Reichard: South Mountain Golf Course Saved!

December 8, 2025

WAYNESBORO – South Mountain Golf Course in Quincy Township has been saved and will reopen for the 2026 season, Rep. Chad Reichard (R-Franklin) announced.

“Receiving the call that the course has been saved was truly a highlight of my time serving the people of southern Franklin County,” Reichard said. “This was what I was elected to do: To represent and fight for the people of the district and I’m never going to stop doing that.”

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) renewed the lease with the George family, owners of the course, for 10 years.

Reichard noted the grassroots efforts to save the community golf asset was a team effort that spanned from local residents and golfers to House Republican leadership and its staff.

“The community rallied around the Georges and their beloved links when word that DCNR had plans to close the course spread. So many people passed around and signed petitions to keep the course open. The Franklin County commissioners and local elected officials stood firmly in support of preserving the course,” Reichard said.

“I want to personally thank House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford) and Republican chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams), both of whom once represented parts of Franklin County, for taking a big swing at saving the course,” Reichard continued. “They helped guide me, a lawmaker in his first year in office, and amplified my voice so that DCNR and the governor heard it loud and clear.”

Reichard also thanked House Republican Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) and Reps. Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) and Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), along with Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin/Adams), for their help.

“Gov. Josh Shapiro also deserves credit for righting this wrong with DCNR. I am grateful he recognized that forcing a small business to close was not in the best interest of our community and the state,” Reichard said. “With the lease renewed, I am counting down the days until I, along with other golfers, can tee off for a round at South Mountain Golf Course in the spring.”

Representative Chad Reichard
90th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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