PrivateAmerica's Top 100 OverallNew Jersey Top 20 OverallPGA Championship Venues+1 more

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)

Springfield, New Jersey

Architect

A.W. Tillinghast

Access Type

Private

Tillinghast's 1922 Lower Course in Springfield has hosted five U.S. Opens (1936, 1954, 1967, 1980, 1993) — Baltusrol's two earliest Opens came on a course that no longer exists — along with two PGA Championships. The par-3 4th over water and the long closing stretch define its pedigree. Private club.

Rankings & Recognition — 2026

#42

Golf Digest

Top 100 US

2026

#44

Top 100 GC

Top 100 US

2026

Appears on these trails

America's Top 100 Overall

100 courses · National · Exclusive

New Jersey Top 20 Overall

20 courses · State · Exclusive

PGA Championship Venues

12 courses · National · Mostly Private

U.S. Open Venues

11 courses · National · Mostly Private

CaddieTrail Activity

1

Played

0

On Deck