The best private courses in Monroe Township, New Jersey
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 8,953 rounds in New Jersey and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Monroe Township, New Jersey, ranked by those community scores.

Plainfield Country Club
Edison, NJ, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Gil Hanse
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
From tee to green, one cannot help being captured by the traditional and yet interesting design and routing, as well as the varied topography. The course is difficult and challenging, especially the greens, but not unfair.
Written by
@DM4Golf
- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Must play

Hollywood Golf Club
Deal, NJ, USAPrivateWalter Travis
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.6Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Classic old school course with fabulous bunkering, very tricky greens and variety of distances. Blue tees seemed way longer than 6500ish. Standout holes included short par 4 2nd, short par 4 12th, and tunnel 18th.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Must play
- Walkable
- Pristine

Old
Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster
Bedminster, NJ, USAPrivateTom 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

Due Process Stable
Colts Neck, NJ, USAPrivateJohnny Miller & Gene Bates
- 4.7Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Bar
- Caddies
- Challenging

The Ridge at Back Brook
Ringoes, NJ, USAPrivateTom Fazio & Beau Welling
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.2Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Ridge is a really fun and unique course in the middle of nowhere. It’s a modern layout with plenty of room in the landing areas. Some of the greens are a bit extreme, but still fair if not above the hole. Some great views on the top of the mountain on the back 9.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Tourist trap
- Driving range
- Pristine

Founders
Metedeconk National Golf Club
Jackson, NJ, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Roger Rulewich
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant
Watchung Valley Golf Club
Watchung, NJ, USAPrivateSeth Raynor & Alec Ternyei
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
They removed a ton of trees which really allows for better views and firmer conditions. A solid Raynor that will keep improving with time. Drainage is a real issue here, every time it rains the course struggles mightily.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Walkable

Metuchen Golf & Country Club
Edison, NJ, USAPrivateCharles Lang
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant

New
Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster
Bedminster, NJ, USAPrivateTom 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

Springdale Golf Club
Princeton, NJ, USAPrivateGerald Lambert
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Springdale is a decent course all around. Nothing spectacular, but everything’s pretty good. A solid range and practice facility and an old school golf course. A bit short for the modern game, but still fun for all skill levels. Conditions usually are good, not great.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Locker rooms

Trenton Country Club
West Trenton, NJ, USAPrivateTyler Rae
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Echo Lake Country Club
Westfield, NJ, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Willard Wilkinson
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.2Layout
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
A Ross design that is usually kept in good shape, just not my favorite. Need to hit the ball right to left. A super long Back 9 that measures about 3,800 yards from the tips.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Fast greens
- Putting area
- Driving range

Rumson Country Club
Rumson, NJ, USAPrivateHerbert H. Burks
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Great course for beginners and most golfers. For longer hitters and competitive players it is too simple. Not an inch of elevation on the course and a pretty ok layout.
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Walkable
- Views
- Driving range

The Bedens Brook Club
Skillman, NJ, USAPrivateDick Wilson
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Great course that makes you really play the course and not just mindlessly hit your shots. The rough and bunkers are real obstacles: if you want to score then you’ll have to keep it in the fairway.
Written by
@Andres
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens

Meadow
Fiddlers Elbow Country Club
Bedminster, NJ, USAPrivateHal Purdy
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Pristine
- Friendly
- Driving range

The Banks
Forsgate Country Club
Monroe Township, NJ, USAPrivateCharles Banks
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
Some of the best green complexes you’ll ever experience. One of Charles Banks finest
Written by
@wesley1
- Must play
- Walkable
- Driving range

River
Fiddlers Elbow Country Club
Bedminster, NJ, USAPrivateHal Purdy
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Locker rooms
- Driving range
- Pristine

Trump National Golf Club at Colts Neck
Colts Neck, NJ, USAPrivateJerry Pate & Tom Fazio II
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 2.8Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Been here a bunch. Wish it was more walkable. The greens are super simple and semi-flat, so I seem to putt great here. Otherwise it’s nothing special, some good holes and well kept course conditions. Plenty of birdies to be had on easy par 5s and short 4s.
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Friendly
- Driving range
- Bar

New Jersey National Golf Club
Basking Ridge, NJ, USAPrivateRoy Case
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
Facility is pretty nice but the course just does not do it for me. Has a modern feel but no real theme or soul to the layout. Conditions are average and the green complexes are uninteresting.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens

TPC at Jasna Polana
Princeton, NJ, USAPrivateGary Player
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Jasna is cool new school golf course. A few interesting holes, good mix of Par 3’s. 2 drivable Par 4’s. Has the unnatural look a lot of the TPC’s have. Greens weren’t the quickest but they were smooth.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Grass range

Forest
Fiddlers Elbow Country Club
Bedminster, NJ, USAPrivateRees Jones
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Forest definitely the best at FE. Conditions are spotty, but the layout is cool. A good mix of hilly/flat, uphill/downhill, long/short holes.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Halfway house

Deal Golf & Country Club
Deal, NJ, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Played many times as another solid local private club-it’s kept well and looks nice, but the layout makes you want more. It seems a bit squished into less space and would be great if they had more land.
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Walkable
- Caddies
- Driving range

Beacon Hill Country Club
Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USAPrivateAlec Ternyei & Stephen Kay
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
Beacon Hill has a well below average layout and iffy conditions. The land they have is very small, so the course is pretty crammed. No real practice facility. Greens are decent all things considered.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Navesink Country Club
Middletown, NJ, USAPrivateHal Purdy
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.3Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Conditions are solid but the course layout just does not do it for me. A few interesting holes, but feels very repeatable without any monster long holes. A decent course, but nothing more.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Cherry Valley Country Club
Skillman, NJ, USAPrivateRees Jones & Keith Evans
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Course is just ok, conditions are spotty, a few of the holes are interesting. Winds around a housing community, so layout was probably forced around it. Nothing special but not a bad day.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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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 Monroe Township, 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.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in Monroe Township, New Jersey.
The top private golf courses in Monroe Township, New Jersey on Course Vaults are led by Plainfield Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.9. This page ranks 25 courses, including Plainfield Country Club, Hollywood Golf Club, Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster.
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 Monroe Township, 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 Monroe Township, New Jersey list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Monroe Township, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Plainfield Country Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Monroe Township, New Jersey on Course Vaults at 8.9 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:17 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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