White Clay Creek Country Club at Delaware Park

Played from the blacks (gold is longest, then black) and even though it is "only" about 6400 yards, there are a number of long (180-200 yards) carries to reach the fairway and be warned: not reaching doesn't mean your ball is in the rough, it means your ball is GONE. For older golfers or anyone who can't consistently hit their driver 220 or more, play the whites (5800 yards). Also, long par 3's (190-210 except for the 17th).
Fast greens, lots of ball marks (what a shame - the reason for 4*s instead of 5*s for condition). Overall, very nice, well worth the price, would play there again.

Very beautiful course. If you can't control your distances off the tee, bring a lot of balls!! Overall best public course in the Tri state area!

It was a beautiful day and I got the round on Golf Now (hot deal) for $35, so it is hard to complain. The course is extremely difficult from the back tees having to hit accurate and very long tee shots over hazards. I have played this course many times from the black tees and have normally left discouraged about my golf game. This round I finally played the whites and found my round much more enjoyable. The course was in ok shape, they have lowered the green fees and have put some great deals on Golf Now, but with the increase in play the course was a little beat up. This is still a great track (especially for $35 on a weekday) that challenges you mentally and physically. Great driving range (included), putting green, two chipping greens with bunkers, cart girl is always out, and $7 Glenlivet. Play it forward and it will be more enjoyable.

Very challenging course from any of the tee boxes.

Course well maintained.

Good opportunity to LOSE some of your old golf balls!!!!

The course has an awesome layout! The fairways were pretty beat up when I played, but the course makes you think on every shot. Seemed to play long from the Black tees which I really liked. Overall I loved the course just seemed like a few people have been digging holes instead of hitting golf balls in the fairways

the course is challenging. Love playing at White clay creek, the course is very well maintained, and the people are very friendly and helpful! Thanks for a great day, even though it rain. We still had a very enjoyable afternoon.

Firstly, drop your bag at the bag drop. They will take it down to the cart. Go in the center entrance and down stairs, pro shop on left at bottom. Grabbed a dog and it was good. Putting green and practice facility is very nice. First few holes are easy. You do need to challenge the end of the fairway for and easier approach. If you play a little safer you will have a long approach. 180 for me is long. GPS on the cart is very good. It does not always get the pin perfectly. Lots of blind approach shots where you can't see the base of the pin. Greens are mostly bowl shaped so you get a lot of down hill putts. Practice these putts before you go out to get the speed down. Over all a challenging course that will test your scramble skills. Stay out of the rough. In the rough club up one or you won't get there. Even two some times for those up hill shots. Really long hitters do have an advantage. As long as they hit a straight ball or place it properly. It is a shot makers course. Not too tough if you put every shot where you aimed it. Only draw back it some of the cart path only holes. GPS said 168, got to the ball and the sprinkler head said 137. Had to go back for a different club. I give this course a 7 out of 10. I will be back to challenge it from time to time. Perhaps 3-4 times a year.

What a great experience. It was like going to a high dollar CC at discount price. They come to your car and pick up your clubs. After you check in your clubs are loaded on the cart for you. Free driving range balls. Well maintained course. A nice moderate level of difficulty. We played on late Thurs. afternoon. Only paid $26.00 pp.
The 19th hole has a wonderful deck with great choices of beer and food plus the day we played, they had live entertainment.

White Clay Creek is probably my favorite course to play within an hour's drive. Great course, excellent conditions and several "signature" holes.

Great layout with many forced carries. Excellent conditions, beautiful scenery and no houses in view on the course. Nice practice facility. The GN price was a real bargain.

I am a 3 handicap who played White Clay for the first time on a recent trip with several friends who live in DE. As someone who plays quite a bit of golf on the east coast, I left White Clay with mixed emotions- and an 85.

On the upside, the greens were true, well kept, fair, and fast. The fairways were plush and well maintained, the tee boxes were interesting, the views were lovely, and the staff, range, and practice areas were top notch for a public course.

On the downside- and this outweighed the pros for me- the course layout felt contrived. Many/most holes had trouble that was not visible from the tee box, whether water, trenches, or waste areas, and even when visible it was difficult to understand correct distances to hazards. I know, GPS should help, but seeing the target, knowing the distance, is more useful for me; GPS does not show you that the fairway runs downhill for the last 20 yards before the brush starts! Several holes featured waste areas that crisscrossed the fairway; I believe one par 5 had 3 different waste areas before you got to the green, effectively making you play island fairway after island fairway. There are only so many times you can strike a solid shot right down the middle and find you have rolled into the waste area, or a stream that you did not see from the tee, before you lose interest. While playing the course several times (and taking lots of notes) would alleviate this, I must confess that unrelenting target golf wearies me. A test of golf should require you do more than fly hazard after hazard; instead, you should have some chances to bump and run, to bounce a drive onto a shot par 4 without clearing a ravine, or miss a green by 10 feet without going down a hillside.

In the end, I am glad that I played White Clay, but would likely not play it again. The rounds I would need to put in in order to learn the layout and score would likely please their accountant, but it would be more labor than love for me. Play it once for sure, to see what the noise is about, for sure, and mind the hazards.

Challenging course, but I loved it. Great condition

Course is very demanding, must think about how you will play each hole. Tee boxes for all levels but make sure you play from the correct tees for your skills.
It is a must play course!

Overall not a bad experience. Found it a bit rude as I was walking to club house a club valet as they call them asked if I brought a pair of kakai shorts as I guess shorts were not good enough for them. I said no and that I would just get my money back if my attire wasn't good enough for them. Well to say the least that was the last I heard about my shorts. They have a practice range which was included in my price which was nice. Once I started to play I had to wait about 15 minutes to hit on to the first green because they had a kids camp going on. The next thing it was very hot that day and there are only 2 water jugs on whole course. The drink cart did come around. The course while in great shape the brush is well over grown so hit your ball straight our bring a lot of balls with you.

Outstanding conditions. Maybe the best fairways in the area. You have to be able to hit the right distance on your shots. Course is not forgiving.
A great golf experience.

The course played very well. I was in the first group out and so we got to have both fast and slow greens as the course stiffened up a little. Visually appealing course with fairly regular challenges, some more difficult than others. The drive is important to every hole and forces some tough decisions if you miss.

As always the course was in terrific shape. There was a female ranger who followed/ harassed us about how we were three minutes behind pace and a attractive but rude cart girl who hit us with a "what do you want?" before disappearing for the rest of the day. The course is still def top five in Delaware tho and would recommend it.

Of all the reasons I won't return, the number one was that the socially inept cart girl in the morning was very rude and when I "only" tipped her $3 on a twenty dollar purchase I heard her mumble a slur under her breath #I'm a proud Jewish male#. I have never been treated so awfully and won't return.

I was extremely disappointed in this course. This is easily the worse designed course I have ever seen. There is a hazard on literally ever hole and usually two or three and all are forced carries. It is just an extremely unfair golf course to both the good and bad player. The hazards are just at ridiculous locations and are very long carries. Luckily I hit the ball okay or I would've lost 2 dozen balls.

It's just not a well designed golf course and not fun to play at all. I would not recommend this to anybody.

I do have to say the staff was great though. The guy at the counter was extremely friendly. The starter gave us a review of the course so we knew what to expect and the ranger helped us to play through a slow group, so I give them credit for that...but I will not be back

Best greens in the area, practice areas are first class. Tough course to score on, yardages are deceiving, take an extra club on all approach shots. Challenging but fun.