The Creek is a traditional, full-service, exclusive country club with a history dating back as many as five generations for some of its current members and employees. It sits hidden along 186 acres on the Gold Coast of Long Island’s North Shore in Locust Valley, NY, overlooking Long Island Sound. The Creek was founded in 1923 as a golf club with bathing and boating by some of New York’s elite, including J.P. Morgan, Vincent Astor, George F. Baker, Jr., Harry Payne Whitney and Marshall Field. It has evolved over the years into a family –oriented community incorporating an abundance of athletic pursuits and social opportunities.
The original C.B. Macdonald golf course was built in 1925. It has long been recognized as one of the finest courses in the Met Section. A par 70, it measures 6,200 yards and hosts approximately 15,000 rounds. The course will re-open in May 2018 after a yearlong restoration by Gil Hanse.
The Creek’s Beach Club with its beautiful two-story Beach House, rebuilt in 2011, serves as the center of social activity from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Numerous cabanas are filled with summer revelry spilling over to the beach waterfront, a generous swimming and lap pool and children’s camp areas. Mooring and dock space along the shore provides anchorage for nine vessels.
Outdoor tennis, croquet and pickleball are offered through the warm season with a transition to the indoor racquets center for tennis and squash and outdoor paddle tennis in the cold months. There are nine outdoor and two indoor Har-Tru tennis courts, three paddle tennis courts, three squash courts (one double and two single), a croquet lawn and pickleball courts. There is a children’s camp each summer, as well as junior programs for golf and racquets. In addition, there are group and individual lessons and clinics for golfers and racquets players of all ages.
The 4,050 square-foot Clubhouse and Terrace feature multiple dining venues that can accommodate up to 285 guests. The Dormie House is situated on the circular driveway with the Main Clubhouse and is the center of golf operations. Overnight accommodations include a small cottage, two guest rooms in the Main Clubhouse and a small suite on the second floor of the Dormie House.
