RESORT REPORT
Nemacolin Resort The Lap of Luxury in Southwest PA
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ARMINGTON, PA. – During the 2004 84 Lumber Classic at Nemacolin Resort, PGA Tour Player Billy Andrade was somewhat perplexed by the woodlands retreat in Southwest Pennsylvania.
This little tale is so right-on about Nemacolin Resort. A family can enjoy the ultra-luxury of a butler or there are other lodging experiences like The Lodge and The Chateau where you can tone down the extreme spoil factor just a smidgen.
Andrade was staying at the plush Falling Rock, a golf-course boutique hotel lavishly inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, furnished with art deco interiors, ripe with luxury amenities and personalized butler service.
The Golf at Nemacolin Resort Nemacolin includes two Pete Dye golf tracks that can be a minefield of lofty scores for an average hack.
“I’ve never been spoiled like this in my life,” Andrade said. “I have a butler. He asked me if I wanted him to unpack my clothes. I told him no. I don’t want anybody touching my clothes. Next time he came by I asked for an iron and an ironing board. He said, ‘What’s up with you golfers? You don’t like your clothes ironed?’ “ Andrade comtemplated then responded: “I said, ‘Sir, you have to understand this is not reality. We stay at Residence Inn’s and Courtyard Marriott’s, and we do our own laundry, and we iron our own clothes. It’s a little therapeutic we don’t have you at our disposal.’ I wish my wife was here.” 18 Golf Vacations • July 2022
Mystic Rock, the dream of Nemacolin’s founder, Joseph Hardy, was designed by Dye in 1995, and is a scenic trip perched high in the Allegheny Mountains spanning acres of the scenic Laurel Highlands. It offers players championship-level golf in a beautiful mountain golf setting but at 7,526 yards, with a whopping rating of 77.0 and a slope of 149, it can be brutal. Golf-course architect Tim Liddy completed an extensive bunker renovation on Mystic Rock in July 2021. Liddy’s work transformed the bunkers, playing surfaces, and tee boxes. The course has countless accolades from all the major golf publications, including Golfweek’s No. 1 Best Courses You Can Play in Pennsylvania for 2022. www.golfvacationsmag.com
