
Howell Park Course
Howell Park Golf Course

About this 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.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in NJ
Quick facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NJ, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1972
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Francis Duane
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,964 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.2/133
- Course Vaults score
- 7.0
Getting there
The journey to Howell Park Golf Course begins at Newark Liberty International (EWR), roughly an hour's drive south along the Garden State Parkway into the rolling farmland and pine barrens of central Monmouth County. The route gradually sheds the density of the New York metropolitan corridor, transitioning through suburban sprawl into a quieter, more pastoral New Jersey where horse farms and preserved open space begin to dominate the landscape. Howell Park itself sits tucked within a 700-acre county park complex, the final turn off Preventorium Road revealing a municipal gem that feels pleasantly removed from the coastal bustle just twenty minutes east.

FAQ
Common questions about Howell Park
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Howell Park has a Course Vaults score of 7.0 out of 10 based on 30 logged golfers.
Howell Park was designed by Francis Duane.
Yes. Howell Park is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Howell Park is 72.
Howell Park plays 6,964 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Howell Park is 133.




