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Ballyowen Golf Club
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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 |
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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
3 hour 9
Worst value for the money you can get.
Pace of play absolutely ridiculous.. 16 people on a par 3 at one point.. Nice course for a public track though if you like, watching other people play.
Great for the Hot Deal!!
Such a great course. Even better with the hit deal! One of New Jersey best!
Best Course I’ve played in NJ
Easily the nicest public course I’ve played in New Jersey. $250 is steep but I’m a rewards member and we got out for twilight so it was only $75 for me and $90 for the rest of the group. When you’re paying that it’s well worth it and maybe even the best value I’ve ever seen. Greens are really quick, clubhouse and driving range are both beautiful and just everything about the course is perfectly manicured. Highly recommend this place, if you can get a deal it’s a must play
Not worth the price may be
For amount of money they charge, they don’t even provide ice cooler with your cart. Also, they don’t accept credit card or Apple Pay when beer carts come around. Pace of play awful. Course is beautiful but bunkers are not maintained well at all. I guess playing 1 time is okay but there are many beautiful courses in NJ with good amenities that will beat this price.
Best public in NJ
Outstanding. Prices have increased steadily in recent years, but no more than anyone else in tristate. Amazing layout. Perfect conditions.
One of the best in NJ!
Just a great course with charm and character. Staff always the best!!
Needs GPS in carts
For $250 GPS needs to be added to carts to get accurate yardage
Also feels like pins are in same location every time I play
Course management needs improvement
Always love this course, but…. I had 2 major issues yesterday. 1, the greens had been micro plugged and there wasn’t a warning posted on golf now (aeration alert)
2, it took over 5 hours to complete the round due to an outing earlier in the day that brought the course to a standstill. I understand that these things happen but management needs to be forthcoming with this information so we know what to expect and can make a fair choice on where to play.
Excellent Links Layout
Greens had a slight dusting of sand which made them slower than usual, but playable
Had a 2.30 tee time just got in before sunset - pace of play could of been better and no rangers seen to push things along
Nice course but not worth the extra $$$
We were disappointed with the lack of gps in the cart, pace of play, $9.00 light beers, and that the beer cart needs to take your credit card to the clubhouse to open a tab. The only thing modernized here is the prices. The course was in good shape and challenging however the negatives didn’t make it feel worth double the fees of some nearby alternatives.
Premium greens fees, average experience
Course layout is great and and conditions were good despite the heavy rainfall of late, creating very wet conditions. Certain areas should have been roped off but were not resiulting in a lot of damage to the course. Half the ball washers are missing towels and those that had one were so dirty, torn, and tattered that they were unusable. Range doesn't have anything to clean your clubs off with. Just a lot of little things that they really miss the mark on for what they want to charge you in greens fees. Never feel like your getting your money's worth.
