The resurrection of Cobbs Creek Golf Course will be a Cool Golf Thing
PHILADELPHIA – One of the largest golf course revitalization undertakings ever is set to begin this spring.
On Wednesday, the City of Philadelphia announced the beginning of a long-term lease of its historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course with the Cobbs Creek Foundation, a group of citizens that for several years has worked to take a long-neglected piece of American golf history and restore its Golden-Age reputation as an American golf treasure.
Few golf courses in the world have Cobbs Creek’s mix of architectural pedigree and historical bona fides. Opened in 1916, its design was influenced chiefly by Hugh Wilson, who laid out nearby Merion Golf Club’s famed East Course. Others who have been linked to the course include William Flynn and other “Philadelphia School” architects like A.W. Tillinghast and George Thomas, who laid out Whitemarsh Valley Country Club in the area before decamping for California.