The best private courses in Clifton, New Jersey

Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Clifton, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.

Yes. The Clifton, New Jersey list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Clifton, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.

Somerset Hills Country Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Clifton, New Jersey on Course Vaults at 9.2 out of 10.

This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 6:22 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.