The best courses you can play in Manalapan, New Jersey

“A good Monmouth county public gem. Best kept public course in the area. A few doglegs that don’t do to well design wise for hitters over 220, but a course that’s fun to play all the time. Not difficult, but a good round to be played and good place to be.”

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@Slamminsam

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🍔Restaurant

“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.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |✨Pristine
• |🟦Mat range

“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.”

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@Slamminsam

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |👋Friendly
• |💁🏻‍♀️Cart attendant

“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…”

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@Andres

• 😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🟢Putting area

“Lots of quirky dog legs. Some people get frustrated, some people can enjoy hitting less off the tee or taking tiger lines to cut corners. Plenty of shade and decent greens, I always enjoy my time here but keep in mind it’s no country club”

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@Slamminsam

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💰Great value
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“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.”

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@Slamminsam

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |👋Friendly

“Tee boxes could use some work, fairways and greens are solid for the price of $40.”

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@Trevor

• 🍔Restaurant
• |💰Great value
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“Shark River. Known as the best public greens in Monmouth county. You could say that, but you could also say it’s the most frustrating design in the county.”

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@Slamminsam

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |👋Friendly
• |🟢Putting area

“A Tillinghast design that is just not kept in very good shape and has had the modern game pass it by. They are putting money into the course, so it could improve, but still a ton of work to do.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🟦Mat range
• |🟢Putting area

“Tee time was delayed 40 minutes upon arrival. Cart paths that looked and felt like they were mortared. Course was in okay shape.”

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@agurcsik

• 🍔Restaurant

“Not a bad public layout, just no thought on many of the tee shots. Most of the greens are circles and relatively flat. Greens were slow but pretty smooth overall.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🐢Slow greens
• |🤩Underrated
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“The condition of the course is mid, the greens are painfully slow and usually not in good condition. Somewhat narrow but short, good for a beginner (like me) because scoring feels possible with one well placed shot.”

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@Andres

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🟦Mat range
• |💎Hidden gem