UNION LEAGUE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 Swainton, NJ, USA
Designed by Dana Fry, Michael Hurdzen
The Union League National Golf Club in Swainton, New Jersey, features two eighteen-hole courses designed by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, who completed the project in the early 2000s. The Meade and Sherman courses are named after Union generals from the Civil War, reflecting the club's connection to the Union League of Philadelphia, a civic organization founded during that conflict. The facility sits in Cape May County, roughly fifteen miles inland from the Atlantic coast, on relatively flat terrain characteristic of southern New Jersey's coastal plain.
Hurdzan and Fry, known for their environmental sensitivity and strategic design work, routed both courses through a landscape of pines and native vegetation. The design incorporates wide playing corridors with generous fairways, though strategic bunkering and water features require thoughtful course management. The courses share similar design philosophies but offer distinct routing and hole sequences, allowing members to experience variety across the thirty-six holes.
The club operates as a private facility with a membership drawn primarily from the Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey. Its location in a relatively remote area of Cape May County gives it a quiet, secluded character compared to more densely developed golf regions in the state. The dual-course layout provides members with substantial golf options and helps distribute play across the property.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Meade/Sherman was designed by Dana Fry and Michael Hurdzen.
Meade/Sherman at Union League National Golf Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Meade/Sherman is 72.
Meade/Sherman plays 6,959 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Meade/Sherman is 136.
Meade/Sherman is a 18-hole course.