Golf course
Blue Shamrock Golf Club
Palmerton · Carbon County · Pennsylvania
Private
- Holes
- 18
- Town
- Palmerton
- County
- Carbon County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Rating / Slope
- 71.7 / 126
- Par
- 71
- Yards
- 6,572
- Tee
- Blue
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 395 | 432 | 194 | 402 | 549 | 410 | 523 | 163 | 343 | 3411 | 201 | 496 | 417 | 437 | 435 | 144 | 357 | 527 | 147 | 3161 | 6572 | 71.7 | 126 |
| Green | 389 | 419 | 179 | 388 | 537 | 395 | 494 | 149 | 334 | 3284 | 185 | 471 | 401 | 414 | 426 | 143 | 347 | 515 | 142 | 3044 | 6328 | 70.6 | 124 |
| Gold | 347 | 345 | 165 | 329 | 479 | 314 | 451 | 127 | 278 | 2835 | 165 | 430 | 314 | 328 | 365 | 124 | 326 | 457 | 125 | 2634 | 5469 | 66.7 | 116 |
| Red | 344 | 342 | 160 | 313 | 475 | 292 | 434 | 123 | 275 | 2758 | 155 | 425 | 311 | 273 | 360 | 122 | 267 | 428 | 120 | 2461 | 5219 | 70.0 | 120 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
On the card, Blue Shamrock Golf Club's longest hole is the 549-yard par-5 5th. The front nine measures 3,411 yards and the back 3,161.
Blue Shamrock Golf Club is a par-71, 6,572-yard private course in Palmerton, PA, established 1916. From the Blue tees it plays to a 71.7 rating and 126 slope.
Blue Shamrock Golf Club sits in Palmerton, a Carbon County borough at the foot of Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley fringe. Palmerton has a specific industrial history: the town was built by New Jersey Zinc Company and served as its manufacturing headquarters for decades, leaving an environmental legacy that the borough has spent years addressing. Blue Mountain looms over Palmerton to the north, a dramatic ridgeline that carries the Appalachian Trail. Golf in Carbon County occupies terrain shaped by that ridge-and-valley structure — tight fairways, abrupt elevation changes, and the kind of mountain light that makes autumn rounds particularly memorable in this part of the state.
Course details
- Established
- 1916
- Coordinates
- 40.80942, -75.62985
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FAQs about Blue Shamrock Golf Club
Is Blue Shamrock Golf Club public or private?
Blue Shamrock Golf Club is a private golf course.
How long is Blue Shamrock Golf Club?
Blue Shamrock Golf Club measures 6,572 yards from the Blue tees.
What are the rating and slope at Blue Shamrock Golf Club?
Blue Shamrock Golf Club has a course rating of 71.7 and a slope rating of 126.
How many holes does Blue Shamrock Golf Club have?
Blue Shamrock Golf Club has 18 holes.
When was Blue Shamrock Golf Club established?
Blue Shamrock Golf Club was established in 1916.
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