Ballyowen Golf Club

Fescue cut beautifully at this time of year. Fairways and greens still in great condition and receptive as the weather has been somewhat warm recently. Pace of play can get backed up a bit because of the inherent challenges of the course. Overall a pleasure to play these links.

swirling 15-20 yard wind, 55 degrees, excellent greens and fairways, will be back for another go

magnificent course!. very scenic, course in excellent condition, very playable for everyone. except for the day we were there. they had an employee day and the superintendent decided to put all the pins in the worst possible places. thats nice for your family of employees, but for the paying public it was a bit ridiculous. plus they had the blue tees back on the back tee boxes most of the time ,even the whites were moved back. then, they had a full house there and no ranger on the course to help pick up the incredibly slow play. every hole we came to had the same 3 groups playing the same hole. not good. other than that , we enjoyed the course for what it is and hope that next time we come there , the pace will be a lot better. for what they charge to play there, no one should have to put up with that slow a play.

It was very wet with showers off and on all day but the course is in great shape and worth playing even in inclement weather conditions!

Love this course and will return as often as possible!

I can see why this course is rated #1 in NJ. It's a great layout and challenging, but the pace of play was horrible and the driving range is sub par. Our group tee'd off before noon and finished in 5 hours and 15 minutes. To me, paying $150 and finishing over 5 hours is just unacceptable. They did have marshals on the course, but pace of play never picked up. However, the saving grace is that the course is in great condition and the staff is great. In my opinion, I wouldn't pay more than $75 to play here.

Absolutely awesome course! Can't believe I've never played here before. Totally worth it to go here if you never have. Pace was slightly slow due to a couple of slow groups, and 16 was a bit of a mess - bird droppings everywhere, and pebbles in sand (friend chipped his wedge). But otherwise, one of the most beautiful courses around!

First visit to Ballyowen, since I heard so many good things. And it did not disappoint! Course was in great shape (a little tough for my game), but we played in less than 4hrs, and the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. Just don't hit it in the the fescue!! I will be treating myself again!

aerated greens is a necessary part of life not being made aware is dishonest great layout almost made up for the greens

Beautiful course not too far from Manhattan. My major complaint was pace of play. We left after 15 holes in 5 hours. Group in front of us was crazy slow and there were no rangers pushing them along. Besides that the course is great but also very difficult, wouldn't recommend for beginners.

Had a blast playing this course. We played on the Sunday over Memorial Day and went out at 3:30... We were the first to tee off in an hour (so nobody in front of us for miles.. and the last to tee off for the day, so basically we were the only 2 people out on the course on a beautiful day. It was a great time, the conditions were excellent and maintenance was top notch. You can tell they really put work into keeping this maintained. I have nothing bad to say about it. the elevation changes are fair and the Fescue is, tough, as Fescue is.. Keep it straight, and you will be alright !

On a Thursday afternoon took 4:50 to play a round. Waited on every shot, multiple times multiple groups waiting on same tees. So many other courses where price is half the price and just as nice. Driving range in poor condition and every green had ball marks like crazy.

They do a great job with everything there.
Course is hard but fair. Bring your A game and several extra balls. The fescue grass is always hungry.

i generally shoot in the low to mid 90's, so basically an average duffer. You must stay on the fairways here. If you don't, the fescue will eat your ball and even if you find it, good luck with getting a good shot out. The fairways are large enough so you have a chance on each hole. The greens are also fairly large, many are undulating and they are fast. 3 putts are not uncommon. They have quite a few player assistants on the course who helped spot balls when necessary and keep play moving. All in all, enjoyed the course and will go back when I get the chance.

Another's quality round at ballyowen. Course was in great shape and just a pleasure to play. Staff knows how to run a busy golf course.

My friend and I played this course on a Wednesday afternoon. It was in excellent shape with the fairways being very tight and the greens extremely fast. The only issues I had were the pace of play and the noise. It was almost a 5 hour round and since the holes are close together with no trees, you could hear people from the next hole and gas powered carts everywhere. Other than that, it was a great course that provided a tough challenge.

Great course, fast greens. 90 plus degree day and NO water in the 2 water stations. Rangers just shrugged. Paid to play during premium time, more attention to detail would be appreciated.

Played at twilight for 55 bucks because I didn't feel like GETTING RIPPED OFF before then [ it's like 110 bucks before that ! ] but the course was still in INCREDIBLE shape - especially the GREENS !! They were REALLY FAST BUT TRUE so there were no surprises. I'd played it three times before but the last time was 15 years ago so I didn't remember too much. It definitely DIDN'T DISAPPOINT !

I really enjoyed seeing how each hole really had a unique look to it, and it made the day much more exciting. I was playing as a single and paired up with 1 guy in front of me who left after nine. I started the back nine playing behind a pretty slow group (and there were more slow groups in front of them) and when I finished the tenth hole, the ranger told me I could go back to the front nine and play from there. He was very helpful and I played that nine in an hour and twenty minutes or so.

Booked an early tee time because it appeared they were very busy. Not a lot of people on the course. Had to play thru the maintenance crew cutting and wiping the dew from the greens- played 14 holes that had not been prepped- Great course but for the money I paid for this early round - it was an overpriced experience.
However will definitely play again.

Pace of Play was terrible. Twosome in front of us ruined the rhythm of the game.