The best courses you can play in Clark, 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 public courses within about 25 miles of Clark, New Jersey, ranked by those community scores.

Francis A. Byrne Golf Course
West Orange, NJ, USAPublicCharles Banks
- 3.9Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 4.1Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.2Facilities
Francis A Byrne is the best municipal golf course I have ever played. I found myself saying “wow - I love this golf course” over and over again. The greens steal the show throughout, starting with the long Biarritz on 2 (a hole I unfortunately made a mess of).
Written by
@uesgolf
- Must play
- Hidden gem
- Great value

Lake/Ridge
Neshanic Valley Golf Course
Neshanic Station, NJ, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Must play
- Driving range
- Pristine

Meadow
Neshanic Valley Golf Course
Neshanic Station, NJ, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry

Meadow/Lake
Neshanic Valley Golf Course
Neshanic Station, NJ, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
Course was in decent shape, still played firm despite it being in the middle of a hot rainy spring/early summer. Greens were a bit slow but the layout is good enough to overcome rather uninteresting greens. Really fun risk reward shots and some cool views with the lack of trees.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Hidden gem

Old Bridge (The Rose)
Matawan, NJ, USAPublic
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.8Value
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Old Bridge is a very fun new public course in Central NJ. The conditions are solid and the layout is fun. A good mix of some short and long holes with a few modern takes on some of the historic templates.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Mat range

Weequahic Park Golf Course
Newark, NJ, USAPublicGeorge Low
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
This is a post-renovation review. Although the course still needs to grow in some, the county did a tremendous job with the renovation. It’s a short and straightforward course so don’t come to be challenged. Excellent value at $60 to walk.
Written by
@greco
- Walkable
- Hidden gem
- Must play

Meadow/Ridge
Neshanic Valley Golf Course
Neshanic Station, NJ, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.7Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Great course, sorta a hidden gem. Can be challenging to get a good free time here if not a local. Course is well kept and has 3 separate 9’s. Grass range and putting area well kept. Staff are alright but not the nicest.
Written by
@Teddy
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Challenging

Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West
Jersey City, NJ, USAPublicRoy Case
- 3.7Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Skyway is one of the best munis in the NYC/NJ area, even as a 9 hole course. I like to call it the working man’s liberty national. You’ll be hard pressed to find an even lie, and despite all the play it sees the greens crew does an incredible job at upkeep.
Written by
@BCD
- Walkable
- Great value
- Views

Hendricks Field Golf Course
Belleville, NJ, USAPublicCharles Banks
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.2Value
- 2.7Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
- Great value
- Must play
- Hidden gem

West
Royce Brook Golf Club
Hillsborough, NJ, USAPublicSteve Smyers
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities

The Knoll West Golf Club
Parsippany, NJ, USAPublicCharles Banks
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.5Facilities

West
Preakness Valley Golf Course
Wayne, NJ, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Great value

Rutgers University Golf Club
Piscataway, NJ, USAPublicHal Purdy
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Walkable
- Great value
- Halfway house

Colts Neck Golf Club
Colts Neck, NJ, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish & Brian Silva
- 1.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

Eighteen Hole
Galloping Hill Golf Club
Kenilworth, NJ, USAPublicWillard Wilkinson
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 2.8Value
- 2.4Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
Not a bad layout for a public, but greens were extremely slow, basically like putting on the fairway. Back nine completely underwater every time it rains. A few cool views, but not anything amazing.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Dog track

Marine Park Golf Course
Brooklyn, NY, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Stephen Kay
- 3.6Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 3.8Value
- 2.6Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Fairways are in good shape. Tee boxes are horrendous. Greens are okay, but hard. Layout is wide open here, so wind and greens are the only defenses.
Written by
@jtaxay
- Driving range
- Bar
- Putting area

Hyatt Hills Golf Course
Clark, NJ, USAPublicBrian Ault
- 1.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant

Red/Gold
Flanders Valley Golf Club
Flanders, NJ, USAPublicHal Purdy & Rees Jones
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 2.5Facilities

East
Preakness Valley Golf Course
Wayne, NJ, USAPublic
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Pristine
- Great value
- Walkable

Fox Hollow Golf Club
Somerville, NJ, USAPublicHal Purdy
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Value
- 2.7Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
One of the more over priced courses in NJ. Avoid at all cost if it rains as this place floods bad and will have multiple holes washed out. They won’t cancel tee time though and will just have you play 9 twice.
Written by
@Teddy
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range

Green Knoll Golf Course
Bridgewater, NJ, USAPublicBill Gordon
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 1.6Facilities
- Great value
- Walkable
- Putting area

Warrenbrook Golf Course
Warren, NJ, USAPublicHal Purdy
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
- Walkable
- Friendly
- Cart attendant

Blue/White
Flanders Valley Golf Club
Flanders, NJ, USAPublicHal Purdy
- 2.0Conditions
- 1.7Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Blue White is about as Mid as public golf gets. Not much thought went into the layout. Conditions aren’t terrible for a public but the course is so boring it doesn’t matter. Green complexes are mostly flat circles. Really disappointed when I played this.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue

Sunset Valley Golf Course
Pompton Plains, NJ, USAPublicHal Purdy & Malcolm Purdy
- 2.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Fast greens
- Bar

Silver Lake Golf Course
Staten Island, NY, USAPublicJohn Van Kleek
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Short and no driving range. Good condition. Challenging in parts. Just very slow 5-5.5 hours
Written by
@pyoussef
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Clark, 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 public course rankings in Clark, New Jersey.
The top public golf courses in Clark, New Jersey on Course Vaults are led by Francis A. Byrne Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 8.0. This page ranks 25 courses, including Francis A. Byrne Golf Course, Neshanic Valley Golf Course, Neshanic Valley Golf Course.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Clark, 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 Clark, New Jersey list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Clark, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Francis A. Byrne Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around Clark, New Jersey on Course Vaults at 8.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:54 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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