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Panorama Golf Course Chosen as a “Viewer’s Elite 18”

Panorama Golf Course was recently featured on Channel 16’s “Viewer’s Elite 18”, a compilation of the area’s best 18 holes on public golf courses.

WNEP Sports Director Jim Coles accompanied by host Ben Vauter and Bill Orasin III played the featured hole: No. 15, the beautiful lake hole.


More About Viewer’s Elite 18 from www.wnep.com:

WNEP-TV is searching for the 18 best golf holes in our area.

Know a great golf hole on a course that anyone can play? Nominate your favorite golf hole by e-mailing us a brief description about it and why you think the hole should be considered for the Elite 18. Send your e-mails to elite18@wnep.com.

WNEP will then pick the 18 holes from all the e-mails received.

Once a week for 18 weeks WNEP will feature a different hole from the list and have an on-air personality go there, interview the pro or manager and play the featured hole on camera, possibly against you! Tune in each Thursday evening to the 6p.m. WNEP Sports Show.

Among those playing in the Viewers’ Elite 18 are Jim Coles, Scott Schaffer, James Hamill, Kurt Aaron and Steve Lloyd.


The Elite 18:

Course, Hole, Par
1. STONEHEDGE, #2 PAR 4.2. MILL RACE, #16 PAR 5.
3. WOODLOCH, #14 PAR 5.4. BLUE RIDGE TRAIL, #8 PAR 4.
5. PANORAMA, #15, PAR 4.6. BELL SPRING, MILL HALL
7. W-B MUNI, #118. SCRANTON MUNI, #14 PAR 4.
9. SHAWNEE, #7 PAR 3.10. WYNDING BROOK, #5 PAR 5.
11. WHITE DEER, #15 PAR 5.12. SAND SPRINGS, #5 PAR 3.
13. LIBERTY VALLEY, #15 PAR 5.14. HIDDEN VALLEY, #9 PAR 4.
15. MAHONING VALLEY, #9 PAR 3.16. TOWANDA, #13 PAR 4.
17. SHADOWBROOK, #16, PAR 3.18. MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE, #18, PAR 4.