Plainfield Country Club
Edison, NJ
Plainfield Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Edison, New Jersey, playing 7,110 yards with a course rating of 74.7 and slope of 138. It is ranked #90 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Donald Ross; Gil Hanse (restoration, 1999)
Plainfield Country Club is a private club in Edison, New Jersey, founded in 1890. Its golf course was designed by Donald Ross in 1916 and opened in 1921, and the club has hosted the 1978 U.S. Amateur, the 1987 U.S. Women's Open, and The Barclays PGA Tour event in 2011 and 2015.
Accolades
- Ranked #90, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #5, Best in New Jersey (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #64, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #62, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 1591 Woodland Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 16, 601 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 11, 148 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 4, 471 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 4, about 60 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 3, 4, 13 and 14
- Doglegs: 1 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 432 | 9 | 4 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 443 | 3 | 14 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 196 | 15 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 4 | 4 | 326 | 13 | water in play, 9 bunkers, plays about 60 ft uphill |
| 5 | 5 | 527 | 5 | 11 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 6 | 3 | 164 | 17 | 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 471 | 1 | 18 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 8 | 5 | 519 | 7 | 9 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 368 | 11 | 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,446 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 411 | 16 | dogleg right, 4 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 148 | 18 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 12 | 5 | 588 | 6 | 6 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 482 | 2 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 14 | 3 | 228 | 12 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 15 | 4 | 372 | 14 | 7 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 601 | 8 | 8 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 17 | 4 | 427 | 4 | dogleg right, 13 bunkers, plays about 45 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 407 | 10 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,664 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,110 |
Scorecard from the Championship tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfield West NineEdison | 0.5 | 9 | 33 | Public | |
| Ash Brook Golf CourseScotch Plains | 1.6 | 18 | 72 | 74.2 / 133 | Public |
| Metuchen Golf and Country ClubEdison | 2.6 | 18 | 72 | 72.8 / 135 | Likely private |
| Shackamaxon Country ClubScotch Plains | 2.9 | 18 | 70 | 72 / 132 | Private |
| Colonia Country ClubRahway | 4.4 | 18 | 72 | 71.3 / 133 | Semi-private |
| Shady Rest Country ClubScotch Plains | 4.4 | 9 | 64 | 63.4 / 114 | Semi-private |
| Hyatt Hills Golf ComplexClark | 4.9 | 9 | Public | ||
| Watchung Valley Golf ClubWatchung | 5.1 | 18 | 71 | 73.7 / 146 | Private |
| Raritan Landing Golf CoursePiscataway | 5.3 | 18 | 58 | 57.8 / 88 | Public |
| Warrenbrook Golf CourseWarren | 5.4 | 18 | 71 | 71.5 / 134 | Public |
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