Shore Gate Golf Club

Very tough track. Very playable after a night of heavy rain. Starter was a hoot. Great chatter and very helpful.

Odd experience at the counter checking in. My partner and I were the only folks in sight due to the rain. Check in pro spent 10 minutes explaining the public courses membership rules to someone at least 4 different ways. Never even looked at me waiting to pay and tee off. Odd. Could have multi tasked or used a brief hold.

Hidden gem , was paired with two gentlemen can’t say as much for the guys behind us , purposely hit into us then came up like they wanted to throw fists crazy eh , but reminded them this is a gentleman’s game obvious there not but as for the course had a great time Always like playing here

New Jersey shore golf courses are notorious for excessive price gouging during high season without providing course condition and services that dictate the high cost. I am happy to say that after my previous visit to Shore gate Golf club they have made excellent changes. This layout is excellent with a variety of different types of challenging holes and sand and water hazards. Greens had been aerated on 9/7 and were consisstent and not bumpy. Fairways and greens and bunkers(hundreds) were all in good condition. At least, if they are charging top $ , they are maintaining the course in top condition. Also, If you want to pretend to be a pro try Hole#9 from the back tees 649 par 5 absolutely a fantastic golf hole anywhere in US!

Really liked the way the course is layed out u hav to be accurate with ur shots an club selection or u will end up in alot of sand bunkers that said i still had a very enjoyable day

Greens are very good,

Tee boxes are bad

Fairways full of divots.

Fix the tee boxes and fill divots and this course would be exceptional.

Great course, was cart path only because of strong storms the night before which made for long walks and slower play, but lots of different holes with plenty of risk versus reward, risk won the day but will be back.

Played with three buddies and was very pleased overall. For a course that gets a ton of play, the fairways and greens were in excellent condition. Pro shop staff was incredibly helpful and bent over backwards to accommodate the last minute addition to our foursome.

Greens fees were a little steep, but that is the case at every course in the area, which is what you expect at the beach during the height of vacation season. I felt the quality of the course made it a good value for the area and the time of year.

Thank you for a fun day. We’ll be back.

First time playing here in about 8-9 years. I was initially concerned by some of the reviews, but happy to find out the course is in good shape. Sounds like they had some tough times in 2020 and 2021, but little sign of that today from what I saw.

It's not as great as it was back in the mid 2010's, but it's much better than the condition of the average public course. The green speeds are very quick, as good as you'll find on any public track. That alone makes it worth your while. Fairways good overall, though too many unfilled divots. Shore Gate is one of the best layouts you'll see. Top 3-4 public course in NJ in my opinion.

Only drawback would be the price. If you're in the area once or twice a year, it's worth playing even for $130. If you're from the area, it's tough to justify spending that much to play here multiple times a season, although golf course pricing has seemed to spike out of control all around over the last three years. Much better value if you can get the afternoon rate.

I played this course years ago and thought it was spectacular. Challenging, beautiful and interesting. Go to the website and see its potential. However, today, Shore Gate is nothing like the pictures on the website. The sand complexes that make the pictures look amazing are filled with crab grass, not edged, and lost their interest as much of their shape has been removed. The fairways and greens are in pretty good shape, but the rough is either dead or crab grass. I want to like this course because I see it’s potential, but in the shape it’s in, I just can’t recommend it.

I played here about 7 years ago and remember it being really nice. This time around it was in absolute terrible shape. Greens look like they are ever repaired and the bunkers are in awful shape. The grass, if you can even call it that, around the edges of the bunkers are poorly manicured. For $114 this place should be pristine. Every other jersey shore course I play at are all in tip top shape. If it wasn't the shore, they would never get away with charging what they do. Spend your money at Twisted Dune or Ballamor instead.

My group of 8 had an awesome time! Chris Smith and his staff helped me out and made sure our day was flawless. The pro shop and bag drop staff was extremely friendly, along with the Halfway house staff. Great job!

...this is your course. The layout is incredibly difficult, and presents a mental challenge to be solved. Every shot presents options. The conditions however left much to be desired. Just tons of dead patches all over the course. Lots of soggy areas too. Greens were good, not great. Expected better conditions for the price.

The course was in horrible shape. Crabgrass everywhere. Brown patches all along the fairway. The Staff were very rude. I can't believe how rude they were, I used to come play here every time Im in the area but NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN.

I played this morning and two things are obvious: this course is not in its best condition and this odd one of the best public courses in New Jersey.

A few of the fairways had been completely aerated and reseeded which not only looked bad, but made some approaches challenging as they were surrounded by plugs. Other than that, the rest of the course was in pretty good shape.

The course is filled with challenging holes and beautiful views and is a great course to play. While the course isn’t in its best condition, the maintenance crew is doing a great job overcoming the obstacles they faced this summer.

I’ll definitely play again when I’m back down here.

Awful conditions!!! This course ( conditions) looks and feels like a $40 dollar course but you pay over $100! Fairways trashed and getting worse by the round will not recover this year! Maybe a change of ownership is near? No money is being spent on this course no sand in traps ! No rough only crab grass! Ball marks on every green! Nothing I can say positive the staff pompous and not helpful! SAVE your money!