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SPONSORED CONTENT BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The course is to be treasured that combines sheer beauty and strategic difficulty like Olde Stonewall, as typified by the downhill par-3 14th -- water in front, big bunkers all around and a steep drop-off to the right, all in a gorgeous setting. SPONSORED CONTENT Olde Stonewall Golf Club… ”WOW” Voted “One of America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses”… with PUBLIC MEMBERSHIPS! After an inspired tussle with the rest of the course, golfers get a final test on the expanses and the subtle green of No. 18, then can look forward to retiring to Olde Stonewall’s imposing castle clubhouse for food and drink fit for royalty. O lde Stonewall Golf Club has a built-in “wow” factor, the reaction of golfers when they step out on the course. Olde Stonewall, a par-70 masterpiece, was designed and constructed by the renowned architects Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, over 7,000 yards of championship golf threading through the beauty along the Connoquenessing Creek and up into the surrounding hills in Franklin Township, off Route 65 just outside Ellwood City. The accolades began flowing from when it opened in 1999, among them being applauded as one of “America’s Best Courses” in GolfWeek and “Number One Public Golf Course in the State,” as well as one of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” by the industry bible, Golf Digest. Olde Stonewall has a membership program to match the quality of the course. Memberships at high-end clubs come with a pricey initiation fee, monthly dues, food minimums, driving range costs and the possibility of assessments, which are all obligations before a golfer puts a tee in the ground. Olde Stonewall’s membership program offers unmatched flexibility to accommodate a full range of golfers at a fraction of the cost of a country club. Olde Stonewall memberships are one-year commitments, as low as $3,300 as a second club for