Image

The Wissahickon Country Club's 8th hole, known as "The Devil's Own," circa 1910.
Credit: Courtesy of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society and the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
In 1895 Henry Houston built one of Philadelphia's first golf courses for his Wissahickon Inn guests. A founding member of the Golf Association of Philadelphia, the Wissahickon Country Club hosted the United States Open golf championships in 1907 and 1910.


