After 53 Years, U.S. Open Returns to Baltusrol Golf Club

The United States Golf Association announced that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield will host the 2046 U.S. Open, marking the return of the championship to the club's Lower Course for the first time since Lee Janzen won the title in 1993.

The USGA also awarded Baltusrol three additional future championships: the 2033 U.S. Mid-Amateur, the 2039 U.S. Amateur, and a future U.S. Women's Open. These four championships will bring Baltusrol's total number of USGA championships to 20, placing the Springfield club fourth all-time behind Merion Golf Club and Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, and The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Baltusrol has hosted 16 USGA championships, including seven U.S. Opens, four U.S. Amateurs, two U.S. Women's Opens, two U.S. Women's Amateurs, and the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur. Willie Anderson won the 1903 U.S. Open at Baltusrol. Jack Nicklaus captured U.S. Open titles on the Lower Course in 1967 and 1980, setting the championship's 72-hole scoring record in both victories.

After 1993, Baltusrol continued hosting major championships, including PGA Championships won by Phil Mickelson in 2005 and Jimmy Walker in 2016, as well as the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship. The club is scheduled to host the PGA Championship again in 2029.

Robert Trent Jones Sr. made significant changes to the Lower Course in the 1950s. More recently, architects Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner completed a comprehensive restoration of Baltusrol's Lower and Upper Courses.

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