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Value
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Layout
3.8
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Pace
4.1
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 5840 yards
Slope 124
Rating 68.2

Hillsborough Country Club is tucked away amongst the foothills of the Sourland Mountains. The golf course overlooks the beautiful Amwell Valley, sprawling across lush rolling hills gently sprinkled with mature trees. The par-70 layout is player friendly enough for all skill levels, it is even gentle enough for beginners. While it may not be what you're looking for if you want a long and challenging test, it's great for a casual round with a few tricky surprises. Accuracy will be generously rewarded but the golf course isn't overly punishing if you're slightly errant. Golfers will come across a fair amount of strategically placed sand traps as well as the occasional water hazard. In addition to the course, you can get even more short game practice in on Hillsborough Country Club's practice chipping and putting greens and there is also a driving range available.

Course Details

Year Built 1971
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Fazio

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.6
325 Reviews (325)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Narrow Fairways 16
Undulating Greens 15
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
Locals 10
Advanced Golfers 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 10
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

Great potential but needs work

Course is laid out very nicely but is in need of a lot of work. T boxes were poor, greens are brutal, nothing sticks and like concrete. Fairways were ok. Challenging course that with right work could be top notch!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

Ridiculous Greens

Although I enjoyed the layout of this course, the greens were so severely sloped it made it impossible to putt. On numerous occasions, my first putt would miss the hole & should have stopped a few feet past the hole, but the slope would take the ball about 15 ft further! Also, My approach iron shots would not hold on these hard sloped greens. Overall, these issues I just listed ruined my golf experience. I would recommend playing this course unless you do not care about your score. The view is terrific throughout the round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
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Commented on 10/05/2020

Hi Adurling11. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (908) 369-3322 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Hillsborough Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not Worth The Money

Friendly staff is the only plus. Hadn’t played the course in years and remembered it was a quirky layout, very short, and with severely sloping greens and fairways. Course conditioning is non-existent, except for the greens haacing been aerated about a week ago, so they were bumpy and slow- probably for the best, as several holes would have been unplayable with faster green speeds because of the slopes. More weeds than grass in the fairways and tees, which were rock hard where they weren’t dead. At $60 for a weekend round, I would at least expect a course with moderate conditioning.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not very well maintained

Overall the course was just not in great shape for September. The grass was extremely patchy and several parts of many of the greens were burnt out. The bunkers are also poorly maintained and the tee boxes are atrocious. To add to the lackluster course conditions the entirety of the course was over run with gnats. Obviously that is hard to control but it did add to my less than desirable experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible condition

This course was in awful shape. The greens seem to have not been rolled or mowed in weeks. The fairway and the rough are the exact same length. The sand traps have no sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

DO NOT PLAY

Horrible. Would never play again. SAVE YOUR MONEY. Much better courses in the area for $50. Tee boxes and “fairways” (I use that term loosely) unkept and obviously not maintained. Horrible condition. Greens had apparently been aerated, but even considering that, they were horrible, sand ALL OVER, simply impossible to putt. Honestly, GolfNow should issue refunds for even allowing this course to be booked. FWIW, we played Heron Glen later in the afternoon, and for $30 more, you can an absolutely AMAZING course that should be the benchmark for every golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Fairways were sparse in places. It was aerated which we knew, but the plugs were on the greens and the fringe. Also the sand was washed out of the holes and accumulate in certain areas not the green.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great pace, putting greens need repair

Having played this course before, I was well aware of the tight layout. If you're not straight off the tee, you can easily be in the woods or on another hole. Not a surprise. What was a surprise was the pace (great, I think we just got lucky with an 8am tee time), the number of trees they've removed since the last time which opened up a couple holes, especially the short par 4 with swamp in front of the green, and lastly the greens. the greens were mostly not in good shape, alot of scarring and one where weeds had just taken over the edge. the holes were also cut in the hardest locations possible on most if not all putting greens. each hole was just a foot or less from a slope or the greens themselves were sloped such that if you missed the hole, say bye bye to your ball, you're off the green. i like a challenge but this was definitely insane. if you made it through the round with fewer than 6 three-putts, you're better than me I guess.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor course condition

Pace of play was great but I shortly realized that was due to no one wanting to play here. Fairways and greens were in poor conditions. Greens were scorched and ran extremely hot.

Conditions Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

One and done

The course layout and views on the back 9 are about the only positives....But that’s about it. It’s in AWFUL shape. The tee boxes were terrible, the fairways were patchy and the greens were beat the heck up. I felt like I needed a helmet on the front 9 with the sprayers out in full force on a Saturday morning. The gnats were buzzing around your face all morning, too. This was one of those places where I just couldn’t wait for the round to be over. It’s in dire need of alittle TLC.?I’ll never play here again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were in pretty bad shape. Lot of leaves, and wet areas. It was cloudy and the bugs (Mosquitos, ants) were terrible. Pretty view, but a little disappointed with the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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