The best courses you can play in Newark, New Jersey

“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).”

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@uesgolf

• ❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem
• |💰Great value

“On the water so you expect some wind but this wind made it impossible to judge and I wouldnt judge a course based on this but the green were awful and did not hold when you hit them. The course is made hard for no reason takes the fun out of golf.”

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@nturell22

• 🏞️Views
• |😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“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

“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.”

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@greco

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |💎Hidden gem
• |❗️Must play

“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.”

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@BCD

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |💰Great value
• |🏞️Views

“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.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🤮Dog track

“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.”

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@jtaxay

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍺Bar
• |🟢Putting area

“Fantastic course for NYC. Just extremely slow 5.5-6 hr rounds. No driving range. Great condition and facilities”

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@pyoussef

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |🍺Bar
• |💎Hidden gem

“Short, some narrow holes. In good condition. Has driving range. Slowish round (5-5.25 hrs)”

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@pyoussef

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌳Parkland
• |🟢Putting area

“Short and no driving range. Good condition. Challenging in parts. Just very slow 5-5.5 hours”

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@pyoussef

“Better than Pelham. Bit faster but still 5+ hours. Harder course - more narrow fairways. Challenging”

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@pyoussef

• 💰Great value
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“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

“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.”

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@Teddy

• 🟢Putting area
• |🚶🏻Walkable