Best public courses you can play
1Plainfield Country Club8.72Liberty National Golf Club8.33Mountain Ridge Country Club8.24Architects Golf Club8.15Neshanic Valley Golf Course86Mount Tabor Golf Course7.57Forsgate Country Club7.28Ramblewood Country Club7.19Vineyard Golf at Renault Winery6.910Preakness Valley Golf Course6.811Newton Country Club6.712Scotland Run6.613Linwood Country Club6.614Hendricks Field Golf Course6.515Mercer Oaks East Golf Course6.516Town & Country Golf Links6.517Farmstead Golf and Country club6.418Mercer Oaks Golf Course6.419Old Bridge Golf Course - The Rose Lambertson6.420Pebble Creek Golf Club6.321Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck6.322Running Deer Golf Club6.323Galloping Hill Golf Course6.224Twisted Dune Golf Club6.225Rutgers University Golf Course6.226Hyatt Hills Golf Complex627Paramus Golf Course628Players Club Virtual Golf5.929Old Bridge Golf Club at Rose-Lambertson5.930Lawrenceville School golf course5.931Weequahic Golf Course5.932Pomona Golf Club5.933Twin Willows Par 3 Golf5.934Packanack Golf Club5.935Howell Park Golf Course5.936Bel-Aire Golf Course5.937Flanders Valley Golf Course5.838McCullough's Emerald Golf Links5.839Washington Township Municipal Golf Course5.840Bowling Green Golf Club5.741Ballamor Golf Club5.742Riverwinds Golf Course5.743Harkers Hollow Golf Club5.644Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course5.645Peddie School Golf Course5.546Blair Academy5.547Picatinny Arsenal Golf Course5.448Blair Golf Course5.449Shady Rest Country Club5.450Ocean City Golf Course5.451Great Gorge5.352Tamarack Golf Course5.353Berkshire Valley Golf Course5.254Mattawang Golf Club5.255Hanover Golf Club5.256Panther Valley Golf & Country Club5.157Pennsauken Country Club5.158Black Bear5.159Golden Pheasant Golf Course560Lakewood Country Club4.9
Top private clubs
Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.
1Pine Valley Country Club102Baltusrol Golf Course9.43Somerset Hills Country Club9.24Galloway National Golf Club8.35Bayonne Golf Club8.36The Ridgewood Country Club8.37Hollywood Golf Club8.38Essex County Country Club8.29Trump National Golf Club Bedminster8.210Ridge at Back Brook8.211Atlantic City Golf Club8.112Black Oak Golf Club7.813Pine Barrens Golf Club7.714Cobblestone Creek Country Club7.715Basking Ridge Country Club7.516Preakness Hills Country Club7.417Trenton Country Club7.418Knickerbocker Country Club7.319Hawk Pointe Golf Club7.320Westlake Golf Course7.221Maplewood Country Club7.222Medford Lakes Country Club7.223Hackensack Golf Club724Colonia Country Club725Haworth Country Club726Fiddler's Elbow Country Club727Due Process Stables Golf Course6.928Medford Village Country Club6.829White Beeches Golf and Country Club6.830Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club6.831Deal Golf and Country Club6.832Ramsey Golf and Country Club6.833Rockaway River Country Club6.834Pitman Golf Course6.835Shackamaxon Country Club6.736Morris County Golf Course6.737Laurel Creek Golf Course6.638Raintree Golf Course6.639Metuchen Golf and Country Club6.640Arcola Country Club6.641Alpine Country Club6.542Greate Bay Resort and Country Club6.543Moorestown Field Club6.544Hominy Hill Golf Course6.545Metedeconk National Golf Club6.546Trump National Philly6.547Battleground Country Club6.448The Shore Club6.449Glen Ridge Country Club6.450Riverton Country Club6.451Crestmont Country Club6.452Francis Byrne Golf Course6.453New Jersey National Golf Club6.454Toms River Country Club6.455Upper Montclair Country Club6.356Montclair Golf Club6.257Hamilton Farm Golf Club6.258Little Mill Country Club6.259Greenbriar Woodlands Golf Club6.260Deer Run Golf Club6.2
How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →