The Green is Gone

As you may know by now, Island Green Country Club in Northeast Philadelphia is no more. The 10-year-old course closed its doors on Feb. 15 of this year. The course opened in 2001 on the site of the old Budd Plant on Red Lion Road. It will now become a warehouse and distribution center for Teva Pharmaceuticals.

The course derived its name from its signature hole, the 300-yard Par 4 Eleventh Hole, which naturally, featured an island green. Although this hole was included in my "Nightmare Nine," which I wrote about last year, I did birdie that hole during a round there on Aug. 16, 2003. In total, I probably played Island Green about a half dozen times, with last being on Oct. 11, 2009.

Below are some pictures of Island Green then:

And Island Green as it is now: