Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course: NJ Golf’s 125th Amateur Preview
Jaimie Pierson, Head Golf Professional at Baltusrol Golf Club, previews the Lower Course ahead of the 125th New Jersey Amateur Championship. Opened in 1922 as part of A.W. Tillinghast’s groundbreaking dual-course design and restored by Gil Hanse, the Lower has hosted some of the defining championships and moments in American golf. For this milestone State Amateur, it will play as a par 70, with Nos. 1 and 7 converted into long Par 4’s that immediately change the scoring expectations and character of the round.Pierson explains where players must accept par, which holes still offer legitimate…
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