BROTHERS KERSHNER BREWING CO.
wineries, and distilleries, including 4119 Skippack Pk
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Montco Makers is your guide to all the craft CHADDSFORD WINERY
beer, wine, and spirits that Montco has to 632 Baltimore Pk
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
offer. Always remember to drink responsibly. (610) 388-6221
chaddsford.com
Workhorse Brewing Company
CONSHOHOCKEN BREWING CO. - KOP
3100 Horizon Drive, Suite 150
SLY FOX BREWING COMPANY
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Pottstown Airport Business Center
conshohockenbrewing.com
331 Circle of Progress Dr
Pottstown, PA 19464
CROOKED EYE BREWERY (484) 524-8210
13 E Montgomery Ave Ste 2 slyfoxbeer.com
Hatboro, PA 19040
(215) 285-9253
STEEL CITY COFFEEHOUSE & BREWERY
203 Bridge St
FIVE SAINTS DISTILLING Phoenixville, PA 19460
129 E. Main St (484) 924-8425
Norristown, PA 19401 steelcitycoffeehouse.com
Boardroom Spirits (610) 304-3081
fivesaintsdistilling.com
STONE AND KEY CELLARS
435 Doylestown Rd
A'DELLO VINEYARD & WINERY GLENSIDE ALE HOUSE Montgomeryville, PA 18936
21 Simmons Rd 17 Limekiln Pk (215) 855-4567
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TANNERY RUN BREW WORKS for any size group.
131 East Butler Ave
AMRUTH BREWING COMPANY IMPRINT BEER CO. Ambler, PA 19002 24/7 Full Service Transportation.
232 King St 1500 Industry Rd, Suite O (215) 613-1113
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www.tanneryrun.com
(484) 300-4306 (267) 645-9520
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TEN7 BREWING COMPANY
610-265-3050 ext. 7205
510 Beaver St
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