Dr R.
I wish you were right about great public courses in the Phila area.Aside from Wilson's Cobb's Creek, which appears to be the bones of a once-great public course, I can't think of another very good public course, designed by a well-known classical designer , within a good hour to hour and a half from the city.
As good as the private course grouping is in the area, you
have to travel to A. City or the Poconos for Ross. Again, back to AC for a small taste of Flynn. To the Reading area for 9 holes of Tillinghast (Galen Hall), and much further for public course exposure to all of the other favorites of the classical era.
Are there some strong public, classic courses I've overlooked?