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George his son said, "Dad let's build a golf course." In 1969 while traveling along Almshouse Road with his friend Benjamin Marley, Charles started looking for a plot of land to place a golf course. He came upon a milk farm with a long driveway and as soon as he saw this property he decided he was going to build the golf course. Charles also invited his brother and sons, close friends and other relatives to join the organization. It took 2 years to turn Charles Schneider's vision into reality. The course officially opened in 1971. The first official business meeting was in Charles' house. Charles Schneider, Sr. was a very accomplished PGA Tour Player and teacher of golf. He played matches against Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, and Sam Snead just to name a few. He qualified for and played in The PGA Championship several times. Charles also taught golf at various private clubs in the Philadelphia area as well as teaching on St. Simons Island in Georgia. In our pro shop we have a tribute of his vast accomplishments along with photos and memorabilia including a newspaper clipping with a photo of the Pro-Pro tournament he won with his brother. Back in the 1970's, Charles and his sons were also part owners of other courses one called Malvern Golf Course and the other called Montgomeryville Golf Course (which is now Pinecrest Country Club). In addition, three of Charles sons (Jack aka Charles jr., George, and Herman) became PGA Golf Professionals at various clubs in the Mid-Atlantic area. George was the Head PGA Professional here for many years prior to his retirement. Charles' son (Fred) decided to take a different path and worked in the corporate arena for many years then here as the Treasurer prior to his retirement. Family and friends had and still have an integral part in this golf course. Since that time, the surrounding area changed from being a rural community to a very desirable destination. There has been a major influx of residential building and the beautiful part of playing golf at Neshaminy Valley is that it is surrounded by woods and there is only 1 house on the property for the Greenskeeper. It has the Neshaminy Creek running along side the 14th hole that has given the course its name. 
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