Makefield Highlands Golf Club, Yardley

Makefield Highlands is a fantastic golf course. The greens and fairways are gorgeous. They were more than accommodating for a golf benefit. The staff is professional and helpful. I’ll definitely be returning. I also enjoyed the scenery.

A links-style course! A newer one at that making it a must play. Back tees and back back tees make it a course that can host championships. Facilities are top-notch with a nice enough clubhouse-grill and patio to bring in non-golfing locals for dinner. The course itself can seem easy on some days and hard on others, as wide fairways and large greens smear your depth perception. Staying on course (shortest distance to the green) is an important strategy as those fairways do a good job leading you away from the hole and you use a longer club for your approach. The 15th hole is certainly a challenge as you stare at a sliver of a green on the other side of a boggy-swamp. Do you hate trees because you always seem to hit them? Me too! Luckily, there are few trees on Makefield. However, fairways tend to lie low in a gully making the wind a stealthy foe if it is anywhere over 15 mph. Greens are super interesting with lots of opportunities to putt from off the green as the grass is very well manicured and the sandy soil makes it flatter. The course can be more difficult at times if fescue rough is allowed to grow into tall. Makefield is probably one of the very best public courses in the area, up there with Broad Run and potentially better. It is an absolute must play and should be high-up on your list of courses to visit.