54% match
For Cranberry tees
Gauge speed accurately, for a 3-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Putting18-24 min2 HCP5 drills
Precision41%
Scoring35%
Green Reading8%
Practice Programs
Complete Golf Practice Blueprint for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
Discover tailored practice programs for this course.
Total Programs
44
44 complete programs built for this course
Unique Drills
197
Total unique drills across all programs
Skill Pillars
12
Accuracy · Aim · Alignment · Dispersion · Distance Control · Green Reading
Session Durations
7
3 days , 4 days , 5 days , 6 days , 7 days , 8 days , 9 days
AccuracyAimAlignmentDispersionDistance ControlGreen Reading+6 more
Cranberry Highlands Golf Course Practice Profile
We've mapped a comprehensive practice profile for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, identifying the specific skills this course demands most. The skill distribution below shows which areas of your game will be tested most frequently based on the hole-by-hole analysis (hole handicaps, stroke index, yardage, etc.), while the handicap ranges indicate the typical player profiles who perform well here.
Focus your practice on these key skills to maximize improvement and lower your scores. Check the practice programs below for targeted drills that address these specific skills.
Skill Distribution
Scoring 25%Distance Control 22%Precision 19%Aim 17%Accuracy 14%
Handicap Performance Insights
The handicap ranges shown represent the typical performance levels for this course. Players within these ranges can expect competitive scores, while those outside may yield benefits or may need additional practice in the highlighted skill areas to perform at their best.
16.2
Average HCP
9.2
Minimum HCP
28.4
Maximum HCP
Top Drills
Featured Drills for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
Most-used drills from for this course. Practice as standalone drills or scroll down for full programs.
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Putting18 min
Stop the Ball: on the Fringe [Long]
Stop the ball on the fringe. Hit 20 balls.
Short Game26 min
Chip | Parallel Piles | Quadrants
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
Driving Range31 min
Driver | Dispersion Corridors
Hit 15 balls to each dispersion corridor using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.
Short Game26 min
Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Quadrants
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
Short Game26 min
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. 25 balls per player are needed.
Short Game26 min
Pitch | Rough | Flat
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.
Course Details
Everything you need to know about Cranberry Highlands Golf Course.
Contact Information
📞
Phone
+44 (0)1250 872622
📠
Fax
+44 (0) 1250 872622
✉️Email
Dave.Barber@cranberrytownship.org
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Facilities
✓Driving Range
✓Putting Green
✓Chipping Green
✓Practice Bunker
✓Motor Cart
✓Pull Cart
✓Golf Clubs Rental
✗Club Fitting
✓Pro Shop
✓Golf Lessons
✗Caddie Hire
✓Restaurant
✓Reception Hall
✓Changing Room
✓Lockers
✗Lodging on Site
Location
5601 Freshcorn Rd, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066, USA
Course Description
Cranberry Highlands Golf Course is a public 18-hole course located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The facility offers a pro shop, tee time bookings, course information, and hosts events such as meetings and weddings, serving local residents and visitors in the Pittsburgh metro area. It provides access to course conditions, rates, and handicap resources (GHIN) and promotes social and community engagement through township links and events. The site also links to additional township amenities and scheduling options for tee times and related services.
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Course Information
Holes
18
Par
70
Type
Parkland
Architect
Bill Love
Opened
2002
Google Reviews
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⭐4.4(352 reviews)
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Scorecard
Course Scorecard & Tee Insights
Toggle the colour-coded tees to reveal hole-by-hole pars, handicaps, yardages, and gender-specific ratings for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, all within a single responsive scorecard.
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Women's Tees
Tee Insight:This course delivers repeating short par four tests where tee accuracy unlocks wedge birdie looks, but long par fives create scoring traps with tough second shots that dominate difficulty. Back nine raises steady pressure through harder rated layout and peak bogey risks.
B
Black Tee
Gender: FemalePar 705497 yards5026 metersCR 70.2Bogey 97.8Slope 117
Gender: Female
Front Nine · CR 34.8 · BR 48.2 · Slope 114
Back Nine · CR 35.4 · BR 49.6 · Slope 120
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Yardage | 292 | 503 | 167 | 369 | 317 | 107 | 506 | 145 | 306 | 2712 | 315 | 272 | 288 | 150 | 353 | 161 | 348 | 359 | 539 | 2785 | 5497 |
B
Blue Tee
Gender: FemalePar 706071 yards5551 metersCR 73.4Bogey 102.7Slope 124
Gender: Female
Front Nine · CR 36.3 · BR 50.5 · Slope 120
Back Nine · CR 37.1 · BR 52.2 · Slope 128
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Yardage | 318 | 542 | 176 | 391 | 341 | 139 | 524 | 168 | 379 | 2978 | 366 | 304 | 320 | 169 | 405 | 181 | 369 | 419 | 560 | 3093 | 6071 |
C
Cranberry Tee
Gender: FemalePar 706590 yards6026 metersCR 76.1Bogey 106.8Slope 130
Gender: Female
Front Nine · CR 37.9 · BR 52.9 · Slope 127
Back Nine · CR 38.2 · BR 53.9 · Slope 133
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Yardage | 359 | 561 | 194 | 427 | 369 | 198 | 549 | 207 | 405 | 3269 | 385 | 322 | 347 | 210 | 424 | 218 | 404 | 438 | 573 | 3321 | 6590 |
Programs
Skill-Based Practice Programs for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
We studied the course layout and prepared practice programs to lower your scores. The programs are purpose-built for each tee to align with the course strategy. Each program consists of curated drills, with pre-defined modules designed to deliver results.
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Showing 44 Programs
% match to course practice profile37% match
For Cranberry tees
Eliminate Three-Putts
Putting15-27 min17 HCP4 drills
Distance Control35%
Visualization25%
Dispersion22%
63% match
For Cranberry tees
Save par on approaches, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP8 drills
Accuracy25%
Distance Control23%
Alignment16%
68% match
For Cranberry tees
Focus on clean contact, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Short Game~26 min35 HCP8 drills
Scoring31%
Alignment22%
Distance Control20%
13 Week Flagship Program for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
A complete and progressive long-term development curriculum mapped from easier to harder drills, specifically for Cranberry Highlands Golf Course. Start with the basics and work your way towards more challenging drills. Commit to 13 weeks of training and get in proper shape. Four days counts as a week.
Week 1≤ 4 days
Putting · Long (20+ ft)
Control Distance
Difficulty: Intermediate · Program HCP 17.0
Weeks 2–3≤ 7 days
Short Game · Bump'n'Run
Bump'n'Run From 5–10 Yds
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Weeks 4–5≤ 6 days
Driving Range · Driver
Control Driver Ball Flight
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Weeks 5–6≤ 4 days
Putting · Long (20+ ft)
Eliminate Three-Putts
Difficulty: Intermediate · Program HCP 17.0
Weeks 6–8≤ 7 days
Short Game · Chip
Chip 5–15 Yds From Fringe
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Weeks 8–9≤ 6 days
Driving Range · Long irons (4,3,2)
Eliminate Hook With Long Irons
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Week 10≤ 3 days
Putting · 3 ft (1m) only
Align Putter Face For Accurate 3 Foot Putts
Difficulty: Intermediate · Program HCP 12.0
Weeks 10–11≤ 4 days
Short Game · Pitch
Land Close To Pin
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Weeks 11–13≤ 7 days
Driving Range · Mid irons (7,6,5)
Improve Mid-Iron Accuracy
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
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33% match
For Cranberry tees
Control flight, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min35 HCP6 drills
Precision33%
Mechanics23%
Trajectory18%
75% match
For Cranberry tees
Maximize in regulation, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Driving Range30-31 min0 HCP6 drills
Scoring33%
Precision18%
Dispersion15%
57% match
For Cranberry tees
Short game from tough lies, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Short Game~26 min0 HCP5 drills
Scoring47%
Distance Control27%
Visualization18%
79% match
For Cranberry tees
Maximize control, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Driving Range30-31 min0 HCP4 drills
Scoring25%
Precision17%
Accuracy16%
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For Cranberry tees
Make Every 20+ Ft Putt
Putting~18 min0 HCP6 drills
Visualization31%
Distance Control31%
Dispersion22%
61% match
For Cranberry tees
Pick line and commit, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Short Game~26 min35 HCP8 drills
Aim29%
Alignment18%
Distance Control17%
69% match
For Cranberry tees
Pick landing spot, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP7 drills
Accuracy26%
Distance Control18%
Aim14%
73% match
For Cranberry tees
Pick line and commit, for a 2-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Short Game~26 min2 HCP4 drills
Aim25%
Distance Control24%
Precision14%
66% match
For Cranberry tees
Thread the needle, for a 20-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Short Game~26 min20 HCP8 drills
Precision31%
Distance Control20%
Aim13%
62% match
For Cranberry tees
Get square, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Short Game~26 min35 HCP4 drills
Alignment29%
Aim21%
Distance Control20%
63% match
For Cranberry tees
Turn into birdies, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min15 HCP5 drills
Scoring35%
Accuracy20%
Precision12%
76% match
For Cranberry tees
Thread the gap, for a 4-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Short Game~26 min4 HCP8 drills
Precision19%
Aim18%
Dispersion17%
67% match
For Cranberry tees
Precision from tough lie, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP7 drills
Precision29%
Distance Control26%
Aim14%
37% match
For Cranberry tees
Thread the needle, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min35 HCP6 drills
Precision29%
Mechanics22%
Trajectory19%
65% match
For Cranberry tees
Up-and-down contest, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min17 HCP3 drills
Scoring27%
Dispersion20%
Precision17%
69% match
For Cranberry tees
Up-and-down contest, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Driving Range30-31 min0 HCP6 drills
Scoring29%
Precision20%
Trajectory13%
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Get Started64% match
For Cranberry tees
Approach from hazards, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min17 HCP5 drills
Dispersion31%
Precision20%
Scoring16%
38% match
For Blue tees
Align body parallel to line, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Putting18-30 min12 HCP3 drills
Alignment37%
Aim22%
Stroke13%
65% match
For Blue tees
Check clubface, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Short Game~26 min24 HCP9 drills
Alignment25%
Distance Control24%
Accuracy16%
40% match
For Blue tees
Picture the roll, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP3 drills
Scoring47%
Accuracy28%
Visualization25%
73% match
For Blue tees
Master touch, for a 28-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Short Game~26 min28 HCP8 drills
Distance Control30%
Precision19%
Dispersion19%
52% match
For Blue tees
Improve accuracy, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min17 HCP3 drills
Distance Control25%
Trajectory22%
Scoring20%
65% match
For Blue tees
Achieve distance consistency, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min17 HCP3 drills
Scoring27%
Dispersion20%
Precision17%
47% match
For Blue tees
Stop missing greens, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Driving Range~31 min35 HCP9 drills
Precision28%
Mechanics20%
Trajectory16%
37% match
For Blue tees
Stop on a dime, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Putting15-27 min17 HCP4 drills
Distance Control35%
Visualization25%
Dispersion23%
40% match
For Blue tees
Make Every 20+ Ft Putt
Putting~18 min0 HCP6 drills
Visualization31%
Distance Control31%
Dispersion22%
71% match
For Blue tees
Avoid Three-Putts
Short Game~26 min34 HCP5 drills
Scoring33%
Aim28%
Alignment12%
70% match
For Blue tees
Pick landing spot, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP6 drills
Accuracy23%
Scoring22%
Distance Control20%
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Get Started70% match
For Blue tees
Hit intended line, for a 2-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Short Game~26 min1 HCP5 drills
Aim29%
Distance Control19%
Precision18%
53% match
For Blue tees
Make par, for a 20-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Short Game~26 min20 HCP6 drills
Accuracy35%
Alignment20%
Distance Control16%
66% match
For Blue tees
Precision from tough lie, for a 15-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min14 HCP7 drills
Precision24%
Aim23%
Dispersion21%
61% match
For Blue tees
Chip through gate, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Short Game~26 min34 HCP8 drills
Aim29%
Scoring26%
Alignment23%
68% match
For Blue tees
Leave inside 5 feet, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min16 HCP8 drills
Accuracy26%
Distance Control22%
Alignment17%
81% match
For Blue tees
Turn into birdies, for a 5-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Short Game~26 min4 HCP6 drills
Scoring27%
Aim17%
Distance Control17%
57% match
For Blue tees
Pick landing spot, for a 14-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min13 HCP7 drills
Accuracy35%
Scoring16%
Alignment13%
60% match
For Blue tees
Pinpoint pitches, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP6 drills
Precision31%
Distance Control24%
Aim20%
66% match
For Black tees
Read subtle breaks, for a 2-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Putting15-30 min2 HCP6 drills
Scoring35%
Precision29%
Aim14%
65% match
For Black tees
Save par consistently, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min17 HCP7 drills
Scoring33%
Accuracy27%
Aim14%
68% match
For Black tees
Sand from longer range, for a 15-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Short Game~26 min15 HCP4 drills
Distance Control28%
Aim20%
Dispersion16%
61% match
For Black tees
Escape successfully, for a 2-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Short Game~26 min1 HCP3 drills
Dispersion26%
Aim22%
Distance Control17%
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
Get answers to common questions about playing Cranberry Highlands Golf Course and what to expect.
How difficult is Cranberry Highlands Golf Course for mid-handicap golfers?
From a scoring perspective, Cranberry Highlands Golf Course challenges consistency. A slope rating of 130.0 suggests a moderately demanding round. The course rating of 76.1 reflects on scoring relative to par 70.
What tees should a 15 handicap play at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course?
A 15 handicap golfer should consider tees closer to 6044 yards. The back tees extend to 6590.0 yards, which makes approach shots longer and scoring more challenging.
What is considered a good score at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course?
With a course rating of 76.1 and par 70, a mid-handicap golfer would typically score in the mid to high 80s. Stronger players aiming to break 70 must manage approach shots and avoid penalty strokes.
How long is Cranberry Highlands Golf Course and how does yardage affect play?
Measuring 6590.0 yards at maximum length, scoring depends more on placement than raw power.
What type of course is Cranberry Highlands Golf Course and how should I play it?
Cranberry Highlands Golf Course is designed as a Parkland layout. Overall, the setup will reward players who place the ball in safe positions far from hazards. Also, type of shot is more crucial rather than just trying to gain distance.
What features make Cranberry Highlands Golf Course strategically challenging?
The combination of a slope rating of 130.0 and yardage reaching 6590.0 yards creates consistent pressure on approach shots. You will need to balance risk and reward, especially on longer par 4s and protected greens.
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