A view from a green at Colts Neck Golf Club
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3.8
753 Reviews (753)
5 Stars
285
4 Stars
289
3 Stars
110
2 Stars
42
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
74.8%
Recommend this course
624 out of 753 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 20 reviews
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3.8
84 Reviews (84)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
69.0%
Recommend this course
58 out of 84 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6262 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.8

Colts Neck Golf Club is one of central New Jersey's most popular courses. The diverse course offers everything from Scottish-style bunkers to sparkling lakes. Tall golden fescue rough borders the fairways and the greens are large and undulating. The course is seemingly short at only 6,236 yards but it shouldn't be taken lightly. It's much more challenging than it appears. The layout finishes with two of its toughest holes. The 17th has a tough green fiercely guarded by out-of-bounds and the course saved the most difficult hole for last. This par 3 will test even the most seasoned golfers. In addition to the golf course, Colts Neck also has a 25-station driving range that stays open late. It's a great spot for getting in some practice after work.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "The New Jersey Golf Performance Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Men - collared shirts are required. No blue jeans allowed. No short shorts allowed.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Locker Rooms

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in New Jersey (2019 #21)

Reviews

3.8
753 Reviews (753)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 27
Forced Carries 17
Thick Rough 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
Advanced Golfers 17
Walkers 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 28
In the 'Burbs 18

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Reviews 62
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Play here

Enjoy a well maintained course with a challenging layout and manicured to the T! Staff was amazing as always! Treat yourself

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Highly Recommended

A Little short for the extremely low handicappers, but for the rest a SWEET PUBLIC COURSE

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Highly Recommended

Solid public Course. Great layout. pleasing to the eye..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played

Aerated greens

Charging $100 for a late afternoon round when not a single putt was real was deplorable. At least notify the GN users that the course is being aerated. Balls were changing direction at 90 degree turns haha. Insane.

Oh, stop with the BS about the liquor license of town no allowing non-members to buy a beer. MAKES NO SENSE.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Greens

Putting greens were aerated & overfilled with sand so putting was just not a realistic thing to do on the course. Course layout was confusing when trying to find your next hole, long walks to next tee box often.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course, Needs a halfway house

Course was in very good shape & greens were quick.

They verticut the fairways recently making them uneven & soft in spots so compressing the ball was inconsistent but no complaints, the maintenance needs to be done.

Suggestion: LEAVE RAKES IN THE BUNKERS & maybe somebody would use them. It’s hard hitting out of a deep foot print.

Overall, good day. Starter was a nice guy & the cart person was equally polite & helpful.

If you play late, be ready to wait. There were two 5somes ahead of me.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

CNGC

For a semi private course, it is mediocre. The greens are in really poor condition, and given the fact that it is semi private, they should not have rules where members can only buy certain things off the golf cart, girl, great way to inspire membership.

That said, we continue to play it because it is close to home, but not a great value for the money. You can play KNob Hill for way less and it’s a beautiful course or even Lakewood country club, which is well-maintained. We play a lot of golf, and it would be enjoyable if they actually kept this course up. The 12th hole is terrible

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Not in great shape for a “Best in NJ” course

The course wasn’t in great shape. Greens were rough. Most annoyingly, the staff is unclear about the course’s rules and regulations. We were told there would be a cart girl, which there was, but when she came around she said you can’t buy alcohol if you’re not a member. That is completely fine but a staff member had earlier told us we’d be able to get a drink on the course if we were in the mood for one. The rule is a little silly but even sillier is the staff not knowing or communicating this. Also on the communication front, the scorecard depicts hole 12 as a par 4 when it’s a par 3. It seems like management has gotten a tad lazy, resting on its laurels.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Idk what’s happening

This course used to be great, it has recently seen a serious decline in conditions. Please fix your pitch marks and fill divots people.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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