[8][9] In 1831, he was murdered at age 61 on February 22 by two thieves who believed that he had hidden a small treasure in his farmhouse on Baltusrol mountain.

Baldwin fled to a tavern in Morristown where he killed himself with an apparent overdose of narcotics.

Despite the overwhelming but circumstantial evidence, much of which the trial judge ruled as inadmissible, Davis was acquitted of murder.

The land was purchased in the 1890s by Louis Keller, who was the publisher of the New York Social Register.

The club's original 9-hole course was designed by George Hunter in 1895 and expanded to 18 holes in 1898.

The club approved his design recommendation and commenced construction of the Upper and Lower courses in 1918.

In the years following their opening, refinements were made to prepare these courses for National Championship play.

In 1948, Robert Trent Jones was retained to update and lengthen the Lower course for tournament play.

Some famous golfers to win tournaments at Baltusrol include Ed Furgol, Mickey Wright, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Janzen, and Phil Mickelson.

[10] That same year, a new clubhouse was quickly designed by Chester Hugh Kirk, a member of the golf club, in a Tudor revival style and construction begun in June.

[6] In 1912, it became the first clubhouse to host a President of the United States, William Howard Taft.

Source:[12] Bolded years are major championships on the PGA Tour The Upper and Lower courses are very different, being built on two distinct geological formations.

[13] Tillinghast designed them as "Dual Courses" which were to be "equally sought after as a matter of preference.

"[14] The Lower is spread out over rolling parkland, the remains of a terminal moraine deposited during the last glaciation about 18,000 years ago.

The three signature holes of the Lower Course are the fourth, a par three of 194 yards (177 m) where the player must hit his or her ball over the pond to a two-tiered green; the seventeenth, a par five of 650 yards (590 m) where John Daly is the only player to ever reach the green in two strokes (later, Tiger Woods fired his second shot over the green in two shots at the 2005 PGA Championship); and the eighteenth, a par five of 533 yards (487 m) famous for spectacular performances by Furgol, Nicklaus, Mickelson and Jason Day.

The dress code states that denim is not allowed and that a collared shirt is required.