Springfield sits in the heart of New Jersey’s championship golf map largely because of Baltusrol Golf Club, whose Lower and Upper courses have hosted U.S. Opens, PGA Championships, and other major championships across more than a century. The club’s A.W. Tillinghast designs—tight corridors, demanding greens, and a parkland feel that rewards precise iron play—set a standard that still shapes how serious golfers talk about Union County golf.
Beyond the private landmark, the surrounding towns feed a dense North Jersey circuit of member clubs and public tracks where rolling terrain, mature tree lines, and humid Mid-Atlantic summers define the game. Locals plan around early tee times and late-day shade; visitors quickly learn that Springfield golf is less about desert drama and more about shot-making under a canopy of history.