The best private courses in New Jersey
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated private clubs across New Jersey, ranked by those community scores.
+949.8Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley, NJ, USA
+579.2Somerset Hills Country Club
Bernardsville, NJ, USA
+449.1(Lower) Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield, NJ, USA
+59.0(Upper) Baltustrol Country Club
Springfield, NJ, USA
+149.0(Center/West) Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA
+358.9(Upper) Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield, NJ, USA
+268.9(Championship) Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA- +78.9
(Center) Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA 
+588.9Plainfield Country Club
Edison, NJ, USA
+378.8Hollywood Golf Club
Deal, NJ, USA
+228.7Mountain Ridge Country Club
West Caldwell, NJ, USA- +408.7
Bayonne Golf Club
Bayonne, NJ, USA 
+98.7(Short) Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley, NJ, USA
+258.7Arcola Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA
+158.7(Grant/Sherman) Union League National Golf Club
Swainton, NJ, USA
+258.6Galloway National Golf Club
Galloway Township, NJ, USA
+208.6Manasquan River Golf Club
Brielle, NJ, USA
+138.5(Lower) Baltustrol Country Club
Springfield, NJ, USA
+128.5(Meade/Grant) Union League National Golf Club
Swainton, NJ, USA
+168.5Hidden Creek Golf Club
Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
+118.5(Hickory) Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Gladstone, NJ, USA
+238.5(Highlands) Hamilton Farm Golf Club
Gladstone, NJ, USA
+338.4(Old) Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster
Bedminster, NJ, USA
+348.4Essex County Country Club
West Orange, NJ, USA
+218.4Liberty National Golf Course
Jersey City, NJ, USA
How we rank
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). State pages include private golf courses across New Jersey. 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 New Jersey.
The top private golf courses in New Jersey on Course Vaults are led by Pine Valley Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.8. This page ranks 25 courses, including Pine Valley Golf Club, Somerset Hills Country Club, Baltusrol Golf Club.
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). State pages include private golf courses across New Jersey. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The New Jersey list ranks private golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, private courses (not guest-friendly), and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Pine Valley Golf Club is currently #1 among private courses in New Jersey on Course Vaults at 9.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 5:52 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in New Jersey
- Bedminster
- Paramus
- Springfield
- Swainton
- West Orange
- Basking Ridge
- Cape May Court House
- Clifton
- Colts Neck
- Deal
- Edison
- Gladstone
- Haworth
- Mendham
- Monroe Township
- Morristown
- Pine Valley
- Princeton
- Skillman
- Summit
- Wayne
- Allamuchy
- Alpine
- Atlantic Highlands
- Bayonne
- Bernardsville
- Bloomfield
- Brielle
- Chatham
- Cinnaminson
- Demarest
- Denville
- Egg Harbor Township
- Essex Fells
- Florham Park
- Galloway Township
- Glen Ridge
- Haddonfield
- Hightstown
- Jackson
- Jersey City
- Long Valley
- Maplewood
- Marlton
- Medford
- Middletown
- Moorestown
- Mount Holly
- Mount Laurel
- Neptune
- Oradell
- Pine Hill
- Ramsey
- Ringoes
- Rumson
- Spring Lake
- Tenafly
- Union
- Watchung
- West Caldwell
- West Trenton
- Westfield
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