The best courses you can play in Oak Ridge, 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 20 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Oak Ridge, 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

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

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
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

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

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
- Challenging
- Resort
- Great value

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

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

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

Skyview Golf Club
Sparta, NJ, USAPublicRobert McNeil
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area

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
East Orange Golf Course
Short Hills, NJ, USAPublicTom Bendelow & Stephen Kay
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
Fine for a local municipal course. Slightly beat up at times. I wouldn’t travel to this course but if everywhere else is packed for the day, I guess this will do. Relatively easy 18 hole course. No true signature hole or anything that will blow you away.
Written by
@Teddy
- Slow greens
- Dog track

Meadows Golf Club
Lincoln Park, NJ, USAPublicFrancis Duane
- 1.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Dog track
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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 Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
The top public golf courses in Oak Ridge, New Jersey on Course Vaults are led by Francis A. Byrne Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 8.0. This page ranks 20 courses, including Francis A. Byrne Golf Course, Ballyowen Golf Club, 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 Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge, New Jersey list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge, New Jersey on Course Vaults at 8.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:18 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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