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Bluestone Country Club

Course Information
Club Type: Private
Founded:1949
Architect:W. F. Gordon
General Information
Address: 711 Boehms Church Road
Blue Bell, PA  19422
Phone:(215) 646-2300
Fax:(215) 646-1178
Website:www.bluestonecc.com
Email:webmaster@meadowlandscc.com
Club Contacts
  Golf Professional:   Chris Gardner   (215) 646-2300 
  General Manager:       (215) 646-2300 
  Superintendent:   Jim Lynagh   (215) 646-8044 
Club Events
2023 Tuesday, August 15  GAP USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifier 
2019 Apr 15  GAP Winter Series Event - 1   
2019 Jul 2  GAP Open Championship Qualifier   
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Course Yardage & Ratings
Handicap Conversion Charts:  [Mens]  [Womens]

BLACK TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  36.7 139  35.8  124 72.5 132 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 529411173523367218397318432336836041016834237742216048540231266494
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
BLACK/BLUE TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  36.3 136  35.5  123 71.8 130 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 529399173523352193397307389326236039716833237740915048540230806342
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
BLUE TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  35.7 130  35.0  122 70.7 126 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 492399155475352193375307389313732839714833236040915047537129706107
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
BLUE/GOLD TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  34.8 129  34.5  121 69.3 125 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 492385126422352171375307344297432839714831236038915042834428565830
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
GOLD TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  34.4 126  34.1  119 68.5 123 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 469385126422319171352289344287731538813431233538912942834427745651
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
FORWARD 1 TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  30.1 111  29.7  109 59.8 110 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 2912188630018211220519019117751852209316318822510732517516813456
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
FORWARD 2 TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  25.7 95  26.0  95 51.7 95 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 1631346619882801121041251064119144651071321457522713011442208
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
RED TEESFront 9Back 9Course
RatingSlopeRatingSlopeRatingSlope
  Men  33.4 123  33.3  116 66.7 120 
 HOLE123456789OUT101112131415161718INTOTAL
 Par 543543444364434443543571
 Yards 408369108412314140326285305266730533712830231935411541732526025269
 HCP 1311711315795 14416128218106  
History
Though the idea of establishing a country club was not his. Sylvan M. Cohen, one of Philadelphia’s most respected attorneys, was the moving force behind the founding of Meadowlands. Forty-five years later, in a letter to Jay Friedman, the club’s current professional, he recalled the circumstances:
It was in late 1949 that one of my friends asked me if I would be interested in the formation of a new Country Club. At the time, they had in mind taking over a golf course in the Frankford area of Philadelphia, but it was found that this was not available.
Through one connection or another, I then met up with representatives of a woman who owned the property which currently forms Meadowlands Country Club and who was in the midst of winding up a divorce proceeding with her husband. She was interested in selling the property [on Pennllyn Pike in Blue Bell].
I negotiated with her representatives over a number of months .... During the course of negotiations she wanted to know just what people constituted the buyer, how many members were actually signed up for the Country Club, etc. Needless to say, I gave her very optimistic reports, since we were holding meetings almost weekly and inviting people to review our plans who were prospective members.
At any rate, through a whole series of negotiations, I finally wound up entering into a firm contract to buy the property, consisting of 130 acres plus the manor house, swimming pool, stables and other facilities for $130,000, or $1,000 per acre for the 130 acres
It was in spring of 1951 that we held the formal opening of Meadowlands Country Club in the then existing manor house before we expanded it over the years ....
The following men comprised the club’s first board of governors: Harry Blofstein, Morris Boehm, Alfred B. Carp, Sylvan M. Cohen, Sidney Cohn, Max E. Falik, Milton Gold, Samuel Green, Leonard Gross, Harold L. Landesberg, Ben F. Lieber, Jules Link, J. Leonard Schorr, Irvin Segal, Walter Seideman, Paul Silver, Myron B. Sloane, Edward Taxin, Howard Weiss, and Jack L. Wolgin. Sylvan Cohen was elected president. The other officers were Alfred Carp, secretary; Irvin Segal, treasurer; Jack Wolgin, vice president; Max Falik, vice president; and Harold Landesberg, vice president.
The stone manor that greeted the new members was a handsome and dignified structure, essentially Georgian in overall design, partially vine-clad, with tall, graceful chimneys punctuating the long roof line. The attendant buildings, which housed the locker rooms, the golf shop, and the caddie quarters, attractively complemented the great house itself. Framing the entire complex were flowering shrubs and mature hardwoods.
The golf course was built on open and very gently rolling land, where cattle and horses had grazed for years. The initial layout proved less interesting and challenging than the board and the golf committee had expected. Within a few years. Bill and Dave Gordon were called in. They developed a master plan to be implemented as funds permitted. They also made extensive revisions at that time to the original scheme. The result was a much more varied eighteen characterized by narrow fairways (average width 25 yards), enhanced shot values, and greater aesthetic appeal.
Over time, thousands of trees were planted in order to give better definition to the holes, and good use was made of the USGA Greens Section and the agronomy experts from Penn State in order to improve the condition of the turf.
In the mid-90s the Maryland-based firm of Ault, Clark and Associates would be brought in to make extensive changes to the Gordon layout. Seven new holes would be created then, a number of others would be revised (with broader fairways an important result), trees would be removed, and water would be brought into play as the par-71 Meadowlands course became a more contemporary and stimulating test of golf.
Meadowlands became Bluestone Country Club in 2017.

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