Nemacolin and the Laurel Highlands is Pennsylvania's top luxury mountain-golf retreat, anchored by two Pete Dye championship courses at one full-service Allegheny resort, 6 courses in our catalog, $$$ pricing, fly into PIT, best played April through October.
Two Pete Dye championship 18s at one luxury Allegheny Mountains resort. Mystic Rock (former PGA Tour venue) and Shepherd's Rock (Dye's 2017 swan song). Full-service Nemacolin Resort with spa, ski in winter, and the famed car collection.
5 courses
Nemacolin / Laurel Highlands has 5 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Mystic Rock at Nemacolin, Shepherd's Rock at Nemacolin, and Seven Springs Mountain Resort Golf Course. Multiple of these are nationally ranked. Each plays as a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
Pete Dye (1995)
Pete Dye and Tim Liddy (2017)
X.G. Hassenplug (1960s)
Ault & Clark (1988)
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A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Nemacolin / Laurel Highlands runs about $1,012 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Nemacolin / Laurel Highlands sits in Pennsylvania. The closest major airport is Pittsburgh (PIT), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into PIT, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
The strongest months for golf in Nemacolin / Laurel Highlands are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Nemacolin / Laurel Highlands averages a 37°F high in January and a 85°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
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Build Your TripNemacolin / Laurel Highlands data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.