Montco Golf Course Among Nation's Best: Golf Digest

FLOURTOWN, PA — Flourtown's historic Philadelphia Cricket Club has again been named among the top golf courses in the nation in the latest ranking from Golf Digest.

The legendary local link placed 110th in America, one of several Montgomery County area courses to earn a similar distinction.

The course was founded by A.W. Tillinghast in 1922 and refurbished to its former glory in 2008. It is crossed by the Wissahickon Creek near the 18th hole, and

Here's what Golf Digest has to say about the course:

"Classic golf in its purest form. Philly Cricket oozes character and preserves its history well being Tillie’s home club...The aesthetics were gorgeous, and the ambiance was spectacular. The Tillinghast rock on 18? Makes me want to grab some hickory shafted clubs, head back out, and play from sunrise to sunset."

Below are the top 10 courses in the country:

1. Pine Valley — Pine Valley, New Jersey (George Crump/H.S. Colt, 1918)
2. Augusta National — Augusta, Georgia (Alister MacKenzie/Bobby Jones, 1933)
3. Cyprus Point — Virginia Beach, Virginia (Alister MacKenzie/Robert Hunter, 1929)
4. Shinnecock Hills — Southampton, New Y (Howard Toomey/William Flynn, 1931)
5. Oakmont — Oakmont, Pa. (Henry Fownes, 1903)
6. Merion — Ardmore, Pa. (Hugh Wilson, 1912)
7. National Golf Links of America — Southampton, N.Y. (C.B. Macdonald, 1911)
8. Pebble Beach — Pebble Beach, California (Jack Neville/Douglas Grant, 1919)
9. Fishers Island — Fishers Island, N.Y. (Seth Raynor, 1926)
10. Sand Hills — Mullen, Nebraska (Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 1995)

See the full list online here.