Ballyowen Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
About
Ballyowen Golf Club is an homage to the great Scottish links courses, the place where golf originated. The course sprawls across 250 acres of rolling farmland that overlooks the Walkill River. The layout tumbles through valleys and hills, staying as true as possible to the natural contours of the land. Much like a traditional links golf course, the virtually treeless landscape is accented with craggy knolls. The challenging layout features lush green fairways that contrast beautifully with the pristine white sand bunkers and golden patches of rough that border the greensides. There are also water hazards that come into play on five holes. Ballyowen has earned the title of New Jersey's top public course and Golfweek has even ranked it as one of the top 50 courses in the country.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7094 yards | 74.1 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 6508 yards | 71.5 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6066 yards | 69.4 | 125 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6066 yards | 76.4 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 5531 yards | 66.9 | 119 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5531 yards | 72.1 | 129 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4903 yards | 68.7 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.7/140 | 378 | 342 | 567 | 196 | 560 | 203 | 473 | 420 | 423 | 3562 | 513 | 195 | 350 | 395 | 480 | 212 | 451 | 520 | 416 | 3532 | 7094 |
| Gold M: 71.6/133 | 351 | 312 | 546 | 180 | 530 | 174 | 384 | 395 | 393 | 3265 | 482 | 161 | 328 | 360 | 448 | 167 | 420 | 490 | 387 | 3243 | 6508 |
| Blue M: 69.4/129 W: 74.6/137 | 328 | 282 | 505 | 159 | 509 | 159 | 347 | 374 | 364 | 3027 | 460 | 140 | 315 | 338 | 409 | 143 | 394 | 475 | 365 | 3039 | 6066 |
| White M: 66.3/119 W: 71.6/131 | 293 | 271 | 457 | 150 | 459 | 122 | 321 | 330 | 324 | 2727 | 446 | 109 | 286 | 321 | 394 | 111 | 374 | 425 | 338 | 2804 | 5531 |
| Red W: 68.8/124 | 286 | 212 | 423 | 95 | 422 | 107 | 285 | 283 | 282 | 2395 | 396 | 87 | 247 | 303 | 354 | 99 | 355 | 357 | 310 | 2508 | 4903 |
| Handicap | 13 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Course Details
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Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage CartsLodging
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Clubhouse, Spa, Showers, Lockers
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314160982379 on 08/24/2023
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Photo submitted by u314160982379 on 08/24/2023
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Photo submitted by rich4par on 06/07/2023
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Hole 1 Photo submitted by ArtofWar347 on 05/27/2023
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Photo submitted by underqover on 06/23/2021
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Outstanding views Photo submitted by Amirosenfeld1 on 12/18/2019
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Hole 2 Photo submitted by bledsoe2000 on 12/06/2019
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Photo submitted by LICC on 08/25/2019
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Photo submitted by LICC on 08/25/2019
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Photo submitted by LICC on 08/25/2019
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Photo submitted by LICC on 08/25/2019
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Photo submitted by LICC on 08/25/2019
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Photo submitted by LICC on 08/25/2019
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#1 on the railside Photo submitted by Brian8324235 on 06/13/2013
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6th Green Photo submitted by agurango on 05/24/2013
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14th Tee Photo submitted by agurango on 05/24/2013
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13th Fairway Photo submitted by agurango on 05/24/2013
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Ballyowen: view of clubhouse. Photo submitted by Vinh4484263 on 04/23/2013
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Photo submitted by null on 10/04/2012
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Photo submitted by null on 10/04/2012
First Time at Ballyowen
Very impressed with the course. Absolutely beautiful and well maintained. Staff were helpful and polite. Cart girl Hannah was very pleasant and she makes a really nice Transfusion!
Beautiful layout; aerated greens
A fun and challenging track, well-maintained, but was not advised that the greens were aerated. Impossible to putt accurately. Staff says it is the responsibility of GolfNow to advise when you sign up.
Great layout!
Course is long, and technical. Great place to play. The pace of play is slow, due to people not being honest about there HCP. I play high 80s and the blues is challenging. Cary path only makes it even more slower because of the elevation change of the layout. Course is fun and food at the clubhouse is great.
Right balance of challenging and playable.
Great layout, no tricked up holes, let’s you hit driver on pretty much all par 4s and 5s. Fast, true and manicured greens.
I enjoy playing this course.
A little pricey especially given the remote location. Hot deals make it a steal.
Phenomenal Track
This place is awesome. It was in great shape and layout is superb. A MUST PLAY!!!!!
Bad experience
What should have been a good round was turned sour due to pace of play. Took 3 hrs to play 11 holes and were 30 behind place after the 3rd hole even though we followed group in front of us closely. No rangers on this day to enforce pace of play. Some holes only had one group so not sure why pace was such an issue. Quit after 13 holes and were sitting at a total of 3hrs and 40 minutes. For the amount the round cost I was very disappointed that this was the case and created a bad experience that makes me never want to come back.
Rocky bunkers
Caution if you end up in a sand bunker. Most of the bunkers are rocky.
This is great course overall.
It was first time I played. Hard course but I would love to come back again.
Awesome
Breath taking views and absolutely solid golf. Stay away from the fescue
Cool layout-but bunkers hard packed and full of rocks on more than one hole.
The course was scenic and had some great sight lines. We had a fun round and the fescue was a challenge but the bunkers were awful on some of the holes. Full of stones and hard packed. Should not be for the $$. Put some of the greens fees back into the course. More of the same on Wild Turkey.
Not yet
The course aired the greens to early and they aren’t ready. A few more weeks of growth is needed so the price is high for bumpy greens.!
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