Pennsylvania
Harrisburg & Central PA Golf Courses & Tee Times
Golf around Harrisburg starts in Hershey. Milton Hershey opened his first course there in 1909, then hired Maurice McCarthy in 1928, and by the mid-1930s the town had 54 holes and called itself the Golf Capital of Pennsylvania. Hershey Country Club hosted the 1940 PGA Championship, where Byron Nelson beat Sam Snead, and Ben Hogan won his first PGA Tour event at the 1938 Hershey Open. The club's East and West courses are private today, open only to members and guests of The Hotel Hershey and Hershey Lodge.
Can't get a tee time in Harrisburg & Central PA? Yoink watches 26 public courses, from Fayetteville, Mechanicsburg, York, Carlisle and Mifflintown. Pick your courses, set the day and time you want, and get a notification when a tee time opens, cancellations included.
The longest layout here is Dauphin Highlands Golf Course at 7,035 yards; there are 2 executive or par-3 courses for a quicker round.
Who runs public golf in Harrisburg & Central PA
There is no city or county golf division here. The closest thing is Dauphin Highlands, built on 231 acres the Dauphin County General Authority bought from Bethlehem Steel in 1993 for a public course; the authority still owns it and a Troon company, Indigo Sports, runs it. Across the river, Armitage Golf Club sits in Hampden Township, which has a Golf Advisory Board for the course, and township residents get a discount on the 2026 rate sheet when they show their Hampden ID card. In Hershey, Spring Creek is the public option: a 2,200-yard, par-33 nine that opened in 1932 as the first U.S. course for players 17 and under, and is now open to everyone. Caledonia, next to Caledonia State Park, dates to the late 1920s.
Public courses worth knowing in Harrisburg & Central PA
- Dauphin Highlands Golf Course: Public course the Dauphin County General Authority built on former Bethlehem Steel land bought in 1993; it has hosted American Junior Golf Association events.
- Armitage Golf Club: Par-70 course in Hampden Township with a township golf advisory board and a resident discount for Hampden ID holders.
- Penn National Golf Club: Two courses near Fayetteville: Edmund Ault's Founders Course, opened June 1, 1968, and Bill Love's Iron Forge.
- Caledonia Golf Club: Par-68 course from the late 1920s next to Caledonia State Park, which DCNR calls the oldest in southcentral Pennsylvania.
Booking tee times in Harrisburg & Central PA: the local rules
Dauphin Highlands lets the public book two full weeks ahead, and members three weeks; it uses dynamic pricing, and walk-up and phone rates run higher than online. Members and card holders book through the golf shop. At Armitage, bring your Hampden Township ID card if you want the resident rate.
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26 courses in Harrisburg & Central PA
Carlisle
Etters
Fayetteville
Mechanicsburg
Mifflintown
Millersburg
New Cumberland
Other
Armitage Golf Club
A township par 70 since 1974: narrow, sculpted fairways, new bunkers and tough greens. Harrisburg Magazine's Simply the Best public course, 2023.
Caledonia Golf Club
A short par 68 in the Michaux State Forest next to Caledonia State Park, and the state calls it the oldest course in southcentral Pennsylvania.
Cumberland Golf Club
Cumberland Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, playing to par 72 across 6,508 yards.
Dauphin Highlands Golf Course
Dauphin County built it on old Bethlehem Steel land. It's hilly, and the par-3 17th plays over a natural ravine. AJGA junior events have come through.
Deer Valley Golf Course
Deer Valley Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course in Pennsylvania, playing to par 72 across 6,027 yards.
Grandview Golf Course
Par 72 and 6,639 yards from the back tees: Grandview Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course in Pennsylvania.
Heritage Hills Golf Resort
Water borders nine of the eighteen, and one hole moves 112 feet from tee to green.
Honey Run Golf Club
One hole moves 56 feet from tee to green, and water borders nine of the eighteen.
Liberty Forge Golf Course
Par 63 and 3,633 yards from the back tees: Liberty Forge Golf Course is an 18-hole executive course in Pennsylvania.
Lykens Valley Golf Course
One hole moves 37 feet from tee to green. Water borders six of the eighteen.
Manada Golf Club
Par 72 and 6,705 yards from the back tees: Manada Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Pennsylvania.
Range End Golf Club
Par 71 and 6,180 yards from the back tees: Range End Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Pennsylvania.
Sportsmans Golf Course
Par 71 and 6,541 yards from the back tees: Sportsmans Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course in Pennsylvania.
Sunset Golf Course
Sunset Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course in Pennsylvania, playing to par 71 across 6,373 yards.
Tree Top Golf Course
Water borders six of the eighteen, and one hole moves 87 feet from tee to green.
Why tee times in Harrisburg & Central PA are hard to get
Golf in Harrisburg & Central PA follows the seasons: spring openers and fall weekends are the busiest stretches, and summer mornings fill before afternoons.
Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in Harrisburg & Central PA
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Watch all 26 courses in Harrisburg & Central PA. Hear the moment one opens.
Pick the courses you'd play and Yoink keeps an eye on all 26 courses in Harrisburg & Central PA. You see what's open in one place, and you hear about it the moment a time that fits your day, window and group turns up, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Liberty Forge Golf Course and Tree Top Golf Course.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Harrisburg & Central PA: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Harrisburg & Central PA?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Harrisburg & Central PA?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Harrisburg & Central PA?
Demand is highest on spring and fall weekends. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in Harrisburg & Central PA are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Liberty Forge Golf Course and Tree Top Golf Course take less time and are usually easier to book.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in Pennsylvania
- Poconos & Lehigh Valley · 59 courses
- Philadelphia · 49 courses
- Pittsburgh · 44 courses
- State College & Altoona · 20 courses
- Erie & Northwest PA · 12 courses
- North Central PA · 9 courses
- Washington DC & Baltimore · 7 courses
- Upstate NY — Capital & Central · 1 courses
- Western NY — Buffalo & Rochester · 1 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- Washington DC & Baltimore, MD · 52 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- dauphincountygeneralauthority.org · government
- dauphincountygeneralauthority.org · government
- golfdauphinhighlands.com · official
- golfdauphinhighlands.com · official
- armitagegolfclub.com · official
- hampdentownship.us · government
- armitagegolfclub.com · official
- hersheyarchives.org · official
- stories.hersheypa.com · official
- thehotelhershey.com · official
- stories.hersheypa.com · official
- penngolf.com · official
- pa.gov · government
Tee times in Harrisburg & Central PA, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.