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Old York Road Country Club

Course Information
Club Type: Private
Founded:1910
Architect:William and David Gordon
General Information
Address: 801 Tennis Avenue
Spring House, PA  19477
Phone:(215) 643-0180
Fax:(215) 643-7956
Website:www.oyrcc.com
Email:oyrcc@aol.com
Club Contacts
  Golf Professional:   P. David McKenzie   (215) 643-2182 
  Club Manager:       (215) 643-0180 
  General Manager:   Joseph Wurtz   (215) 643-0180 
  Superintendent:   Josh R. McClarren   (215) 643-4739 
Location/Directions
From Pennsylvania Turnpike - Exit 339 (Fort Washington). Get in right-hand lane and take Route 309 North; travel 3 miles and exit at Spring House. Turn right onto Norristown Road and at 1st traffic light, turn left onto Tennis Avenue for 0.3 mile to club entrance on left.
Course Yardage & Ratings
Handicap Conversion Charts:  [Mens]  [Womens]

BLACK TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlopeBogey
  Men  36.1 134  36.1  123 72.2 129  96.2 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 443534445364444353443571
 Yards 352340181534210408409332557332340939135641415852820541340132756598
 HCP 1557117911133 42166181014812  
GREY TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlopeBogey
  Men  35.5 133  35.9  123 71.4 128  95.2 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 443534445364444353443571
 Yards 352340148534196379409332523321340938035641415852816941340132286441
 HCP 1557117911133 42166181014812  
WHITE TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlopeBogey
  Men  35.2 131  35.3  122 70.5 126  93.9 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 443534445364444353443571
 Yards 337329148496196379402322523313239838034040113950116940238331136245
 HCP 1591131351177 42166181014812  
EMERALD TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlopeBogey
  Men  34.1 128  34.1  119 67.5 124  90.5 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 443534445364444353443571
 Yards 337329115475156334402322470294030838034032713942315833133927455685
 HCP 1557117911133 42166181014812  
GREEN TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlopeBogey
  Men  33.6 122  32.8  117 66.5 119  88.6 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 443534445364444353443571
 Yards 274317115475156334395304470284030830533032713042415833133926525492
 HCP 1591131351177 42166181014812  
History
In 1909, a small group of Jenkintown residents, many of who were Quakers, began meeting to discuss forming a local golf club. On Feb. 17, 1910 the first officially recorded meeting of this new Club was held and a group of seven men were empowered to obtain an option on 67 acres of land, on Old York Road in Jenkintown, from Abington Friends Meeting.
Buttonholing their friends and acquaintances in Jenkintown, Wyncote, Ogontz, Glenside, Melrose, Elkins Park and Oak Lane, the group committed to the formation of a club that would include a nine-hole, 3,000-yard golf course, designed by Jimmy Lang, former professional at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. Exclusive of seed and fertilizer the cost to build the nine was $648.
Members were charged a $25 entrance fee and annual dues were $25.

Old York Road’s clubhouse photographed in June, 1911, one year after its opening.
The rent paid to Abington Friends Meeting was $1,500 per year.
Old York Road Country Club officially opened on June 4, 1910 with putting and driving contests for men and ladies, a baseball game, a reception and tea, and a dinner dance.
After one year the Club had 250 members and 30 on the waiting list.
In 1912, an additional 35 acres were leased to create an 18-hole layout that opened in 1913.
The first Old York Road Invitational was held in July of 1920. E.C. Clarey of Bala captured the inaugural two-day event. Over the years other winners of Invitational, one of the oldest tournaments of its kind in the region, include J. Wood Platt, William Hyndman III and Jay Sigel, to name just a few.
In 1962, the Club faced its most daunting challenge ever. Under obligation to put its land to the most profitable use in order to support its expanding school, the Trustees of Abington Friends Meeting requested that Old York Road CC relocate. Forced to start over after 52 years, 57 properties were inspected by the Club’s search committee before selecting the 126 acre Bennerbrook Farm, located in Spring House Montgomery County.
A sum of $250,000 was spent to acquire the land and $500,000 was spent to renovate the Manor House, Cannon House and Barn, as well as convert the cornfields into an 18-hole golf course.
William and David Gordon were contracted to design and construct the course. One hundred and sixty-four members committed to make the move to Spring House and the first ball was struck from the first tee of the new course on July 4, 1963.
Measuring 6,600 yards from the back tees, the Gordons created a great walking course that is a demanding test of golf. Length is not the challenge. The course difficulty lies in hitting precise approach shots and putting the fast, severely sloped, undulating greens.

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