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Bidermann Golf Club

Course Information
Club Type: Private
Founded:1965
Architect:Dick Wilson
General Information
Address: 601 Adams Dam Rd
Wilmington, DE  19807
Phone:(302) 655-3333
Website:www.vicmead.com
Email:amalizia@vicmead.com
Club Contacts
  Golf Professional:   Anthony J. Malizia, III   (302) 655-3336 
  Club Manager:       (302) 655-3333 
  General Manager:   Paula L. Kelly, CCM   (302) 655-3333 x116 
  Superintendent:   Jon Urbanski   (302) 655-3337 
Location/Directions
From Philadelphia — Take 95 South to Exit 8B (202 North/Concord Pike). Turn left onto 141 South/Powder Mill Road. Turn right onto Rockland Road. Continue onto 100 North/Montchanin Road. Make first left onto Adams Dam Road. Club will be on your right.
Course Yardage & Ratings
Handicap Conversion Charts:  [Mens]  [Womens]

Tee SetFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlopeBogey
 Black Men  35.6 125  37.6  132 73.2 129  97.1 
 Blue Men  35.1 123  36.3  132 71.4 128  95.0 
 White Men  33.9 116  34.1  134 68.0 125  90.8 
 Green Men  32.9 113  33.4  121 66.3 117  88.2 
History
Bidermann Golf Club was originally the 9-hole private course of Henry Francis du Pont at his home estate of Winterthur. Du Pont, the club’s only member, hired architect Devereux Emmet to build him a course on his property. In 1963, du Pont was approached by his cousin and Bidermann’s founding member, George Weymouth, who believed that there was a need for a small, intimate club devoted solely to golf. Du Pont had enough land to complete a 15-hole course, but needed more property to finish a full 18-hole course and to have a place for a locker room and dining. So, he turned to his cousin, close friend and avid golfer Emily du Pont, who was able to provide the remaining property to complete the course and surrounding facility.
Bidermann officially opened on July 4, 1965 in Wilmington, Del. In the beginning, there was only one club rule: “ball must be lifted from any flower bed and dropped no nearer hole without penalty.” This remained the only club rule because Weymouth was insistent that given the size and quality of the membership, rules were unnecessary.
Architect Dick Wilson designed the course on a 300-acre site. In the golf realm, Wilson, an understudy of the iconic Bill Flynn and Howard Toomey, was considered one of the best architects of the post-World War II era. He designed 74 golf courses, including Cog Hill G&CC’s Dubsdread Course in Lemont, Ill. and Pine Green GC in Boynton Beach, Fla., a track that Ben Hogan once called “the best I have ever seen.”
Bidermann offers a traditional style course, with native grasslands separating each golf hole. It was renovated and restored in 2006. In 1977, Bidermann GC merged with Vicmead Hunt Club to provide a full-service country club. In addition to an 18-hole golf course, its features include a driving range, putting green, chipping green, long range practice green, men’s and women’s locker rooms, pro shop and a farmhouse with terrace dining.

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