Hershey Golf Collection

What golf courses are there at the Hershey Golf Collection?

While The Hotel Hershey may be more synonymous with chocolate than golf, you’ll find lots of links at its Hershey Golf Collection, four unique courses with striking views of the Pennsylvania countryside. The courses provide varying degrees of difficulty to challenge everyone from the novice to the experienced golfer. The private Hershey Country Club offers two courses open only to guests of the Four-Star hotel. The par-71 East Course, designed by George Fazio, spans more than 7,000 yards and has lush elevated greens, three glistening lakes, more than 100 bunkers, and natural hazards and rolling fairways. On the West Course, you’ll have a bird’s-eye view of the city of Hershey. The fifth hole sits at a unique location: the hilly front lawn of High Point Mansion, the former home of chocolate entrepreneur Milton Hershey. The par-73 course reaches 6,860 yards and features tree-lined fairways and tons of tough hazards. After all, it’s played host to several PGA and LPGA tournaments.

The third course, Hershey Links, is open to the public and stretches across 175 acres of peaceful bluffs and ravines. Like the West Course, it overlooks the city. The links-style, par-72 course boasts tall grasses and five sets of tees to accommodate every level of golfer. Watch out for the numerous ponds, creeks, pot bunkers, wide fairways and multi-level greens. There’s even a natural habitat where deer are known to cross.

Bring the brood to Spring Creek’s nine holes, which are designed for junior-level golfers or family golf outings. Along with the scent of chocolate wafting through the air, the par-33 course has 2,200 yards with lush greens, a natural creek and holes lined with tall trees.

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  • How do I get tee time at the Hershey Golf Collection?

    Getting a tee time at the Hershey Golf Collection varies depending on which course you’d like to play. Reservations at the family-friendly Spring Creek can be made two weeks in advance, or three weeks ahead of time for frequent players. Anyone can contact The Hotel Hershey to reserve a slot. Play time at Hershey Links may be hard to come by — since it’s open to resort guests and the public — so be sure to call Hershey or the Hershey Links Golf Shop to confirm. Select Hershey Links tee times also can be booked online at by visiting the Hershey Golf Collection’s website. The Hershey Country Club is private and only open to hotel guests, so you’ll have to call the Four-Star hotel directly to reserve a spot on either the par-71 East or par-73 West course.

  • What kind of golf lessons can I take at the Hershey Golf Collection?

    One of the best features of the Hershey Golf Collection is the numerous experts on hand to offer every kind of golf lesson imaginable. Novices can sign up for the Get Golf Ready program. Led by a PGA professional, it teaches everything from proper etiquette to tee shots in five lessons on the Hershey Links course. For more golf education, schedule one-on-one private lessons (25 minutes for $80, 50 minutes for $125), sessions for two to four adults, junior lessons for kids and teens, or lessons for the whole family.

    If you’re trying to improve specific techniques, there’s an indoor golf simulator at the Hershey Country Club, where you can practice your swing on a virtual driving range or championship course. Your swing data gets recorded and displayed so you can work on your angle, path and speed. The Hershey Golf Collection also provides a special putting training device that gives stats on your putting stroke in real time to help you improve it.

    For those who want to get back to basics, get a golf fitness evaluation from the pros. The evaluation includes a look at your basic technique, a video analysis of your swing, a physical conditioning assessment and development of a fitness program to get your game in gear. After that, why not get a club fitting? The fitting lasts just under two hours and includes a 50-minute lesson with analysis. You’ll walk out the door with the right tools to hone your game.

  • What’s the scenery like on the Hershey Golf Collection’s golf courses?

    The Hershey Golf Collection boasts sweeping vistas of the Pennsylvania countryside, lush greens and peeks into the cityscape of Hershey. The peaceful scenery is definitely a highlight, allowing all levels of golfers to engage with their surroundings. The Hershey Country Club offers some of the best views with two private courses open to guests of The Hotel Hershey. The East Course features three beautiful lakes, elevated greens and more than 100 bunkers, with the backdrop of the rolling Pennsylvania woods. The West Course provides vistas of the town of Hershey and of chocolate magnate Milton Hershey’s hilly estate, High Point Mansion. The fairways are lined with trees, and the challenging greens are lush.

    Hershey Links overlooks the city of Hershey but stretches across 175 acres of picturesque bluffs, ravines, ponds, creeks, multi-level greens, wide fairways and tall grasses. Just be careful of the wildlife that call the greens home; there’s a designated habitat that includes a deer crossing. The family-friendly Spring Creek is just nine holes, but it also has a natural stream winding through the course. But perhaps the best part of the scenery is in the air: the scent of chocolate.

  • Can I coordinate a group outing at the Hershey Golf Collection?

    With four lush courses designed for varying degrees of play, the Hershey Golf Collection welcomes group outings and can help you coordinate the experience. Groups of 10 or more can take advantage of the group golf package, which includes VIP treatment like unlimited golf on all four courses during your stay at The Hershey Hotel, plus breakfast, use of the golf carts, access to practice facilities, daily cleaning and equipment storage, and guaranteed advance starting times. In addition, the package includes admission to Hershey Gardens, where you can stop and smell the roses (literally) or visit the butterfly house. You’ll also get entry to The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue, where you can learn about the history of Milton Hershey’s delicious empire and check out the chocolate lab. Of course, golf trips can be tailored to fit your group’s needs, whether that’s an overnight or day outing. Private lessons, group clinics with a PGA-certified instructor and access to the driving range can all be added to your outing.

  • What golf packages are available at the Hershey Golf Collection?

    The Hershey Golf Collection offers four golf packages that make great gifts for all sorts of duffers. The Short & Sweet package makes a nice last-minute getaway, offering a room at The Hotel Hershey, 18 holes, a golf cart, access to practice facilities and admission to the fragrant Hershey Gardens and The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue.

    Geared to couples, the Hershey Golf & Spa package includes accommodations at the Four-Star hotel, 18 holes, a golf cart, lunch at the country club or Hershey Links, and indulgent chocolate-inspired spa treatments. Ladies will love the whipped cocoa bath, and men can soak in a chocolate hydrotherapy bath. Both will get a 50-minute massage and $125 worth of spa services or products. Then have a healthy lunch at The Oasis, the spa’s restaurant, which serves dishes like butternut squash bisque and roast beef with couscous and asparagus. The package also includes entry to the romantic Hershey Gardens and the history museum.

    For those who want to try out all the courses, opt for the Hershey Golf Collection package. It gives you unlimited play on all the greens, use of golf carts, access to practice facilities, daily club cleaning and storage, a golf gift set and guaranteed advance starting times, plus breakfast and accommodations at The Hotel Hershey. If you can tear yourself away from the fairways, you also get admission to the gardens and museum. Families will want to take a swing at the Golf Fore Family Experience, a day package that lets you experience the nine-hole Spring Creek course. The deal is good for a group of four, with rental clubs, four sleeves of balls and four snacks, so you won’t go hungry while you soak in the Pennsylvania countryside.

  • What golf equipment can I buy at the Hershey Golf Collection?

    The Hershey Golf Collection offers three shops where you can buy golf equipment and apparel to spruce up your trip to the greens. There’s a shop at the Hershey Country Club, the Hershey Links and the Spring Creek course, where you can buy golf shoes, clubs, clothes and other accessories. Trained staff members are also on hand to answer your golf-related questions and help you pick out the best equipment. Here’s an incentive to buy clubs: Your purchase includes a complimentary club fitting and a 50-minute lesson. The three stores are open daily, but if you’d like to pick up some golf paraphernalia after you’ve left the Hershey Golf Collection, shop online for apparel, hats, golf balls and gift cards.

  • What’s the dress code on the golf courses at Hershey Golf Collection?

    Each of the golf courses at the Hershey Golf Collection has a different dress code, so be sure to read the policy before you hit the greens. Hershey Links, which is open to guests of The Hotel Hershey and the public, asks that you wear proper attire like slacks or golf shorts while on the course. Otherwise, you’ll be asked to change or purchase clothes at the golf shop. Denim, T-shirts and athletic shorts are not allowed. The East and West courses of the Hershey Country Club require that all gentlemen wear a shirt with a collar (traditional or mock) and sleeves. Ladies can don shirts, skirts, blouses, shorts and slacks. However, jeans, athletic shorts, tanks and halter tops are not permitted on the two courses or in the practice facilities. The family-friendly Spring Creek course is more casual and welcomes you to putt around in jeans, T-shirts and sneakers.

  • What programs does Hershey Golf Collection offer for young players?

    The Hershey Golf Collection offers tons of programs that cater to young golf aficionados looking to improve their game. Private lessons for kids ages 4 to 16 are available ($60 for 25 minutes, $100 for 50 minutes). There are also Saturday golf clinics that teach golf fundamentals or hone in on certain skills. For a more comprehensive option, try the six-week-long Hershey Links Junior Golf Program (ages 5 to 12). Each week focuses on a particular area of the game. By the end of the program (which is divided into age brackets), your little golfer will know everything from putting to chipping to driving. The Hershey Golf Collection also hosts a six-week spring golf camp for high-schoolers and a boys’ and girls’ summer camp for fourth- to ninth-graders. You’ll have your child ready for the PGA in no time.

  • What is the pace of play on the golf courses at Hershey Golf Collection?

    The four courses at Hershey Golf Collection offer a relaxed pace of play. The 18-hole East and West courses of the Hershey Country Club are supposed to be completed in four hours and 10 minutes or less to ensure the pace is enjoyable but not rushed. The country club provides course advisers to keep players on the nine-minute tee-time interval. Players are asked to stick to the pace with the group in front of them. Over at Hershey Links, the goal is to finish an 18-hole round in four hours and 30 minutes or less. Course marshals will see to it that players follow a 10-minute tee-time interval, and again, golfers are asked to maintain the pace with the group in front of them. The family-friendly Spring Creek has just nine holes and is designed for less skilled golfers, so you should budget a few more minutes per hole when playing on that course.