Historic Shawnee Golf Resort Adopts 'Ready Golf' Philosophy

Pennsylvania's Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, located just outside the city of Strousburg, PA and 75 miles from New York City, played host to the 1938 PGA Championship. The 27-hole facility with 24 holes situated on a private island is a classic golf course, designed by the legendary A.W. Tillinghast, who also built Bethpage Black, home to this summer's U.S. Open.

This golf season, Shawnee will break tradition and encourage its visitors to play ready golf in an effort to reduce pace of play.

The golf resort is implementing a program that will reinforce how “Ready Golf” can enhance every round guests play at the historic, 27-hole retreat along the scenic Delaware Water Gap.

Ready golf allows the golfers within a group to hit their shot when ready, unless safety becomes an issue, as opposed to the standard operating procedure of determing hitting order by distance from the pin; away goes first.

While maintaining its philosophy that guests should be able to enjoy the golf course at a relaxing pace, each golfer will be provided with a list of alternatives that can help groups complete 18 holes in Shawnee’s designated target time of 4 hours, 30 minutes. Brief course management presentations will be offered three times each day, based on staff availability.

“The Ready Golf Program at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort is designed to improve the speed of play, which we believe will translate into an even better experience for everyone,” said Steve Taggart, the director of golf at Shawnee. “We want to maintain a steady pace and eliminate preventable waiting periods throughout the golf course.”

Starting April 15, The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort will establish one of the most comprehensive pace-of-play initiatives ever presented by a destination golf resort in the country. The resort hopes to infuse optimum time management within its guests’ individual golf experience. The program has its trained professional staff ready to inspire each golfer to adapt new habits that apply to everything from the most effective spots to park the golf cart, basic etiquette tips and ways to more quickly finish a hole and exit the green.

“We never want our guests to be in a hurry,” Taggart said. “But there are so many little things that most of us never think about that can take several minutes off of each hole we play. That all adds up. Also, there is evidence that points to faster play improving scores, which is always the best benefit at the end of the day, as well.”

For information about golf packages at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, call 800-SHAWNEE (742-9633) or 570-424-4000, or visit www.shawneeinn.com .

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