About Us
The Abington Club is an 80 acre property in beautiful Jenkintown, PA just minutes from the borough. Here we have a 9-hole golf course, gym and fitness center with a heated indoor pool as well as an outdoor recreational pool open during the summer months. Our bar and restaurant on site, 1910 Bar & Grille, has the area's largest outdoor deck overlooking the golf course, in addition to a variety of unique spaces to host your next event.
A Brief History
The Abington Club originated as Old York Road Country Club in 1909 when a small group of men from the Jenkintown area purchased 67 acres of land from the Abington Friends Meeting. In 1910, a contest to design a 9-hole golf course was held and won by Mr. Lang, a golf professional from Huntingdon Valley, PA. With an additional 35 acres leased, the 18-hole golf course opened for play in 1913.
In 1962, under obligation to support its expanding school, the trustees of Abington Friends Meeting requested that Old York Road Country Club relocate. The original 18-holes were split, and the current 9-hole course developed into the Foxcroft Country Club. In 1979, a group led by Ron Jaworski of the Philadelphia Eagles purchased the lease from the Abington Friends and created The Abington Club. The golf course retains much of the original design, as only one new green has been added.
Over the years, the club has played host to a number of prominent guests, including John Philip Sousa, who resided here in 1926 during his engagement at Willow Grove Park. In 1995, The Abington Club was honored to have Bob Hope as a guest while he was visiting the Philadelphia Area.
In 1984, new ownership of The Abington Club was claimed and it began its transformation into the unique, community-based facility that it is today.
