Baltusrol Golf Club
Clubhouse during the 2005 PGA Championship
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| Location | Springfield, New Jersey |
| Established | 1895, 122 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Website | Baltusrol.org |
| Lower Course | |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 72 (70 for majors) |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Course rating | 76.2 |
| Slope rating | 146 |
| Upper Course | |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,348 yards (6,719 m) |
| Course rating | 75.9 |
| Slope rating | 151 |
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Baltusrol Golf Club
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 Baltusrol Golf Club
Baltusrol Golf Club
Baltusrol Golf Club
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| Location | 201 Shunpike Road, Springfield, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°42′18″N 74°19′41″W / 40.70500°N 74.32806°WCoordinates: 40°42′18″N 74°19′41″W / 40.70500°N 74.32806°W |
| Area | 474 acres (192 ha) |
| Built |
1909: Clubhouse 1918–26: Courses |
| Architect |
Clubhouse: Chester H. Kirk Courses: A. W. Tillinghast |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000374 |
| NJRHP # | 4233 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 2005 |
| Designated NHLD | August 25, 2014 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 17, 2005 |
1909: Clubhouse
Clubhouse: Chester H. Kirk
The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club in Springfield, New Jersey, about 20 miles (30 km) west of New York City. It was founded 122 years ago in 1895 by Louis Keller.
In 1985, Baltusrol became the first club to have hosted both the U.S. Open and Women's U.S. Open on two different courses. Both courses were originally designed by A. W. Tillinghast in 1918. Among the many major tournaments it has hosted the club was the site of seven U.S. Opens and the 2005 and 2016 PGA Championships.
In 2005, the club was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2014, it was further designated a National Historic Landmark in recognition of its importance to Tillinghast's career as a course designer.
Baltusrol Golf Club was named after Baltus Roll (1769–1831), who farmed the land on which the club resides today. In 1831, he was murdered at age 61 on February 22 by two thieves who believed that he had hidden a small treasure in his farmhouse on Baltusrol mountain. Two men, Peter B. Davis and Lycidias Baldwin, were suspected of the murder. Baldwin fled to a tavern in Morristown where he killed himself with an apparent overdose of narcotics. Davis was apprehended and stood trial in Newark. Despite overwhelming but circumstantial evidence, much of which the trial judge ruled as inadmissible, Davis was acquitted of murder. He was, however, convicted of forgery and sentenced to 24 years in prison and would later die in Trenton State Prison.
The land was purchased in the 1890s by Louis Keller, who was the publisher of the New York Social Register. He owned 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land in Springfield Township. On October 19, 1895, Keller announced that the Baltusrol Golf Club would open. The club's original 9-hole course was designed by George Hunter in 1895, and expanded to 18 holes in 1898. This course, which is called the Old Course, was further modified by George Low and no longer exists.
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