History
Early in 1922, a group of 26 men met in the Kennett Square fire house to talk about organizing a golf club. During the months that followed they were able to interest friends and neighbors in the project, and on December 15 the first parcel of land, 1.5 acres, was purchased. It was a start. Two days after Christmas, a charter was granted to the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club. John W. Chalfant was elected president. The board of governors consisted of ten members and an elected president. In early March of 1923, construction got underway on a two-story stone and frame Clubhouse, and by the end of that month the Club had acquired, in two separate purchases, 99.7 acres to go with the original lot. There was now ground enough for golf, and though it might have been possible to lay out a full eighteen on the 101-acre property, a decision was made to build only nine holes. Donald Ross was retained to design the first nine, several holes of which opened for play late that same year.
Specialties
The Kennett Square Golf and Country Club, a private Club in the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, has been a friendly and comfortable haven for its members for over 90 years. Offering golf, racquet sports and swimming, opportunities abound for good-natured sporting challenges, and lessons with the area's top sports professionals. An outstanding restaurant for fine dining, Club social events, and banquet facilities for entertaining guests or business colleagues give the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club a welcoming, yet exclusive atmosphere.