Plainfield Country Club

1591 Woodland Ave,

Edison, New Jersey 08820

Office
+1 (908) 757 1800
Pro shop
+1 (908) 757 1800
Fax
+1 (908) 757 2159

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Golf pro
Bill Castner

About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:

Woodland.
Designer:

Original course laid out in 1890. Current design by Donald Ross (1921); modifications by Marty O'Loughlin (1930) and Gil Hanse (2009).

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Yards

7091

6205

5637

Par

SSS or slope

75.3

71.1

75.5

Location

Latitude:

40.593947

Longitude:

-74.392934

How to get there:

3 mi S of Plainfield / 31 mi SW of New York City (Times Square, Manhattan).

Plainfield Country Club

Est. 1890

Plainfield Country Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in New Jersey. The excellent tree-lined and open parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game. However, this is a private course generally playable only by members and their guests.

List of courses: Around New York City

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Plainfield is a private club. Guests may only play if hosted by a member.

Green fees

Outside visitor fee not applicable; course exclusively for members and their guests.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Plainfield has played host to a number of top level tournaments including a US Amateur Championship, US Women's Open and a FedEx Cup playoff event (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >Plainfield CC).

Published ranking

2019/20 Golf Digest rating: 82nd best course in the USA and 5th best in New Jersey.

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Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).

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