More articles on the great Charlie Sifford
December 1, 2014 update: Loyal blog reader Jake Murray has followed Mr. Sifford’s award carefully and sends along three links showing Charlie […]
Category: Cobb’s News
Charlie Sifford to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
November 13, 2014 update: Charlie Sifford, who refined his game at Cobb’s Creek, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Well deserved, […]
Donald Trump learned golf at Cobb’s Creek
October 22, 2014 update: In the latest Golf Digest The Donald is interviewed and reveals how he learned the game at Cobb’s […]
Blog friend Jake Murray checks in again
September 13, 2014 update: Jake Murray, good friend of the Friends of Cobb’s Creek GC, checked in to comment on the photo […]
Hugh Wilson at Philmont South
September 5, 2014 update: Did you know Hugh Wilson designed the 10th and 11th holes at the South course at Philmont CC? […]
Cobb’s Creek photo album at MyPhillyGolf
August 31, 2014 update: I’ve recompiled the Cobb’s Creek photo album to include hole diagrams. If you haven’t looked at this album, […]
1956 photo of the abandoned 17th tee at Cobb’s Creek
August 12, 2014 update: The ‘Noer slides’ contain images taken between the 1920s and 1980s and covers a variety of things, including […]
Cobb’s Creek article by Pete Trenham
July 24, 2014 update: Big ups to friend Pete Trenham for his wonderful piece on Cobb’s Creek Golf Course at the TrenhamGolfHistory […]
GolfWorld articles on 1955 and 1956 Daily News Open at Cobb’s Creek
June 25, 2014 update: Thanks to blog reader Bob Zecca for providing GolfWorld articles on the 1955 and 1956 Daily News Open […]
Joe Logan writes again on the project
April 30, 2014 update: Joe Logan recently penned an updated article on the current status of the project (link below). The Friends […]
Jake Murray on Howard Wheeler at Cobb’s Creek
April 9, 2014 update: Blog reader and contributor Leo “Jake” Murray saw our March 31st update and wrote to me the following […]
Cobb’s Creek and Charlie Sifford at the WGHOF
March 31, 2014 update: On May 2, 2014 the World Golf of Hall of Fame will open a new permanent exhibit entitled […]
1928 Publinks badge from Cobb’s Creek
March 26, 2014 update: Gosh, would I like to buy this 1928 Publinx players badge currently for sale at eBay. Update: I did […]
The treasure trove of golf writing by A.W. Tillinghast
February 26, 2014 update: Recently I penned an article for MyPhillyGolf on the writings of golden age architect A.W. Tillinghast. He played […]
New superintendent at Cobb’s Creek
February 19, 2014 update: I’m happy to pass along the info that the new superintendent at Cobb’s, starting the 24th of this […]
December 2013 project update
Christmas Day, 2013 update: On this Christmas Day, we’re at liberty to share a bit more about the proposed Cobb’s Creek Golf […]
Potentially Great Places In The Game: Cobb’s Creek
December 19, 2013 update: Geoff Shackelford has penned a note for his blog on Cobb’s Creek called “(Potentially) Great Places In The […]
Cobb’s Creek on Grey Goose 19th Hole
December 18, 2013 update: On a recent Grey Goose 19th Hole episode, the panel consisting of host Steve Sands, Geoff Shackelford, John […]
Greg Jarmas at the Masters
December 3, 2013 update: Below is the Master Cricker Greg Jarmas (medalist in the 2013 Ivy League Golf Championship)! Note how he is […]
Merion: The Championship Story
November 22, 2013 update: While you continue to remain patient (trust me!), an excellent holiday gift for the golfer is a book […]
1964 photos of Cobb’s Creek GC
September 24, 2013 update: A friend of the Friends of Cobb’s Creek GC recently came upon three nice photos of the course […]
Who was Hugh Wilson, part 2
September 23, 2013 update: Mike Cirba has penned part 2 of “Who Was Hugh Wilson”. Anyone with an interest in Hugh Wilson […]
Bob Mayes at Cobb’s Creek
June 21, 2013 update: Nice article on Bob Mayes, a golfer that played at Cobb’s with Charlie Sifford: Mayes’ journey to the […]
Newark Star-Ledger article on Cobb’s
June 18, 2013 update: Brendan Prunty of the Newark Star-Ledger penned an article on Cobb’s Creek GC last Sunday. Read it here: […]
Cobb’s Creek on The Golf Channel
June 11, 2013 update: If you missed the excellent piece on Cobb’s Creek GC by The Golf Channel Monday morning, you can […]
Updated Master Plan for Cobb’s Creek
June 9, 2013 update: It is time to release the latest versions of the Master Plan for the proposed Cobb’s Creek GC […]
Who was Hugh Wilson
June 5, 2013 update: Mike Cirba has written a fascinating article entitled “Who Was Hugh Wilson?”. You can read it here: Who […]
Matt Ginella at Cobb’s Creek
May 30, 2013 update: Matt Ginella of The Golf Channel was out to Cobb’s Creek GC yesterday to meet with the Friends […]
Project update by Joe Logan
Cinco de Mayo 2013 update: Well, the cat is nearly completely out of the bag now! Just this afternoon Joe Logan from […]
Golf Digest article on Cobb’s Creek
May 4, 2013 update: See the June issue of Golf Digest for a nice article on Cobb’s Creek by David Owen. The […]
Olympic golf course progress
April 29, 2013 update: Gil Hanse discusses progress on the Olympic golf course with Joe Logan here: http://myphillygolf.com/detail.asp?id=13112
Joe Logan 2011 Hanse interview
April 8, 2013 update: Local golf course architect Gil Hanse loves Cobb’s Creek. Check out his 2011 interview by Joe Logan of […]
Brad Klein profile of Gil Hanse
March 24, 2013 update: Brad Klein also did an extensive profile of Gil Hanse recently: http://golfweek.com/news/2013/mar/15/olympic-course-architect-hanse-wins-jobs-personal-/
Hanse at Rio
March 19, 2013 update: Brad Klein of GolfWeek reports that work begins today on the Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro: […]
With a little help from a few friends
December 12, 2012 update: Do you remember the article back in April 2008 by Joe Logan, former golf writer for the Philadelphia […]
Cobb’s Creek Golf Association
November 30, 2012 update: The Cobb’s Creek Golf Association completed another successful year. Check them out at: www.the-crick.com Contact Paul Cornely for […]
Roy Mason painting
November 24, 2012 update: A longtime supporter of Cobb’s Creek, Don D., checked in to tell us he has a 1917 painting […]
Get in line to play Cobb’s Creek!
June 7, 2012 update: Back in the 20s it was not unusual to have a multitude of people waiting to tee off […]
Army AAA Gun Site program aerial
June 1, 2012 update: The reason part of Cobb’s Creek GC changed dramatically was due to the installation of an Army AAA […]
KYW interview
May 31, 2012 update: Recently the Friends of Cobb’s Creek Golf Course met with Ed Abrams of KYW 1060 Newsradio and TeeItUpPhilly.com. […]
President Taft lobbies for public course for Philadelphia
May 30, 2012 update: William Evans, the golf writer for the Public Ledger, grew tired of there being no public course in […]
Ball stuck in tree
May 29, 2012 update: Below is an entertaining picture from the 4th hole at Cobb’s from the July 10, 1928 edition of […]
Young Charlie Sifford at Cobb’s Creek
Memorial Day, 2012 update: Charlie Sifford was the first African-American on the PGA Tour. Did you know he honed his game at […]
Cobb’s Creek is busy
May 26, 2012 update: Do you know how busy Cobb’s Creek was in the 20s? Some years more than 80,000 golfers are […]
Cobb’s Creek designers
May 25, 2012 update: A variety of people likely helped design and build Cobb’s Creek. As support, this snippet from the Jan […]
1916 Daily Eagle article
May 19, 2012 update: Even a New York newspaper praised Cobb’s Creek soon after it opened! Read about it below (from the […]
Joe Dey Golfing Waterloo
May 14, 2012 update: Before Joe Dey went on to the USGA and later the first president of the PGA, he was […]
1915 Record pictures
May 11, 2012 update: On May 30, 1915 the Philadelphia Record published some pictures updating the progress at Cobb’s Creek. See them […]
Public Ledger 12th hole
May 10, 2012 update: Below is a picture (Public Ledger, 1915) of the original 12th hole, a downhill par 3. Currently this […]
1928 Public Links routing
May 8, 2012 update: Below is the routing for the US Publinx tourney at Cobb’s Creek in 1928.
1915 Inquirer routing
May 7, 2012 update: Not long after the Public Ledger showed a routing (see May 5th update below) for Cobb’s Creek GC, […]
1915 Public Ledger routing
Cinco de Mayo, 2012 update: Below is the original routing at Cobb’s Creek GC from the April 11, 1915 edition of the […]
Til De Palma interview
May 4, 2012 update: In the summer of 2008 the Friends of Cobb’s Creek Golf Course met with Til De Palma, probably […]
1934 Cobb’s Creek tags
May 2, 2012 update: Late last year a friend sent pictures (here and here) of two Cobb’s Creek tags he owns (from […]