The best golf course layouts in Oak Ridge, New Jersey
The golf courses within about 25 miles of Oak Ridge, New Jersey that Course Vaults golfers rate highest for layout: routing, hole variety, and design. Each course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers who played it; 17 courses qualify.
Also covers West Caldwell, Franklin, Pompton Plains, Newark, Sparta and 1 more nearby town.
Somerset Hills Country Club
Bernardsville, NJ, USALayout 4.6 out of 5 from 19 golfers
PrivateA .W. Tillinghast
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Incredible course. If they named the 9’s it’d be Links & Forest. Greens are magnificent but deadly - without a caddy you are toast. Have to know where to miss on each approach
Written by
@Dhanderson08
- Must play
- Pristine
- Walkable
Lower
Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield, NJ, USALayout 4.5 out of 5 from 18 golfers
PrivateA .W. Tillinghast & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.8Conditions
- 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
Essex County Country Club
West Orange, NJ, USALayout 4.4 out of 5 from 13 golfers
PrivateCharles Banks & Seth Raynor
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Essex County is a conglomeration of some of the game’s best designer. With Tillinghast, Raynor, and MacDonald all having a part to play in the design. Despite a wet spring, the course still played firm and fast in the July heat.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Must play
- Pristine
- Caddies
Championship
Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USALayout 4.3 out of 5 from 6 golfers
PrivateA .W. Tillinghast
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
I was lucky to grow up there and knew it then. It’s cast in the shadows of Winged Foot and Baltusrol but Ridgewood is so balanced, reflective of Tillinghast and offers so many good holes over the three 9’s.
Written by
@Gdub201
- Must play
- Pristine
- Driving range
Arcola Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USALayout 4.2 out of 5 from 5 golfers
PrivateHerbert H. Barker & Harry Auchterlonie
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Caddies
- Must play
- Pristine
Montclair Golf Club at Rock Spring
West Orange, NJ, USA
Layout 4.0 out of 5 from 9 golfers
(Highlands) Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Gladstone, NJ, USA
Layout 3.9 out of 5 from 8 golfers
Ballyowen Golf Club
Hamburg, NJ, USA
Layout 3.8 out of 5 from 14 golfers
Forest Hill Field Club
Bloomfield, NJ, USA
Layout 3.8 out of 5 from 5 golfers
(Upper) Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield, NJ, USA
Layout 3.7 out of 5 from 16 golfers
Morris County Golf Club
Morristown, NJ, USA
Layout 3.7 out of 5 from 6 golfers
Francis A. Byrne Golf Course
West Orange, NJ, USA
Layout 3.5 out of 5 from 17 golfers
Black Oak Golf Club
Long Valley, NJ, USA
Layout 3.5 out of 5 from 5 golfers
(North) Canoe Brook Country Club
Summit, NJ, USA
Layout 3.4 out of 5 from 7 golfers
(Wild Turkey) Crystal Springs Golf Club
Hamburg, NJ, USA
Layout 3.3 out of 5 from 6 golfers
Hendricks Field Golf Course
Belleville, NJ, USA
Layout 3.3 out of 5 from 6 golfers
Crystal Springs Golf Club
Hamburg, NJ, USA
Layout 2.6 out of 5 from 7 golfers
How we rank
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout 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. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Oak Ridge, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Somerset Hills Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Oak Ridge, New Jersey at Layout 4.6/5 (19 golfers). 17 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout 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. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Oak Ridge, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
A course appears once at least 5 different golfers have rated its layout on Course Vaults. Log your round and rate it in the app to help it qualify.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Oak Ridge, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Oct 26, 2026, 8:16 PM EDT. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
