Golf in Princeton

Princeton's golf identity is shaped by two distinct but complementary forces: the intellectual culture of Princeton University, which has occupied this Mercer County landscape since 1756, and the proximity of Somerset County's elite private club corridor to the north. TPC Jasna Polana brings PGA Tour-caliber design to the Princeton area, Springdale Golf Club carries historical tradition, and Cherry Valley Country Club in nearby Blawenburg serves the Somerset County countryside. The research and innovation culture of the Route 1 corridor — home to pharmaceutical companies, the Institute for Advanced Study, and a concentration of graduate researchers — creates a golf market that values quality and efficiency in roughly equal measure.