Category: Cobb’s History

August 18, 2020:  We are happy to report that in the spring of 2021 Cobb’s Creek Golf Course will be inducted into […]

St. Patrick’s Day 2020 update:  That’s the title of an article my friend Pete Trenham has written on a pioneering African-American golfer […]

Valentine’s Day 2020 update:  Check out below the Trenham Golf History site for a copy of the program booklet for the 1955 […]

November 9, 2019 update:  Our friend Jake sent along a scorecard that he says was used in the 60s and 70s, and […]

October 18, 2019 update:  My friend Ed Abrams has posted an audio interview he did a handful of years ago with long-time […]

September 21, 2019 update:  The August issue of the Main Line Today contains an article penned by Jim Finnegan on my golf […]

April 6, 2019:  It apparently is not a April Fool’s joke, as the South course at Philmont is not reopening this season. […]

February 26, 2019 update:  As the course is currently configured, the first five holes are pretty much the same as the day […]

July 18, 2018:  Bill Bishop died earlier this year, 2/20/18, he was 91.  He was a regular at Cobb’s Creek in the […]

April 7, 2018 update:  A tremendous volume of early golf articles has been posted to the new Bausch Archives part of MyPhillyGolf. […]

January 22, 2018 update:  A friend of mine, a member at Philmont CC, was recently doing some historical spelunking at the Golf […]

November 30, 2017:  Below is a picture from the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1958 of the 17th hole from the original tee that […]

January 20, 2016 update:  Going through my files I found a very early photo of the clubhouse.  See below:

February 18, 2015 update2:  Recently Mike Cirba penned a nomination letter to have Cobb’s Creek Golf Course be part of the National […]

August 12, 2014 update:  The ‘Noer slides’ contain images taken between the 1920s and 1980s and covers a variety of things, including […]

December 20, 2016 update:  Blog friend Ari sends along two pictures of a hickory cleek with a Cobb’s Creek stamp:  

December 14, 2016 update:  It was in November of 1952 that a Philadelphia Inquirer article detailed the Army anti-aircraft battery being moved […]

November 28, 2016 update:  Mike and I were kicking around the 18th hole again at Cobb’s.  If you read William Evans’ article […]

November 27, 2016 update:  It is like my birthday was celebrated again with a visit to Cobb’s Creek this afternoon.  The superintendent […]

November 25, 2016 update:  In one of the September 21 updates below was a link to an early photo of the 11th […]

November 18, 2016 update:  It is fun to think about how Cobb’s Creek was at the beginning.  See the photos below to […]

September 21, 2016 update2:  Follow the link below to an incredible very early picture of the current 15th hole at Cobb’s Creek […]

June 3, 2016 update:  Over the Memorial Day weekend Cobb’s Creek Golf Club was inducted in the African American Golfers Hall of […]

May 7, 2016 update:  I’ve gathered up most of the interesting early photos and aerials of the course and have further updated […]

March 31, 2016 update:  Blog reader Jake Murray knew the person fishing for golf balls in the photo below.  Jake relays the […]

March 27, 2016 update:  Below is a link some photos from the defunct paper Philadelphia Record that were recently gathered from the […]

February 20, 2016 update:  Blog reader Jake Murray has sent along a couple of photos from October 1954 when he and his […]

January 31, 2016 updated:  William H. Evans was a golf writer in Philly very instrumental in pushing for municipal golf courses in […]

January 26, 2016 update: A wonderful update on Cobb’s Creek GC being inducted in the AAGHOF is available at MyPhillyGolf as authored […]

January 21, 2016 update:  It is my distinct pleasure to announce that Cobb’s Creek Golf Course will be inducted into the African […]

January 10, 2016 update:  Devoted blog reader Jake Murray has checked in from sunny Florida.  His friend Dick Jamison was a long-time […]

November 16, 2015 update:  Last Saturday (Nov 14) Cobb’s Creek regular Charles Sifford was inducted into the PGA of America Hall of […]

September 15, 2015 update:  The archivist at Fairmount Park has sent me an undated picture of a plan for Cobb’s Creek, which […]

July 21, 2015 update:  Before Joe Dey went to the USGA as their Executive Director (1934-1969) then later was the first commissioner […]

April 22, 2015 update:  In 1929 the Evening Bulletin reprinted a New York Daily News article extolling the virtues of Cobb’s Creek […]

February 8, 2015 update2:  Recently I asked blog friend Jake: “Who was Cobb?”  A condensed response is as follows: The Dutch, Swedes […]

February 7, 2015 update:  More good stuff remembering Charlie Sifford: Philly’s Terry Gross NPR “Fresh Air” interview with Mr. Sifford Golfing pioneer […]

February 4, 2015 update:  Charlie Sifford, perhaps the best golfer to have regularly played at Cobb’s Creek, passed away recently at the […]

January 17, 2015 update:  See the photo below to see how our tome (“Cobb’s Creek Golf Course:  Uncovering a Treasure”) looks when bound […]

December 1, 2014 update:  Loyal blog reader Jake Murray has followed Mr. Sifford’s award carefully and sends along three links showing Charlie […]

November 13, 2014 update:  Charlie Sifford, who refined his game at Cobb’s Creek, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  Well deserved, […]

September 13, 2014 update:  Jake Murray, good friend of the Friends of Cobb’s Creek GC, checked in to comment on the photo […]

September 5, 2014 update:  Did you know Hugh Wilson designed the 10th and 11th holes at the South course at Philmont CC?  […]

August 12, 2014 update:  The ‘Noer slides’ contain images taken between the 1920s and 1980s and covers a variety of things, including […]

July 24, 2014 update:  Big ups to friend Pete Trenham for his wonderful piece on Cobb’s Creek Golf Course at the TrenhamGolfHistory […]

June 25, 2014 update:  Thanks to blog reader Bob Zecca for providing GolfWorld articles on the 1955 and 1956 Daily News Open […]

April 9, 2014 update:  Blog reader and contributor Leo “Jake” Murray saw our March 31st update and wrote to me the following […]

March 31, 2014 update:  On May 2, 2014 the World Golf of Hall of Fame will open a new permanent exhibit entitled […]

March 26, 2014 update:  Gosh, would I like to buy this 1928 Publinx players badge currently for sale at eBay.  Update:  I did […]

February 26, 2014 update:  Recently I penned an article for MyPhillyGolf on the writings of golden age architect A.W. Tillinghast.  He played […]

September 24, 2013 update:  A friend of the Friends of Cobb’s Creek GC recently came upon three nice photos of the course […]

September 23, 2013 update:  Mike Cirba has penned part 2 of “Who Was Hugh Wilson”.  Anyone with an interest in Hugh Wilson […]

June 21, 2013 update:  Nice article on Bob Mayes, a golfer that played at Cobb’s with Charlie Sifford: Mayes’ journey to the […]

June 5, 2013 update:  Mike Cirba has written a fascinating article entitled “Who Was Hugh Wilson?”.  You can read it here: Who […]

May 4, 2013 update:  See the June issue of Golf Digest for a nice article on Cobb’s Creek by David Owen.  The […]

December 12, 2012 update:  Do you remember the article back in April 2008 by Joe Logan, former golf writer for the Philadelphia […]