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4.2
726 Reviews (726)
5 Stars
408
4 Stars
236
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
84.4%
Recommend this course
665 out of 726 reviews
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4.0
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
77.6%
Recommend this course
38 out of 49 reviews
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4.1
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.4%
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48 out of 59 reviews
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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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4.2
726 Reviews (726)

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
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3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Thank you for your review!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Could Be So Much Better

I have played this course many times. It’s a great, scenic layout and location but it’s being run on the cheap. The tee boxes are chewed up and have been since April, sand traps are full of rocks, there is no drinking water on the course and you literally cannot see the green on one of the par 3’s (#12) from the tee because it is blocked by overgrown reeds. Beware if you need to eat and haven’t brought any food. The grill may or may not be open, it’s random. Other county courses such as Neshanic and Hominy Hill put this course to shame when it comes to appropriate investment.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced

No rangers. Very slow pace of plat. Tee boxes not well maintained. Nice challenging layout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 203
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course terrible pace of play!

berkshire is a beautiful well kept course with a friendly staff and great views from the first 2 holes. However their pace of play the 6 times I've played in the last year on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday have all been 4hrs 45 minutes to 5hrs 15 minutes waiting every hole and every other shot. Their golf carts have no GPS and no cover in the back for your clubs. They no longer have any rangers to speed up pace of play. No senior rate if your out of county and a Troon course that doesn't give you points on your Troom card

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course - But lousy pace of play

Everything about Berkshire is wonderful except it consistently exceeds 5 hours, even on weekdays!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout and setting, conditions lacking

The course is long and challenging especially from the black tees. Really nice layout and a beautiful setting in a valley surrounded by hills. Only issue is the conditions and maintenance of the course itself. Tee boxes were mostly fine but the fairways and greens were a mess. tons of divots, dead patches of grass etc. Also the bunkers were not in the best shape. Overall ok, but don't expect a pristine course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Thank you for your review. We value your feed back. We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course, Lousy pace of play

Wonderful in every aspect except it’s always a 5hour plus round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Thank you for your review! We value your feedback and are consistently striving to improve our customer experience. Hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don’t go in the morning!

Course is nice. I like the layout and the variety of shots you need to play. Every year I visit my friends in NJ and play a round here but forgot not to take Tee time in the morning as they do not wipe the green (!!!!) so really does not worth the money you pay! On the opposite pace of play was good ant it took me 4 hours to play a round (but we were the second Group teeing off at 6:20).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Thank you for your review! We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ernie Hernandez

Enjoy the app and disappointed doesn't do veterans discounts or the courses do not offer

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Thank you for your review, Ernie! We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet greens unacceptable!

Course is very nice and I would suggest it to anyone Who happens to be in the area. Sorry to aknowledge that there is a starter quite rude !

Other negative is that greens in the morning do not get wiped out so if you have an early tee time (as I had at 6:20) putting is really a nightmare for all the 18 holes! For more than $90 for a round they should do better (as Flanders Valley does, for example!)

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Thank you for your review Claudiusson. We apologize for the behavior of our starter as it is not reflective of our staff as a whole. Please reach out to our Director of Golf, Zach Bromfield at zbromfield@berkshirevalleygc.com to discuss in further detail. We hope you will give us another chance soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great find

Driving in the view is spectacular

And it gets better from there

Unfortunately it was cart paths only when we played so it was slow

But a great course

Wish people would fix those divots and ball marks

A great place to play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 08/14/2024

Thank you for your review! Glad you enjoyed the course. Hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2024

Thank you for your review! Hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2024

Thank you for your review! Hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course is great as ever

Nothing to say but, keep up the great work on this course. Amazing! Golfers, fix your balls marks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Very nice course, front tight, back more open

Overall the people there were very nice, The people giving you the carts are not helpful and borderline rude. There is no starter or ranger to monitor the pace of play. The greens were very nice, the conditions were good, and the greens were great for chipping and putting.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2024

Thank you for your review! Hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Absolutely horrible experience

5.5hr round.

No ranger.

No starter.

No restroom.

Tee boxs beated.

Greens in poor condition. Slow and bumpy.

Fairway and layout above average.

The course had been good. Not anymore. Avoid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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