Lost Treasure Golf

Lost Treasure Golf   2521 Lincoln Hwy E, Ronks, PA 17572

We were surprised to see Lost Treasure Golf in the corn fields of Lancaster, but were excited to play on our most recent trip! Lost Treasure is part of the Professor Hacker’s brand of golf courses, which we had heard about in Myrtle Beach, but had missed out on, so we were excited to get to experience it in PA!

Lost Treasure follows Professor Hacker through his search for artifacts and treasure in Lancaster, PA, and generally follows what is most notable as a “pirates-theme” course, actually very similar to Pirates Cove in Cape Cod. Unfortunately, while the course is well kept and interesting as a concept, we felt that this course had an oddly “corporate” feel for Amish country.

For example, the score card is actually part of your receipt, specifically given for however many players you have, and the plastic coating make it incredibly difficult to write on with a dull pencil. There are two courses, the diamond and the gold course. The diamond course travels to a second level above the central waterfall, and the golf course goes through caves and aboard a pirate ship. The positive side of these more “corporate” courses like Lost Treasure and Pirates Cove is that they are always extremely well kept. The greens were in tremendous condition. All the other decorations were sparkling, including the large waterfall and the pirate ship. While you may sacrifice some difficulty, and at times, creativity, you can definitely be sure the course will be in top-notch condition, although they did have metal cups.

We were told when we walked in that, although both courses are equal in terms of difficulty, customers usually say the diamond course is a bit more challenging, so we decided to ease into it with the gold course. However, both proved to be on the easier side for us. Some of the longer greens really just rely on hitting it a little bit harder down the green, and you can be pretty set up for a 2 or at worse a 3.

Starting out on the gold course, we managed one ace, but our winner still came in with a 39, which tells you that most of these were 2s, a good chunk below par of 43. Going to the diamond course, which had a par of 44, we found a few more aces, but did seem to have a few more 3 putts. Our winner came in at 40 with four aces. The course is a bit more expensive than it’s Lancaster counterparts, with adults at $12 and seniors at $11. They do have a $1/person discount on their website, and they do offer the second course at $7/person. Overall, the course lacked some of that personal touch that we come to expect from our top courses, but is still a great option in the Lancaster area.