Mattawang Golf Club
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About
Mattawang Golf Club has changed very little since it first opened in 1960. The traditional layout has withstood the test of time as a challenging but playable layout. The course was designed to blend seamlessly into the natural setting while still testing your shot-making skills. You won’t find any man-made water hazards or artificial mounding on this golf course, instead you’ll be challenged by natural streams and ponds and mature evergreens. At first glance, the layout is seemingly wide open, but don’t let your guard down because the fairways are actually quite tight and many of them are strategically lined with trees. In keeping with the time it was built, the greens are smaller than those you would find on most modern golf courses and heavily protected by sand traps. Over the years, Mattawang Golf Club has built a reputation for having some of the well maintained putting surfaces in the area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6805 yards | 72.8 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 6508 yards | 70.9 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 75 | 5462 yards | 71.8 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.1/134 | 345 | 333 | 195 | 338 | 535 | 205 | 508 | 437 | 410 | 3306 | 415 | 162 | 547 | 232 | 462 | 502 | 442 | 332 | 437 | 3531 | 6837 |
| White M: 71.8/131 | 338 | 323 | 182 | 328 | 528 | 198 | 500 | 400 | 395 | 3192 | 388 | 142 | 540 | 221 | 437 | 486 | 437 | 287 | 426 | 3364 | 6556 |
| Gold M: 68.0/126 | 309 | 319 | 142 | 323 | 458 | 150 | 445 | 378 | 324 | 2848 | 317 | 132 | 504 | 169 | 324 | 423 | 379 | 280 | 383 | 2911 | 5759 |
| Red W: 72.2/127 | 283 | 315 | 114 | 316 | 446 | 139 | 395 | 342 | 311 | 2661 | 306 | 122 | 484 | 153 | 313 | 410 | 372 | 273 | 368 | 2801 | 5462 |
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
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Always a good round!!
1. Played on a Friday.
2. Price was great!!
3. Staff was friendly
4. Course was in great shape. Greens rolled perfectly.
5 3 players 18 holes 3hrs & 15min
Carmine, thank you for making the trip from New York. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review, glad you enjoyed the round!
Great Course
The course was great so I have no complaints. The course layout is challenging and the fairways and greens were is great shape. The greens are smallish and elevated which provides protection. The course is a little hard to find but the drive is well worth it as you pass through countys founded as early as 1706. The route I took from my sister's Somerset house tool me over one lane bridges which are common on county roads which displays the rich NJ character.
We appreciate you making the trip to Mattawang and taking the time to leave a review. Enjoy the season!
Nice greens & layout
Course was in very good shape. Greens putted true and course is challengingly long from the white tees. There is room to spray it on most holes so you can air it out. 11th tee box was closed and the temporary tees were on the side of a hill which was annoying. Th 5th fairway at the 100 yard marker was nasty but overall the fairways were pretty good. I like the course a lot and will be back for sure
Thanks Tim,, glad to see you enjoyed the day!
Great course
Fairways nice and cut short, second cut and rough look fantastic. Greens rolling beautifully for this time of year!! Hidden Gem.
Thank you Matt, we appreciate the kind words and you taking the time to leave a review.
Enjoy the remainder of the season!
Mattawang needs some work….
Many tee boxes are under repair. Many fairways are under repair too, and the ones that aren’t under repair, need to be. Hard to find a decent lie on the entire course. I realize it’s March, but this course isn’t going to be much better once it warms up. 60 for this course is highway robbery. Neshanic is 60 and it’s playing great right now. So are the rest of the county courses in Somerset county. Will not be coming back.
Early season conditions
Course has some tee boxes under repair and some of the fairways were patchy but that’s typical this early in the year. By April I expect the course to be where it normally is
Thanks Dan, glad to see you got in some golf in February. We have a new tee coming on #11 and we did a lot of fairway repair heading into the winter. So we are hoping for a nice grow in season coming this Spring.
Enjoy the coming season!
Thanks for playing some Thanksgiving Weekend Golf with us! Glad to see you enjoyed the round.
Not worth the money
For what you can get at other courses in the area, including food, drinks and purely just way better conditions, I believe it’s way overpriced..
Thank you for joining us for a nice day of fall golf. Glad to see you enjoyed the round.
We appreciate you playing Mattawang for some fall weekend golf and taking the time to leave a review.
Del, thanks for playing Mattawang and taking the time to leave a review, glad to see you enjoyed a nice day!
Too expensive
This course is a nice course (early in the season) but what we saw today was pretty bad. Fairways in really rough shape and the rough was so deep your gall is gone forever if you don’t keep it on the fairway. Pace of play was very slow due to a frost delay that morning. Still allowed walkers. As a way to “catch up” they could’ve given everybody a cart but there were still a ton of walkers. Bunkers were in great shape. No bev cart or hot food here either. Not a lot of amenities for the $79 price they get.
Padamo, sorry to see some of your comments. Hope you will come back for another try.
Just a fyi, we have found over many years that walkers average 16 minutes a round faster then cart riders. Sometimes things are what they seem.
Glad to see you enjoyed a nice day, thanks for taking the time to leave a review.
Fun Friday morning.
The course was in great condition. The greens were if top shape, well maintained and true rolling. The pace of play was great, 18 in 3.5 hrs. There were not many player's in the morning but we took our time playing. Great course. Will be back.
We appreciate you making the trip from the Jersey Shore! Hope to see you again soon!
Easy Tee Times, fairways damaged
My friends and I play here because we can usually get a tee time for our preferred time. Course has extensive damage due to drought in NJ over the summer. Some of the fairways are in terrible shape. No one to blame, but it is an issue. I like the layout and the greens were very good; receptive and rolling very nicely. Pace was excellent, we clocked in right at 4 hrs. I saw a ranger who informed us we were on pace but to be mindful of the group behind us. We had fallen a bit behind the group in from of us but caught back up. This was my first time interacting with a ranger on this course and I appreciate the effort to keep things moving. I think this course is pricey compared to alternatives in the area, such as Heron Glen which is vastly superior in every aspect for about the same price. Although Mattawang does allow walkers and Heron forces you to pay for a cart on weekends. I'll be back and hopefully the conditions will improve.
Hank, thanks for taking the time to leave such a thorough review. I see you already booked again for this coming Sunday, we appreciate your support while we battle back from the tough summer.
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Thanks for making the trip from NY.
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Sorry you missed all the course alerts online that stated we were doing the work and you would be playing the same nine twice.