A great story about the joys of playing muni golf has been posted on golfdigest.com. "A Man of the Munys Celebrates the Soul of American Golf" by Steve Rushin, which will be published in the August issue of the magazine, even gives an example of Golf Digest Editor-in Chief Jerry Tarde playing on a muni golf course while growing up in Philadelphia:"Golf Digest Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde often played at a Philadelphia muny with an elderly gentleman who put Elmer's Glue on his grips and then shook coffee grounds over them to increase the tackiness. (In every sense of that word.) When Tarde passed him in the parking lot after one round, the guy was on his knees, spray-painting his own Cadillac."
Of course, Tarde grew up in Juniata and the Philadelphia muni that Tarde was playing was our beloved Juniata Golf Club!
The 1st Hole, a downhill Par 3, at Juniata Golf ClubA sidebar piece also ranks the best muni course in each of the 50 states. In Pennsylvania, that honor was bestowed upon Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, which is owned by Cranberry Township in Northwestern Pennsylvania. But I would argue that it is hard to beat Jeffersonville Golf Club, which is owned by West Norriton Township in Montgomery County. Jeffersonville was originally designed by the legendary golf architect Donald Ross, whose others works include Pinehurst #2, Oakland Hills, Oak Hill, Interlachen, Inverness and Seminole. I think it is hard to find another muni course designed by such a world renowned architect. Lucky for me, I will have the privilege of playing Jeffersonville tomorrow.
