DuPont Golf Course. The 18-hole "DuPont" course at the DuPont Country Club facility in Wilmington, Delaware features 6,649 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71.2 and it has a slope rating of 127 on Bent grass.
Designed by Alfred H. Tull, ASGCA/William F. Gordon, ASGCA/ (R) Lester George, the DuPont golf course opened in 2005. John Burke manages the course as the Director of Golf. Other golf courses at this facility... Montchanin Golf Course Montchanin Nine Golf Course Nemours Golf Course.
Description: There are three golf courses at DuPont Country Club but the jewel in the crown is the DuPont layout which was resurrected by Lester George in 2005. Written by: Top100 Aggregated Rating Rating: 7 out of 10 Reviews: 2
In 2018 the DuPont Corporation sold the nearly 100 year DuPont Country Club to Ben DuPont and his primary business partner Don Wirth, a former executive at DuPont. I was told a few others have also acquired a small ownership stake but cannot confirm that. Since the sale, investments have been made in a new swimming pool, a 19,000 square feet two-story fitness center and updating the 113,000 square feet clubhouse. There is a large area devoted to tennis, both indoor and outdoor including grass tennis courts. I was told I would impressed with the driving range and practice center which was relocated closer to the clubhouse accessible via a short walk or cart ride. The driving range is one of the larger ones in the greater Philadelphia/Wilmington area with a short game practice area that is unrivaled. The practice facility spans 30 acres of which 4 acres is dedicated to the short game comprised of 5 greens, multiple bunkers and putting greens. There is also a 9,000 square feet indoor teaching academy. All of this work was done by Sanford Golf Design.
4. Par 3 – this is the longest par 3 on the course at 241 yards although the member tees reduce it to a more manageable 181 yards. Adding to its length is that it plays uphill. There is an early bunker on the left that is a bit perplexing followed by two very deep bunkers flanking the green. The green is large but bean shaped to the right providing even more difficulty to this hole. There is adequate width to the hole such that a safe play is to be short of the green. It is not the best par 3 on the course but likely does yield the highest scores.
One of three 18-hole layouts at the DuPont Country Club, the DuPont course was originally designed by Alfred Tull in 1949 and it played host to the LPGA Championships from 1994 to 2004 when Laura Davies, Julie Inkster, Se Ri Pak and Annika Sorenstam each won the event twice.
There are a lot of trees that remain on the property yet the fairways have substantial width. One can hit into the trees but it requires a very poor wayward shot. I am not a huge fan of trees on a golf course, but here they add to the ambience of the course particularly since there are several holes running parallel to roads and houses.