Morris County Golf Club

Morris County Golf Club, located in Morristown, New Jersey, is a Seth Raynor design that opened in 1917. Raynor, who worked closely with Charles Blair Macdonald, brought his characteristic template approach to this northern New Jersey property, creating a course that features several of his signature hole concepts adapted to the rolling terrain of Morris County. The layout demonstrates Raynor's preference for strategic design, with bold bunkering, geometric green complexes, and holes that reward thoughtful play over sheer distance. The course occupies gently rolling parkland terrain typical of the region, with mature tree-lined fairways and elevation changes that add variety to the routing. Raynor's template holes—versions of concepts like the Redan, Biarritz, and Short—appear throughout the eighteen, each adapted to fit the natural contours of the property. The green sites feature the pronounced front-to-back slopes and deep flanking bunkers characteristic of Raynor's work, demanding precise approach play and creating challenging recovery situations. Morris County Golf Club operates as a private club and has maintained much of Raynor's original design intent through the decades, though the course has seen periodic restoration work to preserve and enhance the architect's strategic concepts. The club serves as a well-regarded example of Raynor's portfolio in the greater New York metropolitan area, offering members a classic early twentieth-century design experience that emphasizes strategic variety and architectural interest over length.