Copper Hill at Copper Hill Country Club

Copper Hill Country Club occupies rolling farmland in Ringoes, a rural area of Hunterdon County in western New Jersey. The course was originally designed by A.W. Tillinghast in the 1920s during his prolific period of work in the region, which included nearby courses like Somerset Hills and Baltusrol. The property features the kind of natural movement and elevation change that Tillinghast favored, with fairways routed across ridges and through valleys characteristic of the Sourland Mountain area.

Dr. Michael Hurdzan undertook a restoration and renovation of the course in the late twentieth century, working to recapture Tillinghast's design principles while updating the layout for modern play. The work addressed changes that had accumulated over decades and sought to reestablish strategic elements and green complexes consistent with Tillinghast's original intent. The routing takes advantage of the property's topography, with holes playing across varied terrain that creates natural interest and requires thoughtful club selection.

The course serves a private membership in a relatively quiet corner of New Jersey, removed from the more densely developed areas closer to New York City. The setting retains a pastoral quality, with views across open countryside and wooded areas that frame the holes. Copper Hill operates as a traditional country club with golf as its central focus, maintaining the kind of understated character common to older clubs in the region.