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Wilmington Country Club: South
Wilmington Country Club: South
4825 Kennett Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807-1813
United States
Overview
The Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed South Course is routed among the rolling terrain of northern Delaware and provides some really good vistas of large sections of the golf course. The routing takes advantage of the terrain to produce a course with strong layout design and a variety of holes that include thoughtful short par-4s, such as the 11th, challenging longer par-4s such as No. 5 and a beautiful mix of par-3s. Tree removal and some tornado damage about 15 years ago opened up the course even more. Additionally, renovation work by Andrew Green has brought the look and infrastructure up to 21st-century ideals. The South Course hosted the 2022 BMW Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay, the first time the PGA Tour hosted an event in Delaware.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked for 30 years from 1969-'90 and 1995-2002.
Highest ranking: 81st, 1985-'88.
Second 100 Greatest: Ranked 193rd, 2015-'16. Ranked 195th, 2017-'18.
Best in State: Ranked first, 1985-2009, since 2013. Ranked fourth, 2011-'12. Ranked inside the top 5 since 1977.
2025-'26 ranking (and previous): 1st.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“The South Course is the Championship course at the 36-hole Wilmington Country Club and lives up to the billing as a big, brawny U.S. Open style course with thick rough, length, and ample bunkering. While it defends par very well due to this, it is more than fair with everything in front of you and plenty of teeboxes for its members to enjoy. Aesthetically, the course exudes a classic parkland feel with some very pretty bunkering and strong land movement throughout. Conditioning is extremely good as well. There isn't a ton of risk/reward strategy here, but numerous doglegs do give the golfer some options, especially off the tee. All-in-all, this is certainly one of the best courses in Delaware and one of the finest examples of RTJ's style of architecture."
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Review
“An extremely difficult golf course that features deep rough and penalizing water hazards throughout the round. Bunkers can be very challenging. Internal green contours are subtle and interesting but severe rough around green sites makes short shots too one-dimensional. The course has hosted many professional events, including playoff championships and is consistently kept in the kind of shape required to test the best players in the world."
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Review
“An extremely difficult golf course that features deep rough and penalizing water hazards throughout the round. Bunkers can be very challenging. Internal green contours are subtle and interesting but severe rough around green sites makes short shots too one-dimensional. The course has hosted many professional events, including playoff championships and is consistently kept in the kind of shape required to test the best players in the world."
Read More2025
Review
“Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design that has challenged the PGA tours best. Very challenging course with water around many green complexes as well as thick, deep rough throughout. Three-putting is also a good possibility due to its large undulating greens. Front nine definitely plays much tougher than the back nine. Beautiful piece of property with a nice amount of elevation changes throughout. The staff is quite welcoming. Most definitely accept an invitation to play here if offered the opportunity."
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Review
“A big wide long course with has good fairways/greens/bunkers and some elevation changes. Private, need a member to sponsor you."
Read More2023
Review
“The course is a strong test of golf, with a plethora of water hazards and fairway bunkers that requires the golfer to properly weigh risk and reward and make good decisions every step of the way."
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“Big property and course layout at the South. 3 hefty par 5s and lots of lengthy / challenging par 4s. Conditioning is fantastic, coming off of recent PGA event. Memorable championship caliber course layout. Tiered greens with lots of pin options."
Read More2022
Review
“The shot options are what stands out most for the South course at Wilmington CC. Most of the par 4's have subtle doglegs that invite a player to cut off yardage by carrying a bunker or stand of trees. Conversely the fairways are not overly tight and player can hit conservative tee shots that leave longer approaches that are not from the optimal angle. Standout risk/reward holes are #3-5 that have greens cut hard against water features with difficult possible pin positions."
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Review
“The course receives high marks for being challenging from the blue tees with long carries and thick rough while being reasonably playable from average golfers due to extensive tree removal following a tornado in summer 2020."
Read More2021
Review
“Big, undulating greens on show with some notable alternations such as at 5, 10, 12, 13 & 17 where some interesting pins can be placed near to bunkering or small green areas. 17 in particular is like a three leaf clover with water in front and a back bunker dividing two "leaves" of green space. "
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