Berkshire Valley Golf Course
About
Berkshire Valley has a scenic location in the Highlands region of northern New Jersey. It is known as one of best public golf courses in the area. The course is perched atop the ridge of Green Pond Mountain, providing a dramatic topography for a challenging round of golf. The front of the golf course was carefully carved from a hillside, featuring narrow fairways that place a premium on accuracy. The first five holes are particularly scenic as well as formidable. There are some open holes that play along the cliffs, subjecting them to the prevailing winds, one of these is the intimidating par-5 third. The Berkshire Valley golf course finishes with its signature hole. This hole can be deceiving since it has a generous fairway, but the second shot is uphill to a tough green.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 71 | 6810 yards | 73.2 | 134 |
Blue | 71 | 6354 yards | 70.6 | 126 |
White | 71 | 5895 yards | 68.6 | 123 |
White (W) | 71 | 5895 yards | 74.8 | 136 |
Gold (W) | 71 | 5234 yards | 70.7 | 124 |
Gold | 71 | 5234 yards | 66.9 | 117 |
Red (W) | 71 | 4647 yards | 66.9 | 119 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.2/134 | 402 | 258 | 521 | 387 | 362 | 207 | 554 | 437 | 382 | 3510 | 418 | 353 | 190 | 432 | 312 | 555 | 218 | 386 | 436 | 3300 | 6810 |
Blue M: 70.6/126 | 378 | 240 | 509 | 365 | 328 | 187 | 535 | 383 | 373 | 3298 | 382 | 335 | 162 | 417 | 275 | 528 | 183 | 373 | 410 | 3065 | 6363 |
White M: 68.6/123 W: 74.2/134 | 363 | 210 | 487 | 354 | 308 | 157 | 495 | 365 | 367 | 3106 | 367 | 286 | 142 | 417 | 230 | 513 | 151 | 316 | 367 | 2789 | 5895 |
Gold M: 66.9/117 W: 70.3/123 | 313 | 163 | 426 | 313 | 292 | 128 | 447 | 323 | 320 | 2725 | 307 | 243 | 120 | 408 | 220 | 425 | 142 | 294 | 350 | 2509 | 5234 |
Red W: 66.9/115 | 284 | 126 | 395 | 273 | 275 | 92 | 418 | 305 | 220 | 2388 | 297 | 213 | 83 | 317 | 203 | 390 | 131 | 262 | 313 | 2209 | 4597 |
Handicap | 9 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by u314160483348 on 08/20/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160483348 on 08/03/2022
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Photo submitted by Shooter7879 on 06/22/2022
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Photo submitted by oneifbypez on 05/24/2022
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Photo submitted by oneifbypez on 05/24/2022
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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View from 1st hole tee box Photo submitted by u7882129 on 09/29/2021
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Photo submitted by Cberlin73 on 08/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by rich4par on 10/12/2020
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Photo submitted by KevinHopfer on 09/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u000007535051 on 08/25/2020
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17th hole Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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13th hole from the 14th tee box Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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12th green from tee box area Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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8th hole, approach shot Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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2nd hole, driving to the green Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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1st hole from behind the green Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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Photo submitted by Michael4721223 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Michael4721223 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by Chanwoo1966 on 06/17/2019
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Photo submitted by Abeer7953764 on 06/01/2018
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view from the clubhouse Photo submitted by Dkotowicz on 08/30/2016
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Photo submitted by John5420629 on 09/21/2015
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Berkshire Valley 18 Photo submitted by crsimpson on 09/25/2013
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Berkshire Valley 11 Photo submitted by crsimpson on 09/25/2013
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Berkshire Valley 1 Photo submitted by crsimpson on 09/25/2013
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Photo submitted by concatz on 08/06/2013
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Nice view! Photo submitted by Coletrain77 on 04/23/2013
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Wildlife siting! Photo submitted by Coletrain77 on 04/23/2013
Shortcuts Taken in Maintenance
This is a nice layout but from time to time conditions deteriorate and/or shortcuts are taken. Now is one of those times. 2 of the par 3’s are water carries and the weeds have been allowed to grow so high that the greens are no longer visible from the tee! Blind shot par 3’s over water!. The cheapo course solution has been to install tall flags instead of cut the weeds. This is a joke and ruins 2 perfectly fine holes. And the tee boxes are badly beat up on most holes too.
Busy
Golfer spacing could be better. A long period of time went by after i arrived with nobody sent out, then several groups were sent out close together. If nobody goes out on a time slot let someone who's early get out to improve golfer spacing.
Berkshire Valley was in terrific condition when I there on 7/723. As good or better than private courses that I've played.
The course is a fair and fun test for mid to high handicappers, especially from the Gold Tees, with a few straightforward holes and a few challenging ones. So there's a fair mix of the easy and difficult.
The staff was friendly and accommodating, including the starter. (Our cart lost power on the 18th tee. I called the pro shop and two of the staff came out immediately
with a replacement for us.)
A little pricey for non county residents, but well worth it.
Rain out
I never really got to play. The whole course only played six holes because of a torrential downpour, could not play the course because it was flooded beyond playing conditions. I was wondering if there’s a rain check involved seeing that I only played six holes will you respond to this hopefully yes overall the course seems to be a nice course. I hope to play fully in the future.
DISAPPOINTING!!
Course used to be a gem - one of the top public courses that you could play in NJ. NO LONGER!!
Course conditions have drastically deteriorated. Beat up tee boxes. Fairways in poor condition. Many ball washers without water. Driving range mats frayed with beat up old balls.
VERY OVERPRICED at $81 weekday for a non-county resident - absolutely NOT worth the price.
Will NOT be returning anything soon.
VERY DISAPPOINTING!!
Loved it
I am a 16 handicap and usually try and play courses that are not too challenging because I am trying to improve... slowly. This course was challenging for me with elevation changes and some blind shots, but I absolutely LOVED IT. I shot a 90 and was very happy with that score. The price was very reasonable and I will be playing this course again.
Overall a good course
Great track but tee boxes were a mess. Divots through out the course were left unrepaired. Such potential but lacked the fine details that make a course great.
Love the laid out of the course.
Very challenging, but fun to play. The course is in excellent shape. Can’t wait to play it again.
Really nice
Nice course and staff. Need a little more time between tee offs as we’re not as good as everyone else and feel pressured to hurry.