The Penn State Golf Courses

Penn State’s Blue and White Golf Courses are the home of Penn State Golf with the Blue Course offering a par 72, 7,197-yard layout from the championship tees following a major renovation and redesign in 2007.

The Big Ten Conference is well known for the outstanding caliber of its university-owned golf courses, and with the updates and improvements to the Blue Course, it proudly sits with some of the top in this group. The Blue Course annually hosts the Rutherford Intercollegiate and has hosted numerous events conducted by the USGA, FCWT, AJGA, IJGT, PGA Junior Series and the West Penn Golf Association.

The renovated Blue Course hosted its first major amateur event, the 2009 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship, and was very well received by coaches and players alike.

The White Course provides a historic alternative to golfers in the area. Designed in 1922 by world famed architect Willie Park Jr., eight original holes and green complexes still exist. The current layout is shorter than the Blue Course, but still provides a test for a skilled golfer. The White Course provides smaller raised and undulated green complexes which add to its character, and demand a creative and disciplined shot making to score well. The sculpted bunkering design style of Willie Park Jr. is still studied and photographed by some of today’s top architects.