7th Hole 522 yards par-5
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The seventh runs along for a distance of 522 yards in a valley very much similar to the first hole as Newcastle, County Down, Ireland, but it lacks the ‘dunes’ on the right. I saw Reginald S. Worthington, with two prodigious strokes, reach the edge of the green, but there are few who can outdrive ‘Reggie.’
September 1913 - Fairway bunkers (“pits”) added on the 7th hole. American Golfer: “They took themselves off to the island where the Shawnee man had a gang of workmen constructing pits along the long seventh hole…” Note – especially during the first two decades of the 20th century, especially throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, it was common practice that new courses would be built and have the fairway bunkers and even some greenside bunkers added in after the course had been open for play for a while. This most likely can be traced to the success of the Fownes at Oakmont who added new bunkers continuously over the years after the course was designed and open for play in 1902.
8th Hole 400 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The eighth is another example of a beautifully placed two-shotter, a grand test of golf.”
9th Hole 165 yards par-3
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The ninth is a cleek shot, uphill, over a punch bowl, onto a green placed on the further side of the hill, at the top of the bowl, a runaway approach, as it were, making an exceptionally tricky hole to play, and a good three.
July 1917 - American Golfer: “Pits will be placed on the 9th…”
10th Hole 339 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The tenth is of a drive and pitch order.”
December 1912 – American Golfer: “In developing the 10th hole at Shawnee, Mr. A.W. Tillinghast, the architect of the course, has worked out a teeing ground which is very unique. It is built into the side of a ridge and extends diagonally across the line of play. Owing to the length -90 feet- the tee-plates can be shifted with reference to the wind in such a manner as to make the carry of the “Alps” as difficult or as easy as may be desired. It will be observed from the sketch that the moving of the plates not only changes the distance but the direction as well. The distances marked from B-B roughly indicate the carries of various sections of the “Alps.” Obviously the shot from A-A would be easier and from C-C, more difficult. The way around the “Alps” is quite open but a sliced ball renders a second shot to the green a particularly trying one. The hole measures 339 yards and owing to the throw of the ground the green should be approached dead-on or slightly from the left. A straight carry of the “Alps” is the keystone of success. The teeing ground has been shaped to naturally conform with the slopes on every side and the severe lines of a terrace have been carefully avoided.
11th Hole 440 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The eleventh requires two raking wood shots to reach home. There are hazards to carry on the second, which reminds one a little bit of the seventeenth at Prestwick, Scotland.
Fall of 1912 – New green.
June 1913 - American Golfer: “The Shawnee greens are coming along beautifully, notably the new ones on numbers… 11… which were remade last fall”
12th Hole 326 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The twelfth, next to the first, is the nicest drive and pitch on the course. A deep trap, with a large mound on either side, guards the green. A rare test of golf is required to play this hole.”
13th Hole 126 yards par-3
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The thirteenth is the ‘Binniekill’ hole, over the river onto a nice putting green, 126 yards away. The easiest kind of pitch, but men forget their accuracy with mashy and mid-iron and plunk the end of golf balls into the alluring river instead of onto a nice, inviting, undulating green. It’s as easy as the famous fifth at Lahinch, Ireland, and just as hard, if not properly manipulated. The tee shot to the fourteenth is back of the thirteenth putting green. This is done in order to make of this a nice two-shotter. When players tee off at the thirteenth, they are immediately conveyed across the river by the cable ferry, and by the time the ferry returns for other players, those playing the fourteenth are home on the green as soon as those on the thirteenth. There is never any congestion, and this is one of the finest novelties in golf.”
14th Hole 421 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The fourteenth is, in reality, a two cleek-shot hole: a long shot from the tee is often punished.”
June 1917 – American Golfer: Mr. A.W. Tillinghast is preparing models for the development of the… fourteenth holes at Shawnee. Until now these holes have remained almost precisely as they were when he laid them out in 1910…”
July 1917 – American Golfer: The development of the long 14th at Shawnee is to be pushed at once… These improvements possibly can be completed… early in July.”
15th Hole 197 yards par-3
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The fifteenth is a nice drive of 200 yards. The green is surrounded by rather shallow traps, which are now a compromise. ‘Tilly’ will get busy this fall and stiffen up many of the holes.”
October 1915 - American Golfer: “… reduced Mr. Dyer’s lead, when he won the 15th hole in par figures…” [15th hole is now a par 4]
16th Hole 246 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “I have never yet seen a better placed hole than the sixteenth. A long driver has a good chance of reaching home from the tee. The short tee shot must be placed short of the bridge and creek. A deep hollow lies at the base of the putting green, where the lies are fair. The green is well trapped. The mediocre driver plays over the ditch to the left of the bridge and road; he has then a pitch left to play. The long shotter, if accurate, will win here every time. This is one of the best holes in this country. You will say so if it is ever your pleasure to play it.”
17th Hole 375 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The seventeenth is a drive and iron. A topped shot meets an awful fate in heavy, rough land, and a deep, winding, running creek.”
18th Hole 391 yards par-4
July 9, 1912 – Philadelphia Inquirer: “The eighteenth is a two-shot hole placed ever so nicely near the hotel entrance. The hole is very well guarded by endless traps.”