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
Good Time
The course was in good condition. The greens were a little slow, but in good shape. The pace of play was good. All of the tee times were full and we started on time and didn't have to wait on any of the holes.
Great shore course
Blue Heron Pines Golf Club is a great shore course that has some challenging holes.
Slow Play
Five hour round. Not used to that at this course. Front nine was cart path only due to rain the previous day. Maybe that slowed things down a little but I am used to much faster pace of play at this course. My second complaint was that the beverage cart and the restaurant had no crackers, cookies, candy bars or worse yet Arnold Palmer! They said they ran out a couple of days ago and hadn't gotten any restock. Really???
Great Course!
First time here. Excellent course maintenance of all tee-boxes, fairways, & greens! Plenty of friendly staff for assistance. Challenging course, but still fun as a struggling golfer (shot a 106). Lots of sand everywhere! Play was slow; took almost 5 hours to finish. Would come back on a weekday when less crowded. A bit pricey; should make reservations using discount booking websites. Couldn't stick around for food & drink, but clubhouse bar looked really good. Didn't see Jaws, but thanks for the play on a beautiful Sunday afternoon!
Well worth the drive.
We have made the trip to this golf course several times this summer and find it to be well worth our time. Well kept golf course that is challenging enough to keep you coming back to tackle it. One of the main reasons we enjoy the course is the pace of play. Ranger is always making sure pace of play is on target. Friendly staff and a nice golf range as well. Highly recommend if you are in the Atlantic City area!
Nice Course
Course was in great shape.. greens could have rolled a little bit faster, but other than that it was a nice course .
Bonus was being able to see the fighter jets taking off from the local base in the area.
Good Shape
The course was in good shape even with the number of rounds that get played there during the summer. Greens a little slow and not as much break as you may read
First trip around Blue Heron
Overall I was glad to have finally made the effort to get to Blue Heron Pines. I found the staff to be extremely welcoming and the cart girl made good time getting around the course. The course was in good shape except for inconsistency in the bunkers (from soft sand to rocks to hard pan). The greens were consistently slow but I will attribute this to the fact that the club championship was upcoming and they knew they wanted to have healthy turf going into a few weeks of tight mowing?? The design provides a variety of different types of holes, a minimum of forced carries, and although there are ponds throughout, water usually does not come directly into play. I recommend this course for everyone from the casual to the low handicap golfer. As this course is located close to the resort areas of the Jersey shore you are likely to encounter slow play from the recreational golfers.
Course was in great condition
Pace of play was excellent greens were excellent overall course was excellent
Sand?
fairways and greens were in tremendous shape BUT the bunkers were not usable at all on all holes. new drainage is necessary or I'm not coming back
staff
Desk staff very friendly.
Starter was very nice and gave the appropriate information about the course.
The ranger apparently does nothing.
When we mentioned to him that the group in front of us was not keeping pace, he suggested that we should get some friends. We are not from the area, so I was offended by the comment. We work at a resort course in FL. We KNOW the role of Ranger. I doubt we will play this course again.
I'd play again
Course was in very good shape from tee to green. Greens were a bit slow for my liking. Typical though I guess for resort type courses. Course knowledge is helpful on many holes. Ranger was often present. Bar/restaurant were nice. Can't comment on food. Just had drinks. Staff was very friendly and helpful. I would recommend Blue Heron Pines to all.
Greens
Could not get over how slow the greens where.. no reason they should be slow with good weather and plentt of rain?
Ron jawirski
Course was in great shape. Greens little slow but had rained night before
Golfer friendly track
Played here years ago and it was average.
Things now are much better. Extremely friendly
staff who are committed to providing a good golf experience.
I played alone and all groups ahead of me graciously encouraged me to "play through"
Greens and fairways are well maintained . Thoroughly satisfying.I will return
Nice course, slow play
5 hour round on a weekday. However, the course is in good shape and well designed. The staff is nice but did not move people along.
Blue Heron Pines GC
Completed a Round with (2) Other Gentlemen in 4 Hours and 15 Minutes with a couple of waits for the foursome in front but Never a problem and the Ranger made sure of it. Overall Course was in Very Good Condition, Greens were nice, a bit slow for my taste (say about a 10) but very lush and smooth. Bunkers were okay. Staff was friendly. I would recommend to a friend and look forward to playing it again.
Great. course and fun to play.
It been a number of years since I last played the course. The course was well maintained, challenging and fun to play. I plan to play the course again. I would definitely recommend the course to my friends. I did not have the opportunity to use the clubhouse but it look very inviting. Maybe next time.
Decent course
Second time playing here. I liked it better the second time. The first hole is very short. It does wind through a community so there are homes along the course. Greens were in really good shape. Traps were in pretty good shape too. Pace was very good. We were able to get done in 4 hrs 15 min. I had to wait around at the bag drop before anyone came up and asked what my time was. Overall it's a decent course to play.
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