French Creek Golf Club
Architect: Gil Hanse Year: 2003 4500 Conestoga Rd, Elverson, PA 19520 Phone: (610) 913-6330 Course Access: Private https://www.frenchcreekgolf.com/ |
French Creek Golf Club
French Creek Golf Club lies in Northern Chester County nestled among the rolling hills once home to the Lenne-Lenapi Indians. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington marched his troops through the French Creek watershed and often stopped for weapons and armament that were made at the Hopewell Furnace located nearby. The area was originally named "Le Beauf "or "Beef" Creek by the French, due to the bison that roamed the creek side. Washington, along with his English settlers, later named the creek “French Creek” for the original settlers.
French Creek opened its course in 2003. Designed by Gil Hanse, a renowned golf course architect, French Creek was created with minimal earth and environmental disturbance allowing the site to remain rich in beauty, dramatic terrain and wildlife. The 23,000 square-foot clubhouse was completed in 2005. It sits on the site of a beautiful old homestead surrounded by many of its original buildings. Flowing brooks, woodlands and natural golf hazards offer a unique and incomparable round of golf for players of all levels.
French Creek opened its course in 2003. Designed by Gil Hanse, a renowned golf course architect, French Creek was created with minimal earth and environmental disturbance allowing the site to remain rich in beauty, dramatic terrain and wildlife. The 23,000 square-foot clubhouse was completed in 2005. It sits on the site of a beautiful old homestead surrounded by many of its original buildings. Flowing brooks, woodlands and natural golf hazards offer a unique and incomparable round of golf for players of all levels.
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COURSE REVIEW BY: CHRIS MAVROS, GOLFADELPHIA
Course: In Chester County in the aptly named French Creek watershed, is French Creek Golf Club, a Gil Hanse design established in 2003. About an hour drive from Philadelphia proper, French Creek is a private course that meanders through wetland areas on rolling hill terrain, primarily relying on the terrain, wetlands, blind shots and unusual shot angles for its character. Hanse did a nice job utilizing the land as he found it and working around the wetland environmental restrictions. There are a lot of cool green complexes, several options around the greens and some demanding ball striking shots off the tee and approaches, which makes for a varied round. It’s a unique course with a lot of character and while there were some awkward blind shots, I think it’s a course that you get to know and get more comfortable with as you play it. The views and setting are bucolic, which gives the place a sense of calm. In some ways, FC reminded me of Inniscrone (also by Hanse). Some severe bunkering, forced carries with completely blind shots and a green set apart and below a split fairway, but Inniscrone is more constrained in parts. What I enjoy about Hanse is he makes sure every hole is different and various design mechanisms are used. A thumbprint green here, collection area there, cross bunkers over there, etc. At French Creek, incorporating these into the natural landscape provides for a nice minimalist course that is more challenging than it looks..... Click Here To Read Hole By Hole