Water come into play on several holes at Bowling Green Golf Club
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4.3
594 Reviews (594)
5 Stars
292
4 Stars
229
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
88.5%
Recommend this course
544 out of 594 reviews
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4.0
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
2.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
71.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 7 reviews
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4.3
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.7%
Recommend this course
52 out of 60 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6863 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

Bowling Green Golf Club is in the heart of northern New Jersey, surrounded by miles of idyllic countryside. An abundance of mature oaks and towering red pines characterizes the scenic course. This quick, shady layout is a great round for walkers. The golf course has a classic links design that is easily played in less than four hours. Like most traditional links courses, the gently undulating terrain has the perfect pitch and roll. It also provides each hole with unique challenges that require accuracy and strategy. Trees heavily line the fairways, presenting some of the course's most formidable challenges. Bowling Green Golf Club's front nine is slightly more forgiving than the back nine, which incorporates the natural ponds and wetlands on a few holes. There are also some tricky doglegs to contend with.

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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Geoffrey Cornish (1967) Bill Robinson (1967)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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Reviews

4.3
594 Reviews (594)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
Patio Dining 12
Dinner 11
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 41
Bunkers 33
Water Hazards 33
This course/club is great for:
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 31
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 27
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 42
In the 'Burbs 34
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good but pricey

Nice track in good shape tee to green but greens were a little bare and uneven. On the pricier side of nj daily fee courses

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Greens still slow

The greens are not worth the midseason prices at the moment. They’re basically still aerated/slow/sandy. The course is in great shape other than that. Pace was super slow today.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Price doesn’t match quality

Have been playing at Bowling Green for years. Year over year the price continues to go up and it’s disappointing that the course has not improved at all, in fact the conditions have taken a step backwards. Frankly, last years prices were starting to get steep for what you got and the fact that it’s over an hour from NYC and now that it’s ~$130 with deteriorating conditions really makes no sense. The staff is tremendous, the layout is fun but the greens, tee boxes and now the fairways are hurting. Recognizing they’ve aerated the greens but they don’t appear to be watered amply to come back as expected, the tee boxes are chewed up, the bunkers are tough to explain but a bit chunky and the fairways had a lot of patchiness going on. The fairway piece was most frustrating. Not sure if this is drainage or lack of overseeding or what it is but it’s not good. I’m giving this review in hopes that this constructive criticism is taken in the best way possible. I’ve been very loyal to BG over the years, hosting friends, family and colleagues so I want to continue coming back and enjoying a place I’ve enjoyed for years. That said, this years prices and conditions are very disappointing. Hope the price are pulled back a bit here and that conditions are improved. Again, I realize it’s early in the season but the prices are already beyond peak prices from last year and the conditions are trending down. Optimistic this will change.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Overpriced for aerated greens

Didn’t let anyone know they were aerating greens and we paid 86 for a Tuesday tee time

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Bowling green

Bowling green is always in great shape even in March pace of play was great staff was wonderful

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight fairways, great experience.

Always a treat to play this course. Fairways are tight, so accuracy pays off here. Staff always makes you feel welcome. The driving range is a huge benefit... great to warm up before a round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very slow pace of play

My friends and I tee’ed of thinking a mid Fall round of golf at a relatively expensive course would result in a quick round. Little did we know that it would be over 5 hours long. Not only we’re we waiting on every hole, but we saw not only 1 hole but 2 different holes where there was a back up of 4 groups…

The rangers clearly did nothing about the backed up round and the culprit groups didn’t seem to care. It’s too bad given the course itself is in good shape and the layout is enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Time

The course was challenging and fun. Such great condition even with the falling leaves and recent wet weather. The beer selection at the turn was incredible. So many local brewery options.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good not great

Course was in ok condition but very vanilla layout. Short par 4’s, weird / short par 5’s, greens were crazy fast but in fairness they were in perfect shape. The ranger told us to pick up the pace after waiting on a par 3 for the group ahead of us to go lol. Nothing bad about it but for the price I expected a little more

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 123
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Retains water

This is a narrow course and when it rains, it retains water everywhere (fairways, tee box and greens)! This is my 2nd experience at this course and both times, it was a slopfest.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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