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Driving ranges and other practice facilities

The locations below all provide some type of practice area. This could include putting green, driving range, or other practice area. While we strive to provide current information, we are aware that things can sometimes change unannounced. Please be sure to double check each location for updated rates, offerings, and information.

Click the name of the location for full details on what they have to offer. 

Driving ranges and other facilities

These privately owned businesses offer a variety of practice facilities. Keep scrolling for practice facilities at local golf courses.

Locationsort ascending City Details
PH's Golf Driving Range Rockwood

PH's Golf Driving Range is a self-service driving range and you must bring your own clubs. Come on out and improve your swing or just to hit some for fun! 

Prices: 

  • Kid size bucket: $4.50
  • Small bucket: $5.50
  • Medium bucket: $6.50
  • Large bucket: 7.50
Longview Driving Range Salix

The range offers an automatic golf ball dispenser that is available 7 days a week from dawn 'til dusk. Please note: the automatic golf ball machine takes cash in the form of $1 and $5 dollar bills only. The range also provides 10 covered tee-off boxes and 5 open tee-off areas, in addition to, a luscious grass space if you prefer practicing on the green. Markers note distances on the field and 5 flagged sand areas provide targets for practicing your aim. Soft drinks and water vending machines are also on site. http://www.longviewdrivingrange.com

The range also provides 10 covered tee-off boxes and 5 open tee-off areas, in addition to, a luscious grass space if you prefer practicing on the green. Markers note distances on the field and 5 flagged sand areas provide targets for practicing your aim. Soft drinks and water vending machines are also on site.

Golf-a-Round America Altoona

Golf-a-Round America offers you a whole new concept in the game of golf. With our highly advanced simulators, you can play eighteen holes completely indoors! Using standard golf equipment, you can play the worlds finest golf courses. You can relax with friends and associates in a spacious, country club style setting. Walk-ins welcome.

D & J Golf Haven Johnstown

This is a driving range located in Johnstown, Cambria County.

Blair County Golf and Driving Range Hollidaysburg

Blair County Golf Shop and Driving range offers the most comprehensive driving range in the area. We have both open air and covered tees as well as a nice grass hitting areas. Our range also has target greens with bunkers as well as a practice sand bunker with a target green. Try out a club from our shop or get a PGA professional lesson, and take your golf game to the next level. http://blaircogolf.com/rangeinfo.html

Golf courses with practice facilities

The golf courses listed below have indicated they have at least a driving range, putting green or other practice facility at their location. We provide as many details as we could obtain. Please contact the course for the most current information about rates, availability, and other details.

Course City Details
Windber Country Club Salix
Whitetail Golf Resort Mercersburg
West Shore Country Club Camp Hill
Waynesboro Country Club Waynesboro
Tussey Mountain Par 3 Boalsburg

With over a dozen natural and artificial grass tees and 400 yards of driving space, you'll never need to worry about running out of fun. Bring your own clubs (Driver rental is available for $2 + sales tax).

Rates:

  • Small basket (~ 15-20 balls) $5.00
  • Medium basket (~ 40-45 balls) $7.00
  • Large basket (~65-70 balls) $10.00
Treasure Lake Golf Courses Dubois
Toftrees Golf Resort State College

The driving range at Toftrees Resort offers 15 tee boxes for practicing your shots. There is also a large putting green available to practice your short game before you head out on the links.

The Links at Gettysburg Gettysburg
The Bridges Golf Club Abbottstown
Sylvan Hills Golf Course Hollidaysburg
Sunset Golf Club Huntingdon

Practice putting green

Driving Range.

  • $7/small bucket
  • $10/medium bucket
  • $12/large bucket
Sunnehanna Country Club Johnstown
Summit Country Club Cresson

The Summit Country Club provides a driving range and practice green for its guests to utilize before a round of golf.

Somerset Country Club Somerset
Skytop Mountain Golf Club Port Matilda

Practice Range: We maintain two bentgrass tee areas, a combined one half acre of real bentgrass - no rubber mats here - and seven target greens placed at varying distances. The practice range is positioned to avoid glare from the evening sun.  You may contact the Golf Shop to verify the times the Practice Range is closed for maintenance at 814-692-4249.

Short game and putting green: We also offer a 12,000 sq. ft. practice green, and a second green in our dedicated short game area that can be used for chipping and pitching. The nearby green-side bunker practice area provides the opportunity to perfect your sand play.

Range Rates: You do not need a reservation for any of the practice areas. The following are the range ball prices:

  • Small bucket - $7.00 ~40 balls
  • Medium bucket - $10.00 ~ 60 balls
  • Large bucket - $12.00 ~ 90 balls
  • Price includes a cart to transport you to the range area.
Sinking Valley Country Club Tyrone

The driving range at Sinking Valley Country Club offers 16 tees for practicing your shots. A bucket of approximately 50 balls is $5.

Scotch Valley Country Club Hollidaysburg

The driving range at the Scotch Valley Country Club is one of the largest in the Central PA region. It provides nearly 35 tee boxes for use by golfers wanting to practice their swings. We have a Bi-level tee with short game area to work on your 100 yd. and less shots, we also have two practices greens with bunker practice areas

Rich Valley Golf Course Mechanicsburg

Natural grass driving range facility and putting green available. 

  • Large bucket (30-40 golf balls): $7.50
  • XL bucket (75-80 golf balls): $12.50
  • Jumbo bucket (110-120 golf balls: $16.00
Quail Valley Golf Course Littlestown
Piney Apple Golf Course Biglerville
Philipsburg Elks Lodge and Country Club Philipsburg

This driving range is available for members and their guests only. There is no fee to use this facility and no practice balls are provided. All golfers are required to hit and retreive their own balls.

Penn State Golf Courses State College

With 36 mats to hit from, as well as grass, there is plenty of room to practice your swing or warm-up before your round. Take aim at the flags or Sonic golf targets. These targets are large metal targets which, when hit, create a loud noise... a sonic boom!

Practice your short-game on one of the four practice greens.

Ask about our different purchasing options:

  • $5 - Small Bucket
  • 8 - Large Bucket
  • $35 - range card (10 buckets). Note: only two tokens per trip, may make multiple trips per day.

Visit the Penn State Golf Courses practice facilities page.

Penn National Golf Club Fayetteville
Old Course at Omni Bedford Springs Resort Bedford

Located behind the 16th tee, you can relax to the sounds of nature and enjoy a warm up before your round. Or, if you are a resort guest, you may use the range to get some much needed practice. Need clubs? We have top-of-the-line Callaway Rentals available. 

Take on our dual ended practice facility where benefits include:

  • 400 yard, dual ended driving range
  • Four target greens set at different yardages
  • Short-game practice area for chipping, pitching, bunker play and putting
Oakbrook Golf Course Stoystown
Mountain View Country Club Boalsburg

This driving range is available for all golfers. There are 7 tee boxes available for use.

Middlecreek Golf Course Rockwood
Mayapple Golf Links Carlisle
Lost Creek Golf Course Oakland Mills

Lost Creek offers chipping and putting area that is the perfect place to improve your short game.

Lost Creek Golf Course is also equipped with a driving range and PGA staff available for lessons. What better way to take your game to the next level this year? Make time to perfect your swing and improve your golf game today. Just contact our golf shop to speak with our professional staff and schedule your lesson.

Liberty Forge Golf Course Mechanicsburg
Lewistown Country Club Lewistown
Kings Mountain Golf Course Rockwood
King Valley Golf Course Imler

King Valley Golf Course has a practice green as well as a full driving range for you to practice your shots before hitting the course.

Kenterra Golf Course & Driving Range DuBois

This driving range offers 5 tee boxes. A large bucket of balls is $4.

Iron Masters Country Club Roaring Spring
Huntingdon Country Club Huntingdon
Highlands Golf Club at Seven Springs Seven Springs

With beautiful views of the Laurel Highlands, this driving range is available for all golfers. The facility has 12 tees to hit from.

Highlands Golf Club at Hidden Valley Hidden Valley

This driving range is available for all golfers. The facility has 12 tees to hit from.

Highlands at North Fork Johnstown

The Highlands offers a putting green for warm-up, included in green fee cost. They also offer "The Golf Lab" - an Indoor golf simulator - Use it for training, practice or playing. The only indoor/outdoor golf facility in the area offering a year-round membership. Keep your swing fresh through the winter for less than a typical seasonal golf membership!

Bring your friends and family, there’s something for everyone.  Practice your putting, or play world-renowned courses and improve your swing on the simulated driving range.

Greencastle Golf Club Greencastle
Great Cove Golf Club McConnellsburg

This is a driving range offering 18 tee boxes for practicing your shots. A medium basket (60 balls) costs $5. A large basket (120 balls) is $10.

Gettysburg National Golf Club Fairfield

Gettysburg National offers a large natural grass practice range, short game area and putting green for anyone wishing to improve their game.

Flatbush Golf Course Littlestown

Driving range:

  • Small basket: $3
  • Large basket: $5
Ebensburg Country Club Ebensburg

At Ebensburg Country Club, they take golf seriously and have a great practice area to prove it. The spacious driving range, at nearly 400 yards, can handle even the longest hitters. The large turf grass tees are perfect for both woods and irons. The extra-large, 12,000-square-foot putting green and an oversize practice bunker round out the perfect venue to help improve your game. http://ebensburgcc.com/practice-facilities/

The range will only be closed whenever weather conditions affect play ability. Please refill divots with the fertilizer placed on the tee box. Also, keep golf balls off of the road running parallel to the range.

Range closes at 3 p.m. every Sunday evening for a clean pick. Range is mowed Monday mornings.

Range Rates:
Small bucket- $5
Large bucket- $10

Unlimited range memberships available to non-members for only $250.

Eagles Ridge Golf Club Curwensville

This driving range offers 5 tee boxes. A bucket of 45 balls is $5.

Eagles Crossing Golf Club Carlisle

Driving range and putting green available. Bucket of balls (approximately 50 golf balls): $5.

DuBois Country Club DuBois
Down River Golf Course Everett

The Down River Golf Course provides a 40 station driving range and putting green for all golfers.

Chetremon Golf Course Cherry Tree
Chambersburg Country Club Chambersburg
Centre Hills Country Club State College
Carroll Valley Golf Course Fairfield

A cash only operated ball machine is available at the range - $5 for 30 balls. The machine does not give change. Tokens for the machine are also available at the Pro Shop.

Carlisle Barracks Golf Course Carlisle
Cambrian Hills Golf Course Hastings
Caledonia Golf Club Fayetteville
Beechwoods Golf Course Falls Creek
Bedford Elks Country Club Bedford

The Bedford Elks Country Club has a putting green available to practice before your round.

Armitage Golf Club Mechanicsburg

Driving range available:

  • Small basket (35-40 golf balls): $7.00
  • Large basket (65-70 golf balls): $10.00
American Legion Country Club Mount Union