The best courses you can play in Franklin, New Jersey
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 8,863 rounds in New Jersey and rate what they played. These are the 18 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Franklin, New Jersey, ranked by those community scores.
Ballyowen Golf Club
Hamburg, NJ, USAPublicRoger Rulewich
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 2.9Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Can see right away why it’s rated the best public in NJ. Great pro shop. Course is challenging but fair. Course is always in great condition. It’s on the pricier side but well worth the money if you want to treat yourself for the day.
Written by
@Teddy
- Must play
- Views
- Driving range
Golf Club at Mansion Ridge
Monroe, NY, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
Interesting enough course but nothing to write home about. Only pulled driver twice and still had wedges into most holes - can’t tell if that’s a feature or a bug, though we played up as the other guys were mid-to-high teens players.
Written by
@uesgolf
- Driving range
- Must play
- Mat range
Berkshire Valley Golf Club
Oak Ridge, NJ, USAPublicRoger Rulewich
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.3Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.1Facilities
Over priced for what it is. Difficult course with narrow fairways. Fairways have 100s of divots that no one seems to repair. Practice area is limited to irons only and the ball machine was broken when I was there.
Written by
@Teddy
- Challenging
- Views
- Driving range
Wild Turkey
Crystal Springs Golf Club
Hamburg, NJ, USAPublicRoger Rulewich
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.4Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
Interesting course but pace is slow, golf carts barely worked and half the bunkers were ground under repair
Written by
@quarry
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
The Knoll West Golf Club
Parsippany, NJ, USAPublicCharles Banks
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Spook Rock Golf Course
Suffern, NY, USAPublicFrank Duane
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Scoreable
- Bar
- Walkable
Black Bear Golf Club
Franklin, NJ, USAPublicJack Kurlander & David Glenz
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
Black Bear is a fun resort mountain style course apart of Crystal Springs. Conditions are usually good, some cool risk reward holes with elevation changes. Not a bad day.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Great value
- Views
- Challenging
West
Preakness Valley Golf Course
Wayne, NJ, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Great value
Skyview Golf Club
Sparta, NJ, USAPublicRobert McNeil
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area
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
Darlington Golf Course
Mahwah, NJ, USAPublicNicholas Psiahas
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area
Bowling Green Golf Club
Oak Ridge, NJ, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish & Bill Robinson
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Strategic
Crystal Springs Golf Club
Hamburg, NJ, USAPublicRobert von Hagge
- 3.3Conditions
- 2.6Layout
- 2.1Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
This course is ridiculously tight with undulating fairways that are punishing to great shots. They put us out directly behind an outing so our round took well over 5 hours.
Written by
@quarry
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
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
Pinch Brook Golf Course
Florham Park, NJ, USAPublicRees Jones & Keith Evans
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 2.0Value
- 1.7Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
Walk, the cart fee is ridiculous. Very easy par 65 course. Easy walk, easy play. Not the best shape of any course but it’s fine for a quick 18. Bunkers are weak and greens aren’t very fast. Pro shop and staff leave a lot to be desired.
Written by
@Teddy
- Putting area
- Walkable
Meadows Golf Club
Lincoln Park, NJ, USAPublicFrancis Duane
- 1.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Dog track
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 Franklin, 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 Franklin, New Jersey.
The top public golf courses in Franklin, New Jersey on Course Vaults are led by Ballyowen Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 7.8. This page ranks 18 courses, including Ballyowen Golf Club, Golf Club at Mansion Ridge, Berkshire Valley Golf Club.
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 Franklin, 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 Franklin, New Jersey list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Franklin, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Ballyowen Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around Franklin, New Jersey on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Oct 26, 2026, 7:33 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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