Spring Lake Golf Club
Spring Lake, Monmouth County, New Jersey · Jersey Shore / Monmouth County golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Willie Norton, George C. Thomas Jr., A.W. Tillinghast
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Spring Lake Golf Club was formed in 1892 in the Monmouth County shore town of Spring Lake, making it one of New Jersey's oldest golf clubs. An 18-hole George C. Thomas Jr. layout replaced the original nine-hole course in 1911, and A.W. Tillinghast substantially reworked the course in a 1918 redesign that still defines much of its current character -- giving the club design credit tracing through three notable architects (Willie Norton, Thomas, and Tillinghast).
Today the club is private and invitation-only: membership requires sponsorship by a current member in good standing, and as of this research the club's own site states its application process is paused due to high membership levels -- a strong, directly sourced signal of genuine current exclusivity rather than marketing language. Spring Lake itself is a small, walkable, architecturally distinctive Jersey Shore beach town with a well-established affluent housing stock, giving the club real residential relevance even though it is a freestanding, member-owned club rather than a developer-bundled amenity.
Golf & Course
The course has a three-architect pedigree: an original Willie Norton routing, a full 18-hole George C. Thomas Jr. redesign in 1911, and a further A.W. Tillinghast redesign in 1918 that remains the basis of today's course.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is by invitation only, through sponsorship by a current member in good standing. The club's own site currently states the application process is paused due to high membership levels.
Living in Spring Lake Golf Club
Spring Lake is a small, affluent, architecturally cohesive Jersey Shore beach borough; the club is a freestanding private amenity within it, not tied to a specific subdivision.
Location & Surrounding Area
Spring Lake sits on the Monmouth County coast between Sea Girt and Belmar.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and dues directly with the club -- not published.
- Confirm whether/when the paused application process reopens.
Notable
- Founded in 1892; among the oldest golf clubs in New Jersey.
- Design lineage runs through three notable architects: Willie Norton, George C. Thomas Jr. (1911), and A.W. Tillinghast (1918 redesign).
- The club's own site currently states new membership applications are paused due to high membership levels.
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