Back Creek Golf Club
Middletown, DE
Back Creek Golf Club is a public 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Middletown, Delaware, playing 6,957 yards with a course rating of 73.7 and slope of 138. It was designed by Allen Liddicoat and David Horne and opened in 1997.
🏛 Designed by Allen Liddicoat (1997); David Horne (1997)
Back Creek Golf Club in Middletown, Delaware opened in 1997, designed by first-time architect Allen Liddicoat with David Horne, built on a former crop farm. The course has since been named to Golfweek's list of Top 100 Modern Courses.
📍 101 Back Creek Drive, Middletown, DE 19709
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 16, 544 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 8, 172 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 5, about 15 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 8, 15, 16 and 17
- Doglegs: 4 left, 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 412 | 3 bunkers |
| 2 | 3 | 196 | 2 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 436 | 5 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 354 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers |
| 5 | 5 | 541 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 6 | 4 | 332 | 3 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 390 | 2 bunkers |
| 8 | 3 | 172 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 9 | 4 | 455 | 5 bunkers |
| Out | 35 | 3,288 | |
| 10 | 4 | 455 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers |
| 11 | 5 | 527 | 5 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 439 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 457 | 5 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 187 | 2 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 409 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 16 | 5 | 544 | dogleg right, water in play, 9 bunkers |
| 17 | 3 | 176 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 431 | 4 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,625 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,913 |
Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog Hollow Golf ClubMiddletown | 3.4 | 71 | 72.2 / 128 | ||
| Patriots Glen Golf ClubElkton | 8.8 | 18 | 72 | 72.4 / 131 | Public |
| Chesapeake Bay Golf Club North East CourseNorth East | 10.7 | 18 | 70 | 72.3 / 138 | Public |
| Brookside Country ClubBrookside | 11.4 | Private | |||
| Newark Country ClubNewark | 13.0 | 18 | 71 | 71.2 / 132 | Likely private |
| DeerfieldNewark | 15.1 | 18 | 70 | 71 / 131 | Public |
| White Clay Creek Country ClubWilmington | 15.1 | 18 | 72 | 73.1 / 141 | Public |
| Furnace Bay Golf CoursePerryville | 15.8 | 18 | 72 | 70.9 / 128 | Public |
| Cheasapeake Bay Golf Club Rising Sun CourseRising Sun | 16.6 | 18 | 72 | 75.1 / 135 | Public |
| Delcastle Golf CourseHockessin | 17.6 | 72 | 70.8 / 121 | Public |
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