The Club at Twin Lakes in Allentown, PA

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A First Class Club Makes You Feel Right at Home

The course at The Club at Twin Lakes in Allentown is one of the more interesting layouts in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. It’s a challenging track that features elevated tees, sloping fairways and water hazards.
Constructed in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, The Club at Twin Lakes is a mature course located on the grounds of an old iron ore mine. The owners of the club and course, the Jaindl family, a preeminent agriculture/development company, and KemperSports Management have partnered to deliver a “Best in Class” customer experience from the golf to an upscale food and beverage services, including weddings, social events and the Wild Turkey Grill.
There has been lot going on at Twin Lakes. On the course, 400 trees have been removed and the remaining trees have been limbed up. Additionally, a continuous cart path
has been added throughout the course, and all bunkers have received a facelift with
fresh sand.
“Play has been amazing,” reported Jacob Beers, Golf Shop Manager, “and the conditions have satisfied many thus far this year. Our greens have been rolling as true as ever and, besides a few days hotter than they’d ideally be, the weather has been gracious to us as well. At Twin Lakes, before you even make it to the first tee, you’ll be greeted by friendly, kind team members, to make certain you begin your round excited and ready to play. Once you make it on `the track’, you’ll see an array of different holes, ranging from gettable par-fours, challenging par-threes and breathtaking views of the Lehigh Valley on the par-fives. Most of our consistent play is generated right here in the Lehigh Valley and neighboring areas, but we have gotten quite the mix already in our first season from various destinations along the East Coast as well as nationally.”

Twin Lakes offers a “Super Twilight” rate that goes into effect at 5:30 p.m. every day, the perfect way to save on greens and cart fees and enjoy 9 or 18 after the peak temperature of the day has passed. Beers said, “We aren’t currently offering specials, but we are offering our loyalty programs, Players Pass, which includes the following benefits: a 14-day advance booking window, early twilight rates, complimentary Adidas Tech Response shoes, a merchandise discount of 10 percent, discounted range balls, every sixth round of golf free (cart fee not included) for $199. The club’s Players Pass + offers the above benefits and two complimentary rounds at Moselem Springs Golf Club for only $299. Both programs are valid until the end of 2022.
Twin Lakes’ 6,075-yard, par-71 layout from the back markers features four sets of tees for players of varying experience, and sloping fairways. It isn’t a course that will beat you up with distance, but several of the holes have water and there are a number of sand bunkers guarding the medium-sized greens. There are four sets of tees in all with the “white” tees playing 5,723 yards, the next tees down 5,159 yards and the forward tees 4,712 yards.
The first is a 359-yard par-four that allows you to loosen up and have a shot at birdie after a strong drive on this slight dogleg right. The second hole is a 174-yard par-three that demands a well struck mid-iron and the third a 362-yard par-four. The fourth and fifth are uncomplicated par-fours that measure 362 and 354 yards respectively.
The fifth hole is a 456-yard par-five that is reachable in two shots for big hitters and the sixth, a 170-yard par-three, is the first of several “water holes” you will face during your round. It’s a tee-shot-over-water, par-three that is pretty in addition to being a don’t-leave-your-tee-shot short situation.


The seventh is a short par-four that measures just 318 yards from the tips. Birdie awaits after a long tee shot and short-iron into a green that has a bunker on the right to catch errant approaches
The eighth is a sharp contrast to the previous hole and 100 yards longer than the seventh, playing 429 yards and a hole that Beers views as the most difficult on the course. The ninth is a 528-yard par-five that is best played as a three-shots-to-the-green hole. Two good swings will leave you with a wedge or nine-iron into a modest-sized green flanked in the front by sand bunkers.
The back side has five holes that have water features, beginning with the 177-yard 10th, where you will have to stay away from a stream the winds in front of the putting surface and to its right side. The 11th is a 428-yard par-four where the tee shot must be hit over water, although the wet stuff is easy to clear being close to the tee box. The green on the 11th is surrounded by bunkers making the approach shot critical to have a shot at birdie or a par.
The 12th is a 459-yard par-five, whose green is difficult to reach in two because the hole bends sharply to the right at its midpoint. Unless you hug the extreme left side of the fairway you will be blocked out to the green on your second shot, but you have with a no-sweat second to set up a wedge into the putting surface.
The 13th is a nice little, 144-yard par-three where accuracy off the tee is a must. There are three bunkers guarding the green. The 14th is a straight-away par-four that measures a little under 400 yards from the tips. The 15th is a 428-yard par-four that has a stream cutting across the fairway about two thirds of the way to the green. It’s a layup short of the stream and then likely a long-iron into the putting surface.
The 16th is a great par-four that plays 413 yards. There’s a stream on the left side of the fairway landing area that winds its way to the green, wrapping in front of the putting surface. The approach shot must be hit well because it’s a carry across the stream on your second shot.
The 17th is a short, 293-yard par-four that begs to have its green hit off tee. The finisher is a par-three that plays 189 yards with the tee shot crossing water. The green on the 18th protected by a bunker and water off its back left side. It’s a nice way to finish a round on this shot maker’s layout.
The Club at Twin Lakes
Allentown, PA.
610-395-3369
www.TheClubAtTwinLakes.com

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John Torsiello is Editor of Golfing Magazine New England and an Associate Editor for Golfing Magazine New Jersey-Eastern Pa. He lives in Torrington, Connecticut and part-time in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. John has written extensively about all aspects of the golf industry for a number of national and other regional publications. He has won over two dozen awards for his writing,