The hardest golf courses in Phillipsburg, New Jersey

The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 21 courses have complete, verified tee data.

Also covers Allamuchy.

  1. Old

    Old

    Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster

    Bedminster, NJ, USA
    8.4

    Slope rating 155, 77.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,590 yds

    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
  2. New

    New

    Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster

    Bedminster, NJ, USA
    7.9

    Slope rating 147, 76.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,564 yds

    PrivateTom Fazio II

    • 4.1Conditions
    • 4.1Layout
    • 4.0Scenery
    • 4.5Facilities

    A really cool modern golf course that is always kept it good shape. Can play really long from back tees. Very hard to walk due to the layout being around the Old.

    Written by

    @BirdiesAvenue

    • Locker rooms
    • Challenging
    • Views
  3. Great Bear

    Great Bear Golf Club

    East Stroudsburg, PA, USA
    7.4

    Slope rating 143, 73.5 course rating, Black tees, 7,025 yds

    PublicJack Nicklaus

    • 1.0Conditions
    • NRLayout
    • NRValue
    • NRScenery
    • NRFacilities

    Fun layout and well kept. Lots of blind shots which were tough to visualize since I had never seen the course before. Definitely a course that I would like to play again after seeing some of the lines and gaining course knowledge.

    Written by

    @chenry3

  4. Panther Valley

    Panther Valley Golf & Country Club

    Allamuchy, NJ, USA
    7.1

    Slope rating 141, 73.4 course rating, Black tees, 6,827 yds

    PrivateRobert Trent Jones, Jr. & Finger Dye Spann

    • 4.0Conditions
    • 3.7Layout
    • 4.0Scenery
    • 3.1Facilities

    Extremely hilly course with a ton of elevation change. Conditions were fine, but inconsistent as the course is on the side of a mountain. Some great variety with the layout, but no really great holes. Last 4 holes are really flat and uninteresting…

    Written by

    @BirdiesAvenue

    • Driving range
    • Must play
    • Restaurant
  5. Old

    Old

    Saucon Valley Country Club

    Bethlehem, PA, USA
    8.4

    Slope rating 140, 74.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,126 yds

    PrivateHerbert Strong & Ron Forse

    • 4.5Conditions
    • 4.1Layout
    • 4.1Scenery
    • 3.8Facilities

    I was fortunate to play the Old Course at Saucon about 3 weeks before the United States Senior Open was held. The course was in unbelievable shape and had the grandstands up which was awesome to see. The old course is my favorite of the 3 at Saucon Valley.

    Written by

    @wesley1

    • Must play
    • Pristine
    • Fast greens
  6. (Highlands) Hamilton Farm Golf Club

    Gladstone, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 139, 74.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,140 yds

    8.5
  7. Black Oak Golf Club

    Long Valley, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 138, 75.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,097 yds

    7.8
  8. (Grace) Saucon Valley Country Club

    Bethlehem, PA, USA

    Slope rating 138, 73.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,091 yds

    7.9
  9. (Forest) Fiddlers Elbow Country Club

    Bedminster, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 137, 74.6 course rating, Black tees, 7,128 yds

    7.4
  10. Heron Glen Golf Course

    Ringoes, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 137, 74.1 course rating, Black tees, 7,065 yds

    7.5
  11. High Bridge Hills Golf Club

    High Bridge, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 137, 73.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,541 yds

    7.2
  12. (Meadow) Fiddlers Elbow Country Club

    Bedminster, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 136, 71.2 course rating, Black tees, 6,471 yds

    7.6
  13. The Architects Golf Club

    Phillipsburg, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 134, 72.9 course rating, Black tees, 6,863 yds

    7.4
  14. (Weyhill) Saucon Valley Country Club

    Bethlehem, PA, USA

    Slope rating 133, 74.4 course rating, Blue tees, 7,097 yds

    8.5
  15. (River) Fiddlers Elbow Country Club

    Bedminster, NJ, USA

    Slope rating 133, 74.4 course rating, Black tees, 7,055 yds

    7.5

How we rank

This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then 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 Phillipsburg, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.

FAQ

Old at Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Phillipsburg, New Jersey at Slope 155 (77.7 course rating · Black tees · 7,590 yds). 21 courses qualify for this list.

This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then 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 Phillipsburg, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.

Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.

Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Phillipsburg, not only courses whose address is in the city.

This page was last generated Oct 26, 2026, 8:14 PM EDT. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.

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