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Penn National is a 36-hole golf course with Inn located 20 miles west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the heart of Amish country in south-central Pennsylvania. The Founders Course was designed by Edmund Ault in 1966 as a classic, Northeastern-style masterpiece with large contoured greens and tree-lined fairways, and opened in 1968. The Founders Course measures 6,966 yards and plays to par 72. Iron Forge was designed by architect Bill Love and opened for play in 1997, playing 7,009 yards from the back tees with par of 72.

The Founders Course can be demanding off the tee with trees lining most holes, and a 7-acre lake comes into play on several holes on both the front and back sides. Ault turns up the heat at the end, saving the best and toughest for the 5-hole stretch starting at the par-5 14th. In contrast, Iron Forge is nearly treeless and lets golfers drive aggressively from the tee, but the greens and surrounds place a premium on approach shots and putting. Iron Forge is visually stunning with 30-mile views of surrounding farmland and mountains, starting at Michaux State Forest in the foothills of South Mountain and making a single loop home.

Both award-winning golf courses, Founders and Iron Forge, are 4-star rated by Golf Digest since 1999. Penn National was founded in 1968 by T.K. Nitterhouse and a group of local investors, and was the first 18-hole golf course in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.