Somerset Hills Country Club

Bernardsville, NJ Private

Overview

Somerset Hills is another marvelous A.W. Tillinghast design, one of the few that has remained virtually unchanged since it opened in 1918. So it may be the most authentic Tillinghast course on the 100 Greatest. It’s a charming, laid-back design that works through seemingly undisturbed rolling terrain, past rock outcroppings and around small-but-distinctive water hazards. Tilly designed this with a spoonful of whimsy, with “dolomite” mounds edging one green and startling knobs within another putting surface. Like Baltusrol Upper, Somerset Hills has a Tillinghast version of a Redan par 3.

About

Holes 18
Length 6784
Slope 140
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 1918
Designer A.W. Tillinghast

Awards

100 Greatest
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1985.
2023-'24 ranking: 57th.
Previous Ranking: 50th.
Highest Ranking: 41st, 2013-2014.

Best in State: Ranked in Top 5 in New Jersey from 1981-2009 & since 2013; Top 10 from 2011-2012.
Current ranking (and previously): 3rd.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.8

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.6297
Character
7.8786
Challenge
7.3967
Layout Variety
7.8153
Fun
7.7192
Aesthetics
7.6636
Conditioning
7.758

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