Hidden Creek Golf Club
Architect: Coore Crenshaw Year: 2002 75 Asbury Rd Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 Phone: (609) 909-2290 Course Access: Private https://www.hiddencreekclub.com/ |
Hidden Creek Golf Club
Hidden Creek Golf Club is an 18-hole heathland style golf course located in the pines of southern New Jersey. Opened in May of 2002, the course offers an enjoyable and playable experience for golfers of all skill levels. The championship tees measure 7023 yards, the back tees 6562 yards, the middle tees 6155 and the forward tees 5447 yards. Every hole is distinct, visually striking and uniquely appealing.
Sculpted out of 750 acres of magnificent aged woodlands and adorned with gently rolling hills, this course is truly a sanctuary. The finest bent grass fairways, strategically positioned bunkers, surprisingly dramatic elevation changes and subtle green contours enhance this masterpiece of nature.
Sculpted out of 750 acres of magnificent aged woodlands and adorned with gently rolling hills, this course is truly a sanctuary. The finest bent grass fairways, strategically positioned bunkers, surprisingly dramatic elevation changes and subtle green contours enhance this masterpiece of nature.
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Course Review By: Chris Mavros, Golfadelphia
In Egg Harbor Township, or the “Shore,” as everyone calls it, Hidden Creek is a course built by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw that opened in 2002. Coore and Crenshaw spent a number of weeks on the property, getting a feel for the land to discover what holes were in the land. It’s a process Coore goes through and is minimalist design at its finest. By selecting sites with interesting terrain that lend themselves to golf design with minimal movement of land, the course is more placed on the land than it is built. It’s a process where both men spend a lot of time on the property. As a result, their policy is to only take on two projects a year, to allow themselves sufficient time on site, evaluating the routing, deciding whether the land is more inclined to go in other directions and leaving no detail overlooked. The other project they worked on the year of Hidden Creek? Friar’s Head. The result of this process at Hidden Creek is a course that highlights how sublime minimalist design can be. Subtle in appearance yet complex in play, Hidden Creek is an infinitely enjoyable inland course that incorporates strategy, course knowledge and terrain movement as some of its identifying features... Continue Reading
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Website: https://golfadelphia.com/
Instagram: @golfadelphia