Pine Valley is a most unique golfing creation. Pine Valley has been referred to as the Apex of a challenging golf course itself almost a Penal Course design. It yields without all that much effort and trouble to the superior golfing enthusiast not too much effort or trouble, however those in the high handicap league will find the whole course length more than a bit challenging.

No doubt about to visitors from abroad , on a golfing tour it was Pine Valley that captured the interest of many an experienced international golfer out on a vacation or golfing tour. The story is always told that early on, in the history of this venerable golf course that visitor from nearby Loch Ness in Scotland strolled out on the links looking for Manitoba plains buffalo loitering on the greens.

In one quick glance, the eager golfer saw a beautiful but forbidding hole and he reacted like many with glee.

It can be said that no one ever goes to Pine valley Golf Club in Pine Valley, Camden County, New Jersey unacquainted but nearly everyone, and every golfer and golfing enthusiast is more than pleasantly surprised.

Pine Valley is a living monument to the Philadelphian who conceived it and almost single handily started to build and construct it. It is a shrine to the very spirit of the golf game and the sport of golfing. The conditions of its fairways and greens have long been the very standard of comparison to other clubs and facilities throughout the nation and indeed worldwide. Indeed it is horticultural one of the most unusual areas of the whole eastern seaboard of the United States. On top of that membership in this most prestigious club is of course highly coveted and treasured.

The club itself has been the source of much humor and dry humor at that in the golfing communities. It was repeatedly said by the very likes of the classic golfer Arnold Palmer that Pine Valley is not so tough if you can hit the ball straight, keep it out of the sand and putt reasonably well.

Lastly when it comes to variety and challenges one of the most surprising comments by many is that on completing the round is that rakes in the sand bunkers are conspicuously missing, yet the sand is as pockmarked as the moon itself. And on top of that there are other signs of golfers shame gouges where they were someone unable to pick up their golfing balls cleanly off the sand. It seems that somehow footprints and gashes seem to attract golf balls like powerful magnets themselves.