'Saucon Old" dates back to 1922, a Herbert Strong layout. Over the years others have had a hand in tweaking it, starting with Gordon, and also including Maxwell in 1941, and most recently Fazio/Marzolf in 2008.
All photos below are "clickable" to a larger size.Here is the hole-sequencing:
The front nine starts out gently with a par 5.
#1. Par 5
White tee view:
Second shot view:
From about 100 yards out:
From short and right of the green:
#2. Uphill par 4.
White tee view:
Approach shot view:
I've always been a fan of having a center pin position be interesting:
#3. Dogleg-left par 4 with a creek fronting the green.
White tee view:
Play it conservatively off the tee to leave a longer shot in:
Or take a more aggressive shot to leave a short iron in where the green in 2008 was changed, I believe, to basically roll off the front into the creek:
Which this picture better illustrates:
View of the 3rd green from the 5th fairway:
#4. Par 3.
White tee view:
From the back of the green:
#5. Par 4.
White tee view:
Approach shot view:
From just short of the green:
From just right of the green (where I wish I would have taken a pic from behind the green, as it is a really long, skinny green with lots of undulations):
#6. Dogleg-right par 5, the No. 1 stroke hole.
White tee view:
Second shot view:
From 100 yards out:
From just short of the green:
From just over the green:
#7. Par 4.
White tee view:
Approach shot view:
From short of the green:
From just over the green:
#8. Dogleg-left par 4.
White tee view:
Approach shot view:
From just over the green:
#9. A par 3 brings you back to the clubhouse.
White tee view:
From just short of the creek:
From long and left of the green:
Tomorrow the back nine where some of the lighting late is just wonderful.