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Berkshire Valley Golf Course

4.4
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4.4
598 Reviews (598)
5 Stars
342
4 Stars
199
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
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91.4%
Recommend this course
557 out of 598 reviews
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3.9
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 9 reviews
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4.3
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.3%
Recommend this course
50 out of 56 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 71
Length 6810 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

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.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
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
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Scorecard for Berkshire Valley Golf Course
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
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

Course Details

Year Built 2004
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Rulewich (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
598 Reviews (598)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Elevation Changes 35
Bunkers 27
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
Advanced Golfers 26
Locals 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 34
In the 'Burbs 15

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radcarl
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great courss

I love this very challenging course. It brings the best out of my game

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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murphphotogirl
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Potential

Played on a weekend morning, so paying top dollar.
Starter clearly wasn't meant to be a customer service front line person, or was having a bad morning.

Range balls were old and dirty. Not washed in a long time.

Course is great, other than traps not maintained. Animal footprints, and old golfer marks from previous days still evident.

Was cart path only and the course was very dry with the exception of a very few spots.

So much potential if the low hanging fruit is taken care of.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314161583139
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u992174428
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u974724140
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course, some work to do this season

Love this course - challenging and fun. When I played last year, it was in pristine shape. Early season this time, not so much. Several tee boxes were in terrible shape, and most of the greens had some disease going on - but they still played decent considering. I’m sure they’ll get it figured out soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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wonkuk85
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Nice course

Always enjoyable. Tee boxes and greens were not so perfect, but fair.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u9147851
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Thefr13nd
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course, Beautiful Views.

This course was very well maintained. Course was challenging with narrow fairways and plenty of water.

Would highly recommend playing this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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JMaravic
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u314159750177
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Ripped us off

Course charged us a different rate than what was booked. We reserved for $80 pp, they charged $95 and claimed it was additional fee for holiday. Why wasn’t this added to the GolfNow reservation at booking? Did they decide to upcharge non locals for additional transaction fees and holiday rates at their discretion? Very unethical.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Johnorem
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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golfer5050
Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

another reason i love my home course

BV is one of the best layouts in the metro area. I very rarely play it on the weekends because of $$$ and sometimes slow pace of play. Yesterday 3 groups ahead made us play in 5 1/2 hours. BV handed out free 9 hole vouchers for our trouble. Well done BV!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/18/2023

I agree this is one of the better public in the state.
Roger would be very disappointed in the way it is run.
2:40 to play 9 holes on a Wednesday. Called the clubhouse, they said they would send a ranger out. Never saw the ranger, skipped a few holes and the course was wide open.
When i got back in the starter informed me the ranger did not work during the week.
Not a water cooler on the course. When someone collapses from dehydration and they are sued, maybe they'll rethink. There are water coolers on Sunset & Flanders, same management company.
BTW - course was pretty beat up. In fairness they did have a bit of rain.

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u409960367
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Challenging course with picturesque views ...had a great time. We will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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hees1044535
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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IsaacXR225
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Raymateo
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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u314163924844
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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hyoungshik
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course

Love playing here when it's avaliable. Overall the course was in great condition. Staff is friendly. Hope to come back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u314159515719
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Recommended

First 5 hole are tough. Better don’t slice.

A 230 yds par 3 which is not easily reachable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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u314161249818
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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