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Little Mill Country Club

Basic Information

Address

104 Bortons Road | Marlton, NJ 08053


Phone:

(856) 767-5619


Fax:

(856) 767-5715


Email:

lmgolfpro @aol.com


Website

www.littlemill.com

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Club Contacts
Golf ProfessionalMike Meisenzahl(856) 767-0559
General ManagerGlen VanIstendal(856) 767-5619
SuperintendentDon McClure(856) 767-0559
Course Information
Club TypePrivate
Founded1968
ArchitectGarret J. Renn
Tee Sheet Front 9 Back 9 Course
Rating Slope Rating Slope Rating Slope
BlackMen 36.9 150 36.2 13673.1143
BlueMen 35.7 144 35.1 13270.8138
BW ComboMen 35.4 144 34.7 12970.1137
WhiteMen 35.4 143 33.3 12568.7134
WG ComboMen 34.1 139 33.3 12567.4132
GoldMen 33.7 137 32.6 12266.3130
WhiteWomen 38.1 143 37.2 12775.3135
GoldWomen 36.1 136 35.2 11971.3128
RedWomen 35.8 134 34.5 11670.3125
BlackMen 36.2 136 37.5 14273.7139
BlueMen 35.1 132 36.3 13871.4135
BW ComboMen 34.7 129 35.9 13670.6133
WhiteMen 34.3 128 35.3 13269.6130
WG ComboMen 33.3 126 34.2 12867.5127
GoldMen 32.6 122 33.4 12466.0123
WhiteWomen 37.2 127 38.3 13675.5132
GoldWomen 35.2 119 35.9 12671.1123
RedWomen 34.5 116 35.5 12470.0120
BlackMen 37.6 142 36.9 15074.5146
BlueMen 36.3 138 35.7 14472.0141
BW ComboMen 35.9 136 35.4 14471.3140
WhiteMen 35.3 132 35.4 14370.7138
WG ComboMen 34.2 128 34.1 13968.3134
GoldMen 33.4 124 33.7 13767.1131
WhiteWomen 38.3 136 38.1 13776.4137
GoldWomen 35.7 124 36.2 13171.9128
RedWomen 35.5 124 35.8 12771.3126

History

There used to be a saw mill here, about a hundred feet or so from the picturesque waterwheel on the last hole of the White Nine. And there was once a vast cranberry bog. Now there are 27 holes of very challenging golf on this tract of land in Marlton, New Jersey, straddling Hopewell Road between Mt. Holly and Berlin.


The lovely opening hole on Little Mill’s White Nine, a par 4 of just 307 yards.

In 1933 Matthew F. Van Instendal bought 100 acres for $100. Over the next 30 years, he would bring together various parcels adding up to a total of 700 acres. One of those parcels was known as the “Little Mill Tract,” and Van Instendal felt that this name was just right for the club. With a view toward preserving the natural beauty of the heavily wooded property, while at the same time making it productive, Matthew and his son, George, decided in 1966 to build an 18-hole golf course.

Garrett J. Renn, who was born in Mt. Holly and who served as superintendent of Philadelphia’s municipal golf courses from 1950 until he died in an automobile accident in 1968, was retained to lay out the course. Carved out of a forest, each hole is framed by maple, oak, birch, pine, and gum trees. Wildlife abounds, with deer, grouse, and pheasant often to be observed as the player makes his way down these tranquil allées. An overall elevation change of 65 feet, unexpected on golf courses in this area, provides an attractively rolling quality to the holes.

When Little Mill opened, on Memorial Day, 1968, it was a semi-private club. Dick Hendrickson, one of the district’s half-dozen best players, was named head professional. In 1975 the club became the property of Little Mill Associates (George Van Instendal, I. Budd Rockhower, and Matthew Van Instendal’s grandchildren). Subsequently the owners converted Little Mill into a private club and brought in Bill and Dave Gordon to lay out a third nine. Again, trees frame every hole, but this time water puts even more pressure on the swing, imperiling the shot on five of the nine holes. A combination of this third nine (Blue) and the White Nine, longest of the three at almost 3,500 yards from the back tees, is particularly stern, producing a Slope of 136. Important district competitions would be played at Little Mill in the years to come, with this eighteen more than holding its own against strong professional fields.

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Locations

104 Bortons Road | Marlton, NJ 08053

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