Public · 18 holes
Champion Lakes Golf Course
Built by Pirates legends Dick Groat and Jerry Lynch.
About this course
Champion Lakes is an 18-hole public course in Bolivar, near Ligonier in the Laurel Highlands. Pittsburgh Pirates teammates Dick Groat and Jerry Lynch designed and built it on a former apple orchard, opening in 1966. The course is wooded, with tight, tree-lined fairways, bentgrass playing surfaces and lakes in play. The Groat family still runs it, and there are sports-themed guest rooms and houses on site for stay-and-play trips.
Type
Parkland
Region
Unlisted
Holes
18
Established
1966
LooperAI score
80.5
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