Designed by Alec Ternyei and opened in 1966, Beaver Brook Country Club overlooks the Hunterdon Hills and Spruce Run Reservoir at 4 Beaver Brook Road in Annandale. The 6,601-yard layout plays through scenic terrain with views of the reservoir from the clubhouse and several holes.
History
Beaver Brook Country Club in Annandale, New Jersey was designed by Alec Ternyei and opened in 1966, making it one of the post-war era private clubs that developed to serve New Jersey's expanding suburban population in Hunterdon County. Ternyei designed a challenging eighteen-hole layout on rolling terrain in the Raritan River watershed, incorporating water features and strategic bunkering to create a course that played to 6,601 yards from the back tees. The layout has three primary hazard areas — water comes into play on the sixth, seventh, and fifteenth holes.
The signature fifteenth hole has earned particular notice as one of the area's most demanding par fours, measuring over 450 yards and requiring both length and precision to score. The combination of length, water, and terrain change on the back nine makes the finish among the more testing in Hunterdon County private golf. The course was built on land in the Lebanon Township area of Hunterdon County, west of Route 22 and the suburban corridor that connects Somerville to the east.
The Annandale setting gave the club a genuine rural character that distinguished it from clubs closer to the urban edge of New Jersey. In subsequent decades, Beaver Brook transitioned to a semi-public model, opening tee times to outside play while maintaining a membership structure. This model allowed the club to serve a broader community of golfers in the Hunterdon County area.
The course maintains three sets of tees — playing to 5,384 yards (silver), 6,328 yards (black), and 6,601 yards (gold) — accommodating the full range of player abilities. Hunterdon County, centered on Flemington and characterized by rolling farmland and historic communities, developed steadily as an exurban retreat for New Jersey and New York commuters throughout the second half of the twentieth century, and Beaver Brook served the golfing needs of that growing community from its opening.