Laid out on 245 acres of prime Burlington County property next to the Interstate 295 highway, the 18-hole layout at Laurel Creek Country Club is an Arnold Palmer Signature Design which was unveiled to the membership in 1988.
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Laid out on 245 acres of prime Burlington County property next to the Interstate 295 highway, the 18-hole layout at Laurel Creek Country Club is an Arnold Palmer Signature Design which was unveiled to the membership in 1988.
Laurel Creek Country Club
Laurel Creek Country Club is a private course designed around a residential community just north of the Philadelphia area. Arnold Palmer, who has also been laureled for his work at Laurel Valley, laid out the course in 1988.
The concept was to create a links-style course but, due to the terrain of New Jersey, this concept is much more recognized in aesthetic than playing style. In that regard both Palmer and the staff have done well, with waves of fescue separating the holes, and designed mounding to offer uncomfortable lies to players who stray. In terms of play, the U.S. Open may be more accurate to describe Laurel Creek’s style, as the course stretches to 7,100 yards from the tips and brings numerous water features and marshland carries into play.
No. 9 is a gambler’s hole, tempting players to hit to the far side of a large bunker that splits the fairway, which will offer a shorter and more straightforward path to the green. To reach this par five in two, however, they will also need to execute a long approach across a pond to the correct portion of a very long green. Others may take the long way home and still end up with a better score than their more daring brethren.