Somerset Hills Country Club
Bernardsville, NJ
Somerset Hills Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Bernardsville, New Jersey, playing 6,783 yards with a course rating of 73.2 and slope of 137. It is ranked #56 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (1917); Tom Bendelow
Somerset Hills Country Club is a private club in Bernardsville, New Jersey, designed by A.W. Tillinghast and opened at its current site in 1918.
Accolades
- Ranked #56, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #3, Best in New Jersey (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #27, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #22, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 180 Mine Mount Rd, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 9, 529 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 12, 150 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 4, 493 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 18, about 60 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 8, 11, 12, 15 and 16
- Doglegs: 1 left, 5 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 462 | 5 | dogleg right, 8 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 2 | 3 | 205 | 9 | 10 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 3 | 4 | 376 | 7 | 9 bunkers, plays about 40 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 460 | 3 | 9 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 350 | 15 | 8 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 6 | 5 | 500 | 17 | dogleg right, 11 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 493 | 1 | 9 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 230 | 13 | water in play, 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 9 | 5 | 529 | 11 | dogleg left, 9 bunkers, plays about 45 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,605 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 490 | 16 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 11 | 4 | 413 | 2 | dogleg right, water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 12 | 3 | 150 | 18 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 415 | 4 | 7 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 14 | 4 | 422 | 10 | 7 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 404 | 6 | dogleg right, water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 16 | 3 | 170 | 12 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 370 | 8 | 9 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 344 | 14 | 7 bunkers, plays about 60 ft uphill |
| In | 35 | 3,178 | ||
| Total | 71 | 6,783 |
Scorecard from the Blue tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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