Welcome to the
New Cobbs Creek
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
The Cobbs Creek Foundation is reinventing these 350 acres in the heart of West Philadelphia as a dynamic education and recreation campus—and to establish a national model for golf as a lever for societal change.
Three years after breaking ground, Cobbs Creek is well on its way.
A CAMPUS FOR ALL
By and for
the community
Cobbs Creek has always been dedicated to accessible public golf.
When the first golfers teed up here 110 years ago in 1916, Cobbs Creek was ahead of its time in making the game of golf and its powerful life lessons accessible to all genders, races, and religions. That spirit of accessibility lives on in the new, 100% public Cobbs Creek—and extends beyond the course into the classroom.
Funds from our recreational amenities—including the now-open Lincoln Financial Center—funnel back directly into the Smilow Woodland TGR Learning Lab: where we already serve thousands of students annually.
Learn more about the Lincoln Financial Center, the Smilow Woodland TGR Learning Lab, and each of our incredible new facilities at the links below.
OUR SHARED VISION
We’re DRIVEN
to Deliver
Some of our most exciting projects are just getting started.
While 2025 brought our most significant milestone yet in the opening of the Lincoln Financial Center, we’re not resting on our laurels: next on the docket is the completion of the course crown jewel, the historic 18-hole Olde Course.
With architects Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner at the helm, the Olde Course restoration—in combination with the planned Hanse-design 9-hole Karakung Course and the 9-hole Q School Short Course—has the makings of a true championship layout. Between those 36 pristine new holes, 3 miles of Creek revitalization, and adding 25+ acres of wetlands, the Cobbs Creek project is no small feat.
We’ve only come this far through the incredible generosity of our donors. Now, with the public phase of our DRIVEN Campaign, we invite every Philadelphian to play a vital role in getting to the finish line for this Philly icon.
A GROWING COMMUNITY
We’re Changing
the Game
The promise of Cobbs Creek is taking shape.
The Cobbs Creek Foundation was created by leaders who are passionate about Philadelphia, golf, and uniting the two through access and opportunity. In the years since its inception, CCF has sought to create a vast community of neighbors, partners, and donors who share in that vision.
That infectious mission has resonated not only here in West Philadelphia, but nationally: the first part of our Golf Channel and NBC Universal-produced three-year docuseries, Cobbs Creek Rising, premiered in 2025.
Find out more about the committed individuals behind this work and how they’re making this dream a reality.
WHAT’S NEW
