Best Golf Courses in New Jersey
8 ranked courses in New Jersey
New Jersey has eight courses in this guide, and all eight are private. Pine Valley Golf Club ranks highest in the state: George Crump and H.S. Colt's 1918 course is the only heathland course on the list, and non-members may play only as the accompanied guest of a member. Baltusrol in Springfield is A.W. Tillinghast's 1922 design, with its Lower Course restored by Gil Hanse in 2021; it has hosted the US Open, the US Women's Open and the PGA Championship. Tillinghast also designed Somerset Hills in Bernardsville, opened in 1918, and Ridgewood in Paramus, a 27-hole course from 1929 that has hosted the Ryder Cup. Plainfield in Edison is a Donald Ross course from 1921, restored by Hanse from 1999, with the US Women's Open and PGA Tour events behind it. Hollywood Golf Club in Deal is Walter Travis's design, its bunkers and greens restored by Brian Schneider from 2013. Two newer courses, both opened in 2006, are Bayonne Golf Club, Eric Bergstol's links in Bayonne, and Liberty National in Jersey City, a Tom Kite and Bob Cupp coastal course that has hosted the Presidents Cup.
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Top 8 Best Golf Courses in New Jersey
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About Golf Courses in New Jersey
Bayonne and Jersey City pair as one trip. Springfield (Baltusrol), Edison (Plainfield), Paramus (Ridgewood) and Bernardsville (Somerset Hills) make up the central and northern group, Deal (Hollywood) is a shore stop, and Pine Valley is a separate trip in the south.
- Ranked courses
- 8
- Course styles
- parkland 5 · coastal 1 · heathland 1
- Access
- private 8
- Opened
- 1918–2006
- Playable without membership
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