Howell Park at Howell Park Golf Course

Howell Park Golf Course is a municipal facility located in Farmingdale, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Designed by Francis Duane and opened in 1971, the course serves the local golfing community as part of the Monmouth County Park System. The property occupies rolling terrain characteristic of central New Jersey's coastal plain region, where the landscape transitions between the more densely developed northern corridor and the Pine Barrens to the south.

The layout reflects the practical design priorities of early 1970s municipal golf, emphasizing playability and maintainability for a high volume of public rounds. The routing works through wooded areas and open spaces, with elevation changes that add variety to what might otherwise be relatively straightforward holes. Water features and bunkers provide strategic interest without creating prohibitive difficulty for recreational players.

As a county-operated course, Howell Park functions primarily as an accessible option for residents and visitors seeking affordable golf in the northern New Jersey region. The facility typically includes practice areas and a clubhouse with basic amenities. Courses of this type and era often balance the need to accommodate golfers of varying abilities while maintaining reasonable pace of play, and Howell Park fits within this tradition of democratic, community-oriented public golf that expanded significantly across the United States during the postwar decades.