Nemacolin’s Mystic Rock and Shepherd’s Rock Golf Course Honored on Golfweek’s “Top 50 Casino Courses in the U.S.” List

Nemacolin, Pennsylvania’s premier luxury golf resort destination, is proud to announce that both critically acclaimed Pete Dye-designed golf courses, Mystic Rock and Shepherd’s Rock, have been renamed Golf week List “Top 50 Casino Courses in USA”.“Golf week The course review panel consists of some of the most discerning, well-traveled and knowledgeable golf course architecture enthusiasts in the game, so it is a great honor that our Mystic Rock and Shepherd’s Rock course is named among the Top 50 Casino Courses in the U.S.,” said Chris Anderson, Nemacolin Director of Golf Operations.

The 2025 list of golf courses owned and/or operated by or in partnership with casinos – with data sourced from Golf week massive database of course rankings – Mystic Rock climbed one spot on the list to #11, while Shepherd’s Rock rises three spots on the list to land at #26.

“The hundreds of members of Golf week The Course Review Panel continually evaluates courses and rates them against our 10 criteria. They also provide one overall rating for each course. These overall ratings for each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each course, which is then used to compile Golfweek’s rankings of the best courses.” Golf week Travel editor and creative director Jason Lusk said.

Home to two striking Pete Dye-designed golf courses and three distinctive luxury hotels – Falling Rock, The Chateau and The Grand Lodge, all of which earned the prestigious AAA Five Diamond designation in 2025 – Nemacolin sets itself apart and uniquely resonates in the minds of golf travelers.

Around every corner, Mystic Rock charms and entices golfers like few courses can. The hole designs are imaginative. They ask the golfer to use creativity, sometimes muscle power and problem solving. The daily conditions at this course, and at its sister course Shepherd’s Rock, are pristine enough to host a tour event in a pinch.

Shepherd’s Rock, built by Dye and his partner Tim Liddy and opened in 2017, is another brand enigma. It features more generous landing areas off the tee, but harder approach shots and absolutely nasty greens. While Mystic Rock comes home with a gripping variety of holes per shot, Shepherd’s Rock does the same in a ruggedly beautiful natural setting with a more quirky flow and fun pace.During your stay at Nemacolin, consider taking a lesson or getting to know all the state-of-the-art toys and top staff at the Nemacolin Golf Academy. This golfer’s indoor dreamscape features four spacious, custom-built hitting courts that provide access to the 25-station driving range, adjacent to two short game practice areas and a large putting green. The Golf Academy, which also features a dedicated 1,000 square meter putting area, is optimized for expert golf training and club fitting.

Until you experience the eclectic wonders of this larger-than-life resort, nestled in the Allegheny Mountains (about an hour southeast of Pittsburgh), it is simply difficult to describe. Imagine a wonderland where you can spend your days enjoying world-class luxury spa treatments, relaxing with afternoon tea, admiring breathtaking works of art or fine art and taking a hands-on Italian cooking class. Then another guest could play 36 holes a day on the Pete Dye-designed championship golf course and use their free time to tackle a challenging ropes course, whitewater rafting, jeeping or clay shooting. They can then enjoy a world-class dining experience, followed by a visit to The Casino at Nemacolin or enjoy a signature Whiskey Tasting or a fine cigar in The Hardy Room.

At Nemacolin, all that good living is possible on a 2,200-acre footprint, just waiting to be explored. And adored. But never forgotten.

To learn more about the incomparable golf vacation experience, visit Nemacolin Nemacolin.com/golf.