Forest Hill Field Course
Forest Hill Field Club
About this course
Forest Hill Field Club sits in Bloomfield, New Jersey, occupying rolling terrain in the northern part of the state. The course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast, the prolific architect whose portfolio includes Winged Foot, Baltusrol, and Bethpage Black. Tillinghast worked extensively in the New York metropolitan area during the 1920s, and Forest Hill reflects his characteristic approach to routing over natural contours and creating strategic interest through bunkering and green complexes. The layout moves across varied topography typical of northern New Jersey, with elevation changes that provide both visual interest and strategic challenge. Tillinghast's design philosophy emphasized shot values and variety, and the course features the kind of thoughtful hole sequencing and green contouring that mark his work from this period. The property's mature tree-lined corridors and natural land movement give the course a traditional parkland character. Forest Hill Field Club has served as a private club for nearly a century, maintaining its role as a neighborhood institution in the Bloomfield area. The course represents one of many Tillinghast designs in New Jersey and the broader region, part of the architect's substantial contribution to golf in the Northeast during the golden age of course architecture. The club continues to operate as a family-oriented private facility, offering golf and other recreational amenities to its membership.
Quick facts
- Location
- Bloomfield, NJ, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1927
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- A .W. Tillinghast
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,547 yards
- Difficulty
- 77.3/137
- Course Vaults score
- 7.3
Getting there
Forest Hill Field Club sits in the leafy heart of Bloomfield, New Jersey, accessible most directly via Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), roughly twenty minutes south by car through the suburban landscape of Essex County. Visitors arriving from Manhattan or the broader tristate corridor often find the drive north on local roads a quiet transition from urban density into the tree-lined residential streets that define this venerable club's setting. The final approach winds through established neighborhoods before arriving at the club's gates - a discrete entrance befitting one of the oldest golf clubs in America, where the journey itself becomes part of the understated elegance that has defined Forest Hill Field Club since its founding in 1895.

FAQ
Common questions about Forest Hill Field
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Forest Hill Field has a Course Vaults score of 7.3 out of 10 based on 44 logged golfers.
Forest Hill Field was designed by A .W. Tillinghast.
Forest Hill Field is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Forest Hill Field is 71.
Forest Hill Field plays 6,547 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Forest Hill Field is 137.





