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4.2
742 Reviews (742)
5 Stars
420
4 Stars
239
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
84.3%
Recommend this course
679 out of 742 reviews
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4.6
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.9
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.1
63 Reviews (63)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
79.4%
Recommend this course
50 out of 63 reviews
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Course Highlights
Berkshire Valley's course layout consistently earns top marks, with challenging holes, fast greens, and well-maintained fairways impressing repeat visitors. Friendly staff and solid value make this scenic course a strong choice for golfers of all skill levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 71
Length 6810 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

Berkshire Valley has a scenic location in the Highlands region of northern New Jersey. It is known as one of best public golf courses in the area. The course is perched atop the ridge of Green Pond Mountain, providing a dramatic topography for a challenging round of golf. The front of the golf course was carefully carved from a hillside, featuring narrow fairways that place a premium on accuracy. The first five holes are particularly scenic as well as formidable. There are some open holes that play along the cliffs, subjecting them to the prevailing winds, one of these is the intimidating par-5 third. The Berkshire Valley golf course finishes with its signature hole. This hole can be deceiving since it has a generous fairway, but the second shot is uphill to a tough green.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Rulewich (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.2
742 Reviews (742)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Elevation Changes 35
Bunkers 27
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
Advanced Golfers 26
Locals 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 34
In the 'Burbs 15

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/09/2020

Thank you for another review, Ted. Per our last comment, please feel free to reach out to us with any concerns.

Played On
Reviews 116
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

My home course....this is a must play

I played 72 different courses this year and BV is technically my home course. 3-4 nights a week in season I'm there practicing and playing.I never tire of the view of the valley from the first tee....I call it Gods country. There are very few courses I would play this often. One of my top 5 in the metro area. Only courses I would enjoy playing this often would be Bethpage Black, Shore Oaks, Ballyowen, Knoll West. Black is my favorite but Berkshire is my very close second. Staff is always friendly and accommodating even when I come in late (sorry).Play a baby cut the first 5 holes and you will.score just fine.Enjoy!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/09/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are so glad to hear you enjoy our course and wonderful staff. We look forward to having you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Giving this time of year the course conditions were excellent and a fairly challenging course. Even though we got rained on drainage was not a problem. I look forward to playing this course again in better weather!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/09/2020

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon when the weather is more agreeable.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/09/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice Track

Very nice layout & course conditions were very good except for the traps. A light dusting of sand with hard pan underneath. Very easy to scratch your clubs or worse hurt your wrists. Tight first 5 holes & then it opens out. Visually spectacular. Green speed & conditions were awesome. Pace of play was 4hrs 10 min. Pretty good for a Saturday afternoon round. Overall experience was v good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thanks for your 4 star review. We appreciate you making the trip from the city to our facility and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

A Must Play!

Today was my first time play Berkshire Valley and all I can say is wow! Although starting out, the weather wasn't at its best. Some light to moderate rain and winds didn't help me through the first few holes. The clubhouse staff were very kind and helpful. Knowing I was a single they didn't try to force me with a two or three-some. They did make that suggestion to me, but still told me I could go out and play by myself. Pace of play was what you would expect, average. I was lucky enough to have three groups let me play through them. I finished my round in just under 3 1/2 hours. Holes weren't too challenging but they weren't a walk in the park either. This course will expose some of your weakness' but the course conditions and views will keep your mind at ease. A must play for all players! I will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for your review, Patrick. We are so glad you enjoyed your round with us at Berkshire Valley. The first 5 are challenging and we're glad you stuck through it to experience the other 13! Looking forward to having you back.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Wrong free-fee charge

I have received the green-fee charge on my credit card though I cancelled the reservation on 2nd September. Can you check my cancellation record and stop the cancellation fee charge on my credit card.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Hello, we'd like to get this taken care of if it hasn't been resolved already. Please email us at info@berkshirevalleygc.com so we can figure out what we can do. Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for the 5 star review. We hope to see you back again soon. Thanks!

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for the 4 star review. We hope you come back and visit us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for your review. We look forward to having you back at Berkshire Valley again sometime soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape again people need to fix ball marks on greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for your 5 star review. We appreciate your feedback. Please know that we remind our golfers of etiquette including fixing ball marks on the greens. Our maintenance staff does what they can to help fix these. Looking forward to having you back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

the couse was in great shape

the greens were rolling true and difficult

fun

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for your 5 star review! We have such a challenge, especially in the first 5 holes. We are glad you were satisfied with your experience and look forward to your return sometime soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Thank you for your review. We have a great staff and are glad you think so too. Looking forward to seeing you back at Berkshire Valley again soon.

Played On
Reviews 206
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice course

I didn't enjoy the round we waited EVERY single shot! We had an 11:30 tee time and they had a group go out at 11:20 and 11:25 ridiculous! This course often packs groups with no ranger on 1st tee making each group wait until the group in front reaches the green. Bowling Green does this and they always have a 4-4 1/2 hr round They also have a grill between the 10th and 12th hole which always backs things up because they dont have a call ahead system like Black Bear and Bowling have which keeps the pace of play going on those courses I like the course but because of slow play I only play berkshire a few times during the year as opposed to Bowling where I play 20-25 rounds a year! Also you don't get a senior discount if you dont live in the county! It was a beautiful day today but I didnt enjoy it and lost interest with all the waiting! 5hrs 15 minute round horrible!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/02/2019

Hi Roger, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear your round was so long, and we will look into solutions to address the pace of play concerns. Thank you for sharing some points of frustration, and if you'd like to share any others, please email info@berkshirevalleygc.com. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/23/2019

Thank you so much for your review. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout...Great views

This was my first experience at Berkshire Valley and I was very impressed with the golf course.. This first five holes are demanding, so make sure you are warmed up before you get started. The start of the course runs along the mountain ridge and then the course drops down into the valley for the remainder of the round. I can say that this was one of the better conditioned public courses that I have played in NJ and the greens were smooth and moderately fast. The only blemish on an otherwise great experience was the time it took us to complete our round..we started at 12:10 and we did not finish until 5:20. Extremely slow with no Ranger in sight until the 14 th hole. I know the couse was busy but still no reason for 5+ hour round.. Other thsn paceof play....highly recommended!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/18/2019

Hello, thank you for your thorough review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the conditions, and will take your pace of play comment into consideration. We are making steps towards ensuring a fast pace of play for everyone, and we hope to see you again soon. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Have good time with friends on this course.

Well maintained golf course and I will try this again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/18/2019

Thanks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the course conditions, and we look forward to seeing you again. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Golf now screwed up!

I book a time through good now and they didn’t have it when I showed up.

I drove all the way from secaucus

This is terrible

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/18/2019

Hello, thanks for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you made the trip and that the tee time did not come through. In the future, we recommend booking all online tee times through the Berkshire Valley website: www.berkshirevalleygc.com. You will always receive a confirmation email when your tee time is booked! We hope to see you again so you can get out on the course!

Played On
Reviews 206
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Money well spent

Excellent layout and challenging. Great experience, will play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/18/2019

Hello, thanks for your feedback! We're glad to hear you enjoyed your experience and look forward to seeing you again. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was unplayable

This a visually beautiful and difficult course that creates many challenges for all levels of golfers. However after several days of rain this course was soaked and play was made more difficult by drenched fairway turf. This course was unplayable and should have been closed until drier conditions prevailed.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/18/2019

Hello, thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear the course conditions were not up to par. We hope to see you again with drier conditions! Have a great day!

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