The Huntingdon Valley Country Club is a golf

Golf

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, tennis

Tennis

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 and swim club located in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon Valley is a village, as well as a suburban mailing address located in Lower Moreland Township, Upper Moreland and Abington Township all in Montgomery County, and in a small section of Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania bordering the Fox Chase section of...

, 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. In addition to a golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

, the club offers banquet

Banquet

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 and dining

Restaurant

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 facilities. The course resides on 170 acre (0.6879662 km²), and is ranked as one of the 'Top Five courses in Pennsylvania' by Golf Digest

Golf Digest

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History

Huntingdon Valley Country Club was organized in June of 1897. It was originally a nine hole course and was subsequently expanded to 18 holes after acquiring additional land. The course was later moved to its present site in the mid 1920's. Play started on the 27 hole layout on April 14, 1928.

External links

• Official website