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Somerset Hills Country Club
A.W. Tillinghast designed the golf course at Somerset Hills’ present property. The Club’s 1918 relocation separates this course’s story from that of its earlier Raritan River home.1
Open the Club record- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Club location
- Bernardsville New Jersey
Tillinghast at the new site
Golf sits within a broader sporting landscape: the Club also preserves a grass-court tennis tradition extending back more than a century. Its history presents both sports as central to the Bernardsville setting.1
Course design
Hosted competitions
U.S. Girls' Junior
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.
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Tee register
| Tee | Gender | Par | Rating | Slope | Front yards | Back yards | Total yards | Front par | Back par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Men | 71 | 73.2 | 137 | 3,605 | 3,178 | 6,783 | 36 | 35 |
| Blue / White | Men | 71 | 72.2 | 137 | 3,441 | 3,059 | 6,500 | 36 | 35 |
| White · Women | Women | 72 | 77.8 | 150 | 3,389 | 2,961 | 6,350 | 37 | 35 |
| White · Men | Men | 71 | 71.2 | 132 | 3,389 | 2,961 | 6,350 | 36 | 35 |
| Gold / White · Men | Men | 71 | 69.3 | 128 | 3,170 | 2,875 | 6,045 | 36 | 35 |
| Gold / White · Women | Women | 72 | 74.9 | 144 | 3,163 | 2,628 | 5,791 | 37 | 35 |
| Gold · Men | Men | 71 | 67.6 | 125 | 3,009 | 2,628 | 5,637 | 36 | 35 |
| Gold · Women | Women | 72 | 73.7 | 143 | 3,009 | 2,628 | 5,637 | 37 | 35 |
| Gold Forward | Women | 72 | 73 | 141 | 2,902 | 2,585 | 5,487 | 37 | 35 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 462 | 205 | 376 | 460 | 350 | 500 | 493 | 230 | 529 | 3,605 | 490 | 413 | 150 | 415 | 422 | 404 | 170 | 370 | 344 | 3,178 | 6,783 |
| Blue / White | 440 | 175 | 376 | 427 | 343 | 501 | 445 | 205 | 529 | 3,441 | 496 | 388 | 151 | 391 | 366 | 375 | 170 | 387 | 335 | 3,059 | 6,500 |
| White · Women | 445 | 175 | 364 | 429 | 326 | 478 | 453 | 205 | 514 | 3,389 | 478 | 388 | 140 | 393 | 371 | 373 | 162 | 355 | 301 | 2,961 | 6,350 |
| White · Men | 445 | 175 | 364 | 429 | 326 | 478 | 453 | 205 | 514 | 3,389 | 478 | 388 | 140 | 393 | 371 | 373 | 162 | 355 | 301 | 2,961 | 6,350 |
| Gold / White · Men | 445 | 175 | 360 | 353 | 329 | 448 | 360 | 186 | 514 | 3,170 | 485 | 370 | 140 | 360 | 366 | 301 | 162 | 370 | 321 | 2,875 | 6,045 |
| Gold / White · Women | 416 | 175 | 364 | 357 | 326 | 456 | 370 | 185 | 514 | 3,163 | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 353 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,628 | 5,791 |
| Gold · Men | 416 | 148 | 323 | 357 | 289 | 456 | 370 | 185 | 465 | 3,009 | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 353 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,628 | 5,637 |
| Gold · Women | 416 | 148 | 323 | 357 | 289 | 456 | 370 | 185 | 465 | 3,009 | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 353 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,628 | 5,637 |
| Gold Forward | 416 | 148 | 262 | 357 | 289 | 410 | 370 | 185 | 465 | 2,902 | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 310 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,585 | 5,487 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Hcp | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 462 | 205 | 376 | 460 | 350 | 500 | 493 | 230 | 529 | 3,605 |
| Blue / White | 440 | 175 | 376 | 427 | 343 | 501 | 445 | 205 | 529 | 3,441 |
| White · Women | 445 | 175 | 364 | 429 | 326 | 478 | 453 | 205 | 514 | 3,389 |
| White · Men | 445 | 175 | 364 | 429 | 326 | 478 | 453 | 205 | 514 | 3,389 |
| Gold / White · Men | 445 | 175 | 360 | 353 | 329 | 448 | 360 | 186 | 514 | 3,170 |
| Gold / White · Women | 416 | 175 | 364 | 357 | 326 | 456 | 370 | 185 | 514 | 3,163 |
| Gold · Men | 416 | 148 | 323 | 357 | 289 | 456 | 370 | 185 | 465 | 3,009 |
| Gold · Women | 416 | 148 | 323 | 357 | 289 | 456 | 370 | 185 | 465 | 3,009 |
| Gold Forward | 416 | 148 | 262 | 357 | 289 | 410 | 370 | 185 | 465 | 2,902 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Hcp | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 490 | 413 | 150 | 415 | 422 | 404 | 170 | 370 | 344 | 3,178 |
| Blue / White | 496 | 388 | 151 | 391 | 366 | 375 | 170 | 387 | 335 | 3,059 |
| White · Women | 478 | 388 | 140 | 393 | 371 | 373 | 162 | 355 | 301 | 2,961 |
| White · Men | 478 | 388 | 140 | 393 | 371 | 373 | 162 | 355 | 301 | 2,961 |
| Gold / White · Men | 485 | 370 | 140 | 360 | 366 | 301 | 162 | 370 | 321 | 2,875 |
| Gold / White · Women | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 353 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,628 |
| Gold · Men | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 353 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,628 |
| Gold · Women | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 353 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,628 |
| Gold Forward | 415 | 365 | 107 | 362 | 310 | 296 | 132 | 324 | 274 | 2,585 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Hcp | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
Sources and record notes3 references
Sources for this history
- About Us
Somerset Hills Country Club
Formation, relocation and Tillinghast design
Consulted 2026-09-17
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- Somerset Hills Country Club about pageA.W. Tillinghast · Original design · Date unrecorded