Ballyowen Golf Club

The layout here is awesome. On a nice fall afternoon, the course couldn't look better.

Following an apparent frost delay, our noon round went off 20 min late, and required over 5 hrs to complete. We waited on just about every shot.

While in great shape, it drives me crazy the number of ball marks in the greens at such a "quality" course. The greens did run pretty quick, and were kept in good shape otherwise.

Ballyowen is a great golf experience! My brother and law drove up from the city for an afternoon of golf and we couldn't have had a better time. Course is in great shape!

the course is great it was a little slow but was a beautiful day and columbus day so to be expected. the greens were running around 12 on the stimp and very tough pin placments... par threes are great also

Golf staff very friendly, particulary the starter, John Lennon.

Golf course very nice and very challenging. I also found the conditions and layout fair.

The view of sorrounding mountains was outstanding.

Pure beauty. Scenic. Incredible greens and fairways! A must play course. The ambiance is unmatched by any course in the state. A must play for the golfer with a bucket list..

Had a great day. will definitely come back. Greens are nice.

The course was in especially good shape. The fairways were well defined lush, rough was moderate and greens were perfect. 10th tee and approach shot were sanded but not a distraction at all

The course was a bit crowded but still managed to get around in a good pace.

Course was nicely maintained considering the amount of play it gets from many casual golfers that don't know or follow course etiquette.

As always, all the staff were very friendly. There were just a bit too many rangers on the course. Some driving around and some just sitting in the carts. It seemed like they were watching your every move which is irritating when you hit a bad shot.

Not an everyday course for me due to the price but definetly a once or twice a year course. Ballyowen is one of the best courses in NJ and the price reflects that.

Best that NJ has to offer. A true links course in the US. Everything was fantastic; staff/pro shop/course/conditions/fastest greens you will ever putt on unless its a pro tour event!!!

Fescue is big trouble. Beautiful layout. Rewarded for fairway hits

Course in fantastic shape, wind made it a tougher play and slowed the pace down a little.

I loved the design of the course. Especially the fact it was treeless. The course has more plateau greens, then I would like. I liked the design of the fairways, with roomy landing areas, but also penal for wayward shots. The par 3's are an enjoyable challenge, each with its own tricky greens. The water features greatly added to the challenge.
Had I not gotten a good deal from Golf Now, I would have been very disappointed if I had paid full retail. I would expect pristine conditions for the price they want to charge normally. The greens had ballmarks in them, the fairways I would only call moderate condition, and the tee boxes had alot of divots. On the whole, it seems alot like Berkshire Valley for the challenge, but the pricepoint is no where close.

Ballyowen is definitely a nice course with interesting holes, scenic vistas, and a multitude of ways to test your game. Unfortunately it is also in a fairly remote location and is quite expensive compared to other high end courses in the metropolitan area. It was also looking a little beat up when I was there in early September 2013 but believe conditions are normally very good. If you are willing to travel roughly an hour from the NYC area you can play Bethpage Black for basically the same price or Neshanik Valley for half the price.

The staff is friendly and helpful. The course is in excellent shape. It's open with a moderate amount bunkers and water. The fairways are laid out in front of you with challenging approaches to the green. The landscape around the course is beautiful and the cart girl comes around just about every whole. When you go into the restaurant and locker rooms it feels like you are in a private country club. If you love the game you'll love this course!

I wished we had been told they just airated the week we played. It was healing up but not worth the 100 dollars we were charged. The local courses are all airating now so I guess I should have figured we would have that problem there too.

Greens were aerated and made play difficult otherwise fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. If you can't hit it straight and in the fairway, not the course for you.

A premier course that charges top dollar should post their aeration schedule or offer reduced greens fees. GOLFNOW should post maintenance schedules

was not informed about the aerated greens and fairways before booking the tee time. i see now they have updated it.

for the price I paid to play I was not satisfied. We had ad 8.30 tee time and they didn't get us out till 9.00 Also they were thatching a few holes and they were a mess. The greens were airrated on Monday and we played Wednesday way too much sand putting was horrible. Overall I was not happy.

Although this is a great course and great surroundings. We had to listen to maintenance people with loud equipment throughout the game, the greens had sand all over them from aeration (very difficult to putt with these conditions), and with the aeration on the fairways there was a lot of dirt all over the fairways. Obviously not the right time to play on the course.