The best courses you can play in Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough, New Jersey, ranked by those community scores.

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

Heron Glen Golf Course
Ringoes, NJ, USAPublicDan Schlegel
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Scoreable

Jericho National Golf Club
New Hope, PA, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
- 5.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens

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

North
Charleston Springs Golf Club
Millstone Township, NJ, USAPublicMark Mungeam
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Another county course I’ve played a bunch. The more “linksy” of the 2 at Charleston. I find the north to be a bit frustrating with a few more odd par 4 designs.
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Driving range
- Friendly
- Cart attendant

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

High Bridge Hills Golf Club
High Bridge, NJ, USAPublicMark Mungeam
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Layout is interesting and conditions are usually good enough. Some cool holes and features with some serious elevation change. Good mix of long and short holes. Not a must play, but a pretty fun day overall.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Hidden gem
- Must play
- Underrated

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

West
Mercer Oaks Golf Club
Princeton Junction, NJ, USAPublicBrian Ault
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
This is my local muni course and it has everything that a local uni needs. Decent practice range (it would be so much better if they opened the grass range that they have, but for some reason it’s always closed), cheap tee times, alright course conditions, decent course…
Written by
@Andres
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Putting area

South
Charleston Springs Golf Club
Millstone Township, NJ, USAPublicMark Mungeam
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.3Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Competed here and played with friends for years. If you can get an early time it’ll be lots of fun. Firm public course conditions are about what you’d expect, but it’s a solid little layout and there’s a good amount of punishment.
Written by
@Slamminsam
- Driving range
- Walkable
- Friendly

Makefield Highlands Golf Club
Yardley, PA, USAPublicJacobson Golf Course Design
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 2.8Value
- 2.8Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Grass range

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

East
Mercer Oaks Golf Club
Princeton Junction, NJ, USAPublicDan Schlegel & Brian Ault
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

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

Knob Hill Golf Course
Manalapan, NJ, USAPublicMark McCumber

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

Beaver Brook Country Club
Annandale, NJ, USAPublicAlec Ternyei
- 2.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

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
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 Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough, New Jersey.
The top public golf courses in Hillsborough, New Jersey on Course Vaults are led by Neshanic Valley Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 7.8. This page ranks 25 courses, including Neshanic Valley 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 Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough, New Jersey list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Hillsborough, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Neshanic Valley Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around Hillsborough, New Jersey on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:03 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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