The best-conditioned golf courses in New Jersey
The golf courses in New Jersey that Course Vaults golfers rate highest for conditions: greens, fairways, tee boxes, and bunkers. Each course needs conditions ratings from at least 5 different golfers who played it; 88 courses qualify.
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley, NJ, USAConditions 4.7 out of 5 from 48 golfers
PrivateGeorge Arthur Crump
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Best of the best. The experience is truly world class. Every hole is thought provoking and phenomenal. Nothing I can add that others already havent. Hell’s Half Acre lived up to its name.
Written by
@mccordgrice
- Must play
- Pristine
- Challenging
Old
Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster
Bedminster, NJ, USAConditions 4.6 out of 5 from 17 golfers
PrivateTom Fazio
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Great course. Open layout and semi-hilly makes it challenging. Not too many flat lies and no holes that are given birdies, so you have to fight for your score. The greens aren’t fast sometimes, but easy to read and flat-ish. Also had a career back nine here so maybe I’m biased
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Caddies
- Restaurant
- Halfway house
Lower
Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield, NJ, USAConditions 4.6 out of 5 from 25 golfers
PrivateA .W. Tillinghast & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Not a weak hole on the course. Tests the whole bag. Rewards great shots and punishes poor ones. Tillinghast at his best. Club vibe is relaxed and down to earth, and our host was delightful.
Written by
@txmidam94
- Pristine
- Challenging
- Must play
Due Process Stable
Colts Neck, NJ, USAConditions 4.5 out of 5 from 7 golfers
PrivateJohnny Miller & Gene Bates
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Bar
- Caddies
- Challenging
Hollywood Golf Club
Deal, NJ, USAConditions 4.5 out of 5 from 21 golfers
PrivateWalter Travis
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.6Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Classic old school course with fabulous bunkering, very tricky greens and variety of distances. Blue tees seemed way longer than 6500ish. Standout holes included short par 4 2nd, short par 4 12th, and tunnel 18th.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Walkable
- Must play
- Pristine
Plainfield Country Club
Edison, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.4 out of 5 from 28 golfers
Knickerbocker Country Club
Tenafly, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.3 out of 5 from 7 golfers
(Meade/Grant) Union League National Golf Club
Swainton, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.3 out of 5 from 6 golfers
Riverton Country Club
Cinnaminson, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.3 out of 5 from 5 golfers
(New) Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster
Bedminster, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.2 out of 5 from 11 golfers
Atlantic City Country Club
Northfield, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.2 out of 5 from 13 golfers
(North) Canoe Brook Country Club
Summit, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.2 out of 5 from 9 golfers
Somerset Hills Country Club
Bernardsville, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.2 out of 5 from 26 golfers
Spring Lake Golf Club
Spring Lake, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.2 out of 5 from 8 golfers
(Highlands) Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Gladstone, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.1 out of 5 from 10 golfers
Arcola Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.1 out of 5 from 6 golfers
Watchung Valley Golf Club
Watchung, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.1 out of 5 from 11 golfers
Liberty National Golf Course
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.1 out of 5 from 10 golfers
Trump National Golf Club at Colts Neck
Colts Neck, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 5 golfers
Burlington Country Club
Mount Holly, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 5 golfers
Galloway National Golf Club
Galloway Township, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 11 golfers
Hominy Hill Golf Course
Colts Neck, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 7 golfers
Rockaway River Country Club
Denville, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 6 golfers
(Tournament) Metedeconk National Golf Club
Jackson, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 10 golfers
Springdale Golf Club
Princeton, NJ, USA
Conditions 4.0 out of 5 from 5 golfers
How we rank
This ranking uses each golfer’s conditions rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Conditions is the golfer’s overall conditions score, or the average of their greens, fairways, tee box, and bunker scores when no overall was given. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs conditions ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across New Jersey. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Pine Valley Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in New Jersey at Conditions 4.7/5 (48 golfers). 88 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses each golfer’s conditions rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Conditions is the golfer’s overall conditions score, or the average of their greens, fairways, tee box, and bunker scores when no overall was given. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs conditions ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across New Jersey. Rankings refresh about hourly.
A course appears once at least 5 different golfers have rated its conditions on Course Vaults. Log your round and rate it in the app to help it qualify.
This page was last generated Oct 26, 2026, 8:55 PM EDT. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
