Berkshire Valley Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6810 yards | 73.2 | 134 |
| Blue | 71 | 6354 yards | 70.6 | 126 |
| White | 71 | 5895 yards | 68.6 | 123 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5895 yards | 74.8 | 136 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5234 yards | 70.7 | 124 |
| Gold | 71 | 5234 yards | 66.9 | 117 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4647 yards | 66.9 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.9/137 | 402 | 258 | 521 | 387 | 362 | 207 | 554 | 437 | 382 | 3510 | 418 | 353 | 190 | 432 | 312 | 555 | 218 | 386 | 436 | 3300 | 6810 |
| Blue M: 70.4/130 W: 77.0/145 | 378 | 240 | 509 | 365 | 328 | 187 | 535 | 383 | 373 | 3298 | 382 | 335 | 162 | 408 | 275 | 528 | 183 | 373 | 410 | 3056 | 6354 |
| White M: 68.4/125 W: 74.2/139 | 363 | 210 | 487 | 354 | 308 | 157 | 495 | 365 | 367 | 3106 | 367 | 286 | 142 | 417 | 230 | 513 | 151 | 316 | 367 | 2789 | 5895 |
| Gold M: 67.1/120 W: 68.8/124 | 313 | 163 | 426 | 313 | 292 | 128 | 447 | 323 | 320 | 2725 | 307 | 243 | 120 | 408 | 220 | 425 | 142 | 294 | 350 | 2509 | 5234 |
| Red W: 66.9/119 | 284 | 126 | 395 | 273 | 275 | 92 | 418 | 305 | 270 | 2438 | 297 | 213 | 83 | 317 | 203 | 390 | 131 | 262 | 313 | 2209 | 4647 |
| Handicap | 9 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by JAS07 on 05/11/2026
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Photo submitted by JAS07 on 05/11/2026
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Photo submitted by csarge4 on 03/14/2026
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Photo submitted by ryanhendrixson44 on 10/15/2025
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Photo submitted by u314160483348 on 08/20/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160483348 on 08/03/2022
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Photo submitted by Shooter7879 on 06/22/2022
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Photo submitted by oneifbypez on 05/24/2022
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Photo submitted by oneifbypez on 05/24/2022
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by null on 11/08/2021
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View from 1st hole tee box Photo submitted by u7882129 on 09/29/2021
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Photo submitted by Cberlin73 on 08/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u2644785 on 10/20/2020
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Photo submitted by rich4par on 10/12/2020
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Photo submitted by KevinHopfer on 09/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u000007535051 on 08/25/2020
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17th hole Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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13th hole from the 14th tee box Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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12th green from tee box area Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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8th hole, approach shot Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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2nd hole, driving to the green Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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1st hole from behind the green Photo submitted by blamege on 08/15/2020
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Photo submitted by Michael4721223 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Michael4721223 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 07/04/2020
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Photo submitted by Chanwoo1966 on 06/17/2019
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Photo submitted by Abeer7953764 on 06/01/2018
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view from the clubhouse Photo submitted by Dkotowicz on 08/30/2016
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Photo submitted by John5420629 on 09/21/2015
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Berkshire Valley 18 Photo submitted by crsimpson on 09/25/2013
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Berkshire Valley 11 Photo submitted by crsimpson on 09/25/2013
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Berkshire Valley 1 Photo submitted by crsimpson on 09/25/2013
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Photo submitted by concatz on 08/06/2013
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Nice view! Photo submitted by Coletrain77 on 04/23/2013
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Wildlife siting! Photo submitted by Coletrain77 on 04/23/2013
Course is in great shape again people need to fix ball marks on greens
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.
the couse was in great shape
the greens were rolling true and difficult
fun
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.
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.
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!
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!
Thank you so much for your review. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back again soon!
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!
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!
Have good time with friends on this course.
Well maintained golf course and I will try this again.
Thanks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the course conditions, and we look forward to seeing you again. Have a great day!
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
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!
Money well spent
Excellent layout and challenging. Great experience, will play again
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!
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.
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!
Challenging!
Challenging and fun! Love the design layout and narrow first 5holes. Greens and fairways are in great conditions.
Hi Steven, thanks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the course and hope to see you again soon. Great picture!
Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon. Have a great day!
The course is in wonderful shape for April
Drove an hour to play the course and the condition of the greens was excellent. Overall conditions were excellent and it was cart path only. It is an extremely difficult piece of property for a golf course and the designer did a great job. First 4 holes are very tight and did not pull out a driver until the 8th. Wind tends to swirl. Had played the near by Bowling green which had liked but this is a better course. Played from the blues and it was a good test of golf.
Thank you for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed your experience at our course! We value your feedback and hope to see you back soon.
Thank you for you review. We hope to see you again soon!
The 5hr and 20 minute round
No course supervision. People playing the Blacks when they should play the Whites. I had 3 - 5 hr rounds and 1- 5hr 20min round this year. Great course great greenskerper. Pooor course management leads to excessive round times. What happened to 4-1/2 hrs
Good Value
Good value for the round. Decent drive from Manhattan. NO driving range on Thursday mornings before 10am...were told upon arrival that local town residents complain about the mowers, so they shut the range to cut it on Thursday mornings. This is a challenging course, and going in cold made the first 6 holes more difficult than they already are. Try playing a 240 yard par 3 as your second hole after only two full golf swings on the first hole :) Lot of rain the night before meant cart path only which slows play on a hilly course. Definitely coming back, though! Interesting, challenging track. Lots of changing wind angles because of how the forest was cut back! Clubhouse restaurant needs more thought. Normally we stay for lunch after a round, but headed down the road to Taphouse 15 for a decent meal and good craft beer selection.
Beautiful course
Great course! Nice layout! However tee times were 5 minutes apart too close causing you to wait on every shot!
Thank you for your review. We look forward to having you back at Berkshire Valley again sometime soon.