Ballyowen Golf Club

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 |
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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 |
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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
Beautiful course and great condition! Staffs very friendly!
Awesome golf course - highly recommended
After meeting the staff, you feel like in Scotland.
Nice links style course layout, somewhat challenging with water hazards on multiple holes.
Definitely planning to play more often here.
Great Layout
Great Layout and good assortment of tees. Big greens that roll true. Would play again. Only drawback is food and drink are very pricey.
Amazing Course-Terrible Pace of Play
Course is amazing, somewhat challenging, and would definitely return. Two negatives-gas powered golf carts were a bit scary on the hilly terrain (and is not in line with Crystal Springs "green" initiatives.)
and the pace of play was hideous. My group consisted of myself and my husband...and the round took five hours. There were two extremely slow groups ahead of us and the Ranger basically told us "there was nothing he could do..." Since the Ranger indicated that the same two groups were problematic the day before at one of the sister courses, I think the issue should have been addressed.
Enjoyable day
Great pace of play. Course in good condition and greens ran true if not just a tad slower than expected. To be fair it was a little wet as we finished eighteen by 10am.
Condition
I was disappointed with the course condition. The tees were aerated, the greens aerated a month ago and still weren't cured. They were extremely bumpy. Every putt bobbled. The place was nothing like the last time I played it about 5 years ago. I had nothing but high praise for this course, today that changed. The person I played with couldn't understand how I thought this course was so good, I understand his sentiment. We played Neshanic last week and it was in far superior shape.
Aeration fairways and greens
Other than aerating, the course is a great test. The elevation changes make you use unusual clubs for the measured yardages on approach shots.
Great track
Enjoyed playing here very much! The greens were perfect and the staff very helpful! Only bummer was cart paths only but Mother Nature made that call.
Love this part of NJ as it feels like you are in the mountains of the Carolinas! Would be happy to come back anytime!!!
The course was well maintained.
Five tee boxes to accommodate different skill levels. The greens were fairly fast and in good condition. The course is expensive and the pace of play was slow on the back nine.
Always one of my favorite courses
For April, the conditions were great, cannot complain. The staff is very friendly, even let me go back and get an additional 9 in with no charge. If you have the money, get a round here.
Always a pleasure
The course is always nice, bunkers are what they are during pandemic so no fault of the course there. Overall a round worth the money a couple times a year!
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