Blue Heron Pines Golf Club
About
The Blue Heron Pines Golf Club consists of two award-winning courses called the East and the West. Located 15 minutes outside of Atlantic City, these public golf courses provide a challenging game and have been touted by many New Jersey publications as the best 18-hole course on the Jersey Shore.
Each golf course had a different designer so they do have some differences. The West Course is relatively flat with narrow fairways and fast greens. Water hazards also come into play on seven holes. The East Course on the other hand features wide fairways and difficult bunkers. The East Course also follows a links-style layout and is meant to be played fast and firm. For those who want to play the courses but aren't at the top of their game yet, the club offers golf instruction.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6810 yards | 72.2 | 133 |
| Blue | 72 | 6619 yards | 71.1 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 6207 yards | 69.6 | 127 |
| Gold | 72 | 5604 yards | 67.3 | 122 |
| Red | 72 | 5108 yards | 69.0 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.0/132 | 315 | 180 | 533 | 183 | 413 | 412 | 323 | 577 | 422 | 3358 | 395 | 130 | 415 | 374 | 518 | 421 | 218 | 451 | 530 | 3452 | 6810 |
| Blue M: 70.8/130 W: 74.7/134 | 309 | 165 | 523 | 173 | 407 | 402 | 310 | 570 | 415 | 3274 | 388 | 125 | 405 | 365 | 493 | 408 | 208 | 438 | 515 | 3345 | 6619 |
| White M: 69.3/127 W: 73.4/131 | 290 | 155 | 495 | 163 | 390 | 375 | 295 | 530 | 376 | 3069 | 367 | 115 | 386 | 342 | 483 | 390 | 177 | 405 | 473 | 3138 | 6207 |
| Gold M: 67.1/123 W: 72.0/128 | 278 | 132 | 471 | 151 | 352 | 348 | 265 | 465 | 342 | 2804 | 332 | 103 | 373 | 326 | 368 | 335 | 151 | 351 | 461 | 2800 | 5604 |
| Red M: 64.6/117 W: 68.9/122 | 221 | 119 | 428 | 138 | 348 | 280 | 225 | 443 | 308 | 2510 | 315 | 90 | 330 | 305 | 358 | 321 | 132 | 342 | 405 | 2598 | 5108 |
| Handicap | 18 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 15 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by jawsgolfstinks69 on 07/22/2025
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Photo submitted by jawsgolfstinks69 on 07/22/2025
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Photo submitted by jawsgolfstinks69 on 07/22/2025
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A Blue Herron at The Course!!! Photo submitted by u601903317 on 09/05/2017
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Photo submitted by Raheem2700380 on 08/04/2013
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Photo submitted by Raheem2700380 on 08/04/2013
Beautifully maintained tee boxes, fairways, and greens
Played with a group of my buddies and had a really great day. The course is well maintained and the staff is right on the money. Looking forward to going back soon.
slow but good
it was one of the best courses I have played we enjoyed very much and the people who were playing with us were very nice.
problem was every hole we had to wait due to too many slow playing groups and young players who had no patience and they were hitting the balls toward us even we were just playing to get to next hole.
I sincerely hope the guys should learn the manners and enjoy the game.
Nice layout but challenged conditions.
Won't be back. Worst greens I've played this year. Slow, mixture of several grasses.. basically felt like fairway grass . This used to be a top conditioned golf course. I cried.
Great course, horrendous pace of play
Great layout with good character! However, at five hours and 15 minutes it was just too painful and spoiled what should have been a good day with friends. Course Marshall was busy picking up trash rather than moving slow players along and the pro shop didn’t care to hear concerns at all. Sign said they expected four hours and 10 minutes for 18 holes but no one cared. Too bad.
Bad conditions
Very disappointing to see how bad the greens are in this course. It’s my favorite place to play out of this whole area played here plenty of times but this was the worst shape I have ever seen this course
Great course
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“Outstanding golf experience from start to finish. The course was in pristine condition with well-kept fairways, smooth greens, and challenging yet fair layouts. Staff was friendly, professional, and went out of their way to make the day enjoyable. Pace of play was perfect, and the clubhouse had great food and atmosphere afterward. Easily one of the best rounds I’ve played in a long time
Fantastic round
Beautiful course, perfect conditions, and a great mix of challenging and fun holes. Staff was welcoming, pace of play was smooth, and the greens rolled true. One of the best golf experiences I’ve had—I’ll definitely be back!
Poor course conditions
The conditions at this course were just disappointing. Greens were extremely patchy even some with dirt patches in the middle, which made putting extremely frustrating when what should be a flat straight putt changes direction 3 times before stopping. Most tee boxes were just dirt with tiny patches of grass here and there.
Nice Layout but greens not so much
Overall course has nice layout. Pace if play ok. Greens were not in good condition. Lot of bare spots. Extremely bumpy so did not roll very well. Many puts went off line from bumps and condition of greens.
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I had an awesome experience here! The course was in great shape and had a perfect pace of play. The holes were set up really well and made it a lot of fun to shoot at each one. The golf cart service came around at the right times, which was a nice touch. I originally started out here with lessons from Bruce, who’s a fantastic trainer, and decided to finally give the course a shot—so glad I did. Overall, a top-notch experience and I’ll definitely be back!
Nice Layout/Beat Up from the Weather
Blue Heron has a nice layout. It is a bit beat up from this summer's extreme weather. Greens were good. Pace was about 4 hours 45 minutes.
ok course but greens in rough shape
I have played here in the past. I do not remember the pace of play being so slow (4 hrs 35 mins) which is a killer on a hot summer day. The greens are in rough shape. No water on course, however the cart girl did come by 3 times and the ranger came by once handing out water.
Blue Heron
Found what we thought was a good deal for a tee time in the summer, $69 @1218. I’ve played Blue Heron numerous times but this may have been my last. Ty r course was in terrible condition. Tee boxes tore up the greens loaded with fungus and bad spots bumps and holes. But pace of play was terrible! Not a Ranger in site to enforce it. The 2 groups in front of us were together. The first group was brutally slow. We had to be at another course by 530 for league play. We had to skip the last 3 holes. When we passed them on 17 tee, nobody was on the 17 ahead of them and didn’t find another group until 18 green. We had to wait at least 5-7 on each tee box some longer than that, especially 10. Had we known of the gap ahead we would have passed and gone to 11 and finished 10 after 18. It will take something special for me to go back anytime soon
Cool layout, fair pins
Fun course by the beach. Not extremely difficult but challenging enough with lots of bunkers and water. Would definitely play again
W-T-F
Holy moly this course fell off. Paid $80 for backyard golf. The greens are something out of a horror movie, most of the putting surfaces are dead. Looks like they forgot to water and they died. I complained to the bag drop kid and he said everyone has been complaining about the greens. Stay away and don’t book a time here.
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