Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course
Springfield, NJ
Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Springfield, New Jersey, playing 7,279 yards with a course rating of 75.9 and slope of 151. It is ranked #42 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (1922); Robert Trent Jones Sr. (redesign, 1952); Gil Hanse (restoration, 2018)
The Lower Course at Baltusrol Golf Club opened in 1922, an A.W. Tillinghast design built on rolling parkland left by a glacial moraine. It has hosted seven U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships, most recently the 2016 PGA.
Accolades
- Ranked #42, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #2, Best in New Jersey (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #42, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #44, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 201 Shunpike Road, Springfield, NJ 07081
Course layout
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Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 11, 616 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 10, 150 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 4 (par 4, 443 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 487 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | 460 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 222 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | 443 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 449 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 433 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 250 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 544 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 350 | 11 |
| Out | 36 | 3,638 | |
| 10 | 3 | 150 | 16 |
| 11 | 5 | 616 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 358 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | 424 | 14 |
| 14 | 4 | 395 | 6 |
| 15 | 3 | 174 | 18 |
| 16 | 4 | 443 | 8 |
| 17 | 5 | 594 | 12 |
| 18 | 4 | 487 | 2 |
| In | 36 | 3,641 | |
| Total | 72 | 7,279 |
Scorecard from the VI tees.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltusrol Golf Club - Upper CourseSpringfield | 0.3 | 18 | 72 | 76.3 / 145 | Private |
| Echo Lake Country ClubWestfield | 1.8 | 18 | 71 | 74.8 / 133 | Private |
| Galloping Hill Golf CourseKenilworth | 2.8 | 18 | 66 | 62.4 / 108 | Public |
| Canoe Brook Country Club South CourseSummit | 2.8 | 18 | 72 | 72.8 / 137 | Private |
| Canoe Brook Country Club North CourseSummit | 3.0 | 18 | 72 | 74.3 / 138 | Private |
| Canoe Brook Country ClubShort Hills | 3.3 | 18 | Private | ||
| Maplewood Country ClubMaplewood | 3.4 | 18 | 71 | 69.8 / 133 | Public |
| Shady Rest Country ClubScotch Plains | 3.6 | 9 | 64 | 63.4 / 114 | Semi-private |
| East Orange Golf CourseShort Hills | 3.8 | 18 | 70 | 67 / 120 | Public |
| Suburban Golf ClubUnion | 4.1 | 18 | 71 | 71.3 / 133 | Private |
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