DuPont CC to repurpose Monchanin course for new practice facility

[Steve_ Shaffer]

DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, is in progress with the construction of new practice facilities designed by Sanford Golf Design.
The club originated in the early 1900s, when chemical giant DuPont Company developed a sports complex for its employees. By the 1960s DuPont CC’s had over 10,000 members and expanded its golf to 54 holes. The club’s DuPont course, designed by Alfred Tull, hosted the LPGA Championship from 1987 to 2004.
By the late 2000s however, the LPGA Tour had left, and membership was in decline. In 2018, Ben duPont and Don Wirth purchased the three-course club, and part of their long-term vision was to create a unique golf practice complex that will help to grow the game.
“The new owners were looking to keep the facility a community amenity,” said Rob Wirth, CEO of DuPont Country Club. “This practice facility is a part of a larger overhaul to the club.”
The existing driving range is at the far end of the Nemours course, and requires members to drive there. For the new facility, Ferris has been working with the owners, staff, architects and engineers to repurpose 24 acres on the Monchanin course.

http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/dupont-cc-repurposes-monchanin-course-for-new-practice-facility

[Joe Bausch]

Nice 3rd course:


http://www80.homepage.villanova.edu/joseph.bausch/images/albums/Montchanin/index.html