This past weekend I decided, after a full five months of waiting, the cold weather was not enough to keep me from playing my first golf round of the year. I ended up choosing to play at The Golf Course at Glen Mills, only about a 45-minute drive from Center City Philadelphia.

Designed by Bobby Weed and located in Delaware County, the course is connected to Glen Mills schools and has a long-standing prestige as one of the nicest public golf courses in Pennsylvania. In fact, both pennsylaniagolfer.com and pennlive.com list The Golf Course at Glen Mills as No. 2 in the state.

The first thing that struck me about the course was how undulating the terrain was across every hole. Each tee shot presents you with a different challenge and often requires you to be precise instead of going for distance. For example, the 10th hole is a medium-length par 3 with what must be a 50-foot drop in elevation from tee to green.

It is worth noting the course’s immaculate upkeep. The maintenance on the greens and fairways was super-impressive, especially in late February when there are not many people playing. The weather was cold enough to where if you thinned an iron shot you would be feeling it for the next few minutes, something I am a bit too familiar with.

The views alone at Glen Mills are enough to keep you coming back, but I was so impressed with this course and its operations, I will definitely make a return trip soon.

— Christopher Sager, account executive