Assistant Superintendent

Originally designed by famed Golf Course Architect, George Thomas in 1908.  William Flynn and Donald Ross both tweaked the property prior to World War II.  George Crump, Hugh Wilson and A.W. Tillinghast were all friends of Thomas and likely consumed the layout many times.  Whitemarsh Valley Country Club is a traditional, member owned private club with 700 members (415 golfing), gross revenue of $12 million with a $2.25M operating grounds budget. 22,000 rounds of golf played per year with approximately 13,000 of those rounds being cart rounds. The main Clubhouse, which includes member dining facilities, banquet space, staff offices and pro shop, underwent an extensive renovation in 2018.

The course has hosted numerous tournaments over the years.  The US Open was scheduled to occur at Whitemarsh Valley in 1917.  It was canceled due to World War I and the Patriotic Open was held in its place.  WVCC has hosted the Philadelphia Amateur more times than any other club in the area and just recently hosted its sixteenth in 2024.  WVCC is the host site for the 2026 Philadelphia PGA Sectional Championship.

As a regular PGA Tour stop from 1963-1980 the course saw Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Murphy, Billy Casper, Tom Weiskopf and Tom Kite lift the Champions Trophy.

In 2012, Whitemarsh Valley hired Andrew Green to design a Master Plan for the golf course. Several holes in the floodplain were reconstructed to allow for better drainage. (Elevating/crowning of fairways, sub-surface drainage, barrancas etc.) All bunkers were reshaped, multiple green expansions were installed to bring back to original design. All tee complexes were renovated. A selective tree management program was implemented as well creating stunning vistas and promoting better turf health.

Current and planned capital projects on the golf course include creekbank restorations, putting green renovation, fairway/rough re-grassing and new irrigation system. Our grounds staff just completed an in-house bunker renovation this past Winter.  New irrigation system is scheduled for Fall of 2027.  Annual capital budget for equipment and projects is approximately $500,000-$700,000. Majority of the greens are poa/bent "push-up" with xgd drainage installed. We have 5.2 acres of greens/approaches and 26 acres of fairways and tees. Our Grounds staff consists of 10-12 full time employees, 10 forty week employees and a few seasonal staff members for a total of 22 employees during peak season.