Colts Neck GC
A view from a green at Colts Neck Golf Club
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3.8
896 Reviews (896)
5 Stars
333
4 Stars
336
3 Stars
133
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
37
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
73.6%
Recommend this course
727 out of 896 reviews
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3.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
50.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 12 reviews
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3.8
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
70.9%
Recommend this course
39 out of 55 reviews
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Course Highlights
Colts Neck impresses with a well-manicured layout featuring a rewarding mix of challenging, thoughtfully designed holes. Exceptionally friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and strong overall value make this course easy to recommend.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6262 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.8

Colts Neck Golf Club is one of central New Jersey's most popular courses. The diverse course offers everything from Scottish-style bunkers to sparkling lakes. Tall golden fescue rough borders the fairways and the greens are large and undulating. The course is seemingly short at only 6,236 yards but it shouldn't be taken lightly. It's much more challenging than it appears. The layout finishes with two of its toughest holes. The 17th has a tough green fiercely guarded by out-of-bounds and the course saved the most difficult hole for last. This par 3 will test even the most seasoned golfers. In addition to the golf course, Colts Neck also has a 25-station driving range that stays open late. It's a great spot for getting in some practice after work.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The New Jersey Golf Performance Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Men - collared shirts are required. No blue jeans allowed. No short shorts allowed.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

3.8
896 Reviews (896)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 27
Forced Carries 17
Thick Rough 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
Advanced Golfers 17
Walkers 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 29
In the 'Burbs 19

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Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Local golfer

Course was excellent. Recently aerated so greens were tough to follow a line. Pace of play was a bit slow. Waited every shot. Would definately go back at the golf now hot deal price!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

WORST COURSE IN NJ

I am an avid golfer that plays 40-50 rounds a season in the Monmouth, Mercer and Ocean county area. This place is HORRIBLE. The design is super short with little to no challenges. The pace of play is horrendous. I asked the ranger or someone that looked like a member of the staff to please talk to the group ahead to keep pace and he drove away in the opposite direction. No one at the clubhouse informed me which holes were cart path only. There is no signage or ropes that inform you that holes are cart path only. The way that me and my foursome found out is when are carts shut down in the middle of the fairway. This place is an absolute CLOWN SHOW. The 12th hole looks like bomb blew up the fairway. Apparently the brain trust that run this place changed the layout and converted a par 3 to a par 4 except the GPS wasn’t updated and our carts shut down because it said we were on the wrong hole. All day long our carts were either shutting down, beeping or telling us we were on the wrong hole. I literally took pictures of my disabled golf cart telling me I was out of bounds when I was ON THE CART PATH !

If you want an overpriced course, with terrible conditions, no challenges, unprofessional staff that does not manage pace of play, golf carts that have inaccurate GPS then you have found your home. I should have read the endless number of NEGATIVE reviews prior to wasting my time and money at this sad excuse for a golf course. Don't take my word for it. Read the numerous other reviews that share my experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Mr Bru Bru

Great layout. Greens even though aerated were fast and consistent. Fairways cut very tight. A few chewed up tee boxes but that’s to be expected this late in the season. I def recommend playing here. I Love the fact they remind u to fix ur ball marks. They should have an electric shock on ur seat when u come off the green and u don’t fix ur ball marks!!!!😃😃😃

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid course

Great layout, not much water. Friendly staff. Pace of pay is really good, greens were not

Rolled but still playable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Few Improvements could be made

The course had just aerated the fairways, which wasn't on the GolfNow site.

Greens hadn't been cut that day and were in "shaggy" condition.

Would only rate it "average" for the cost involved.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course but overpriced

I had a 4:18 tee time booked with a cart but after I paid the guy behind the desk told me the carts had to be back at 6:15. I made it through 9 holes and had to bring back the cart. I wasn’t going to walk the other 9 holes, which I had no idea how to get to. I wish someone told me I was only going to have the cart for only 2 hours. I wouldn’t have paid for 18 holes if I had known that I wasn’t going to be able to finish.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course

Early October and conditions are only fair. Greens are still recovering from aeration and the fairways are recovering too. The changed the 12th hole to play as a par 4 and I guess a par 3. As we were going to our balls playing it as a par 4 the cart just stopped saying we were in a restricted area. The cart path only warning came on the screen when we were approaching the par 3 tee annoying. The parking lot cart rules are ridiculous, maybe during peak season it’s needed but definitely not now.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big Al

The condition of the golf course was fair. There was a lot of dirt patches and grass patching around the greens. I wouldn’t mind playing it again at the hot deal rate of 69.99. I would not pay $90 to play there though. Course needs some TLC.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

NOT even worth a $50 Hot Deal

It has been more than a year since my last round at Colts Neck Country Club. I am not your average, hoping to break 100 golfer. I have 50+ rounds recorded on the 18Birdies app over the last two years with a handicap of 10.3

All I can say about this course is “WHAT HAPPENED???”

The practice putting green by the Clubhouse was in pristine condition and unfortunately, the ONLY ONE in that condition. The greens were HORRIBLE!! Quite a few of them had fungus growing on them and crabgrass in the tightly mowed areas on the fringe and around the greens. A number of the fairways were very questionable at best. Also, What in the world are they trying to do on hole #12??? If you want to make it a par 4 make it straight and 275-325 yards and drivable….OR if you really want to keep the tee boxes where they are …….cut down the trees on the left corner of the dogleg. This way the 90% of the people in USA who are Right Handed (and 90% of them fade the ball) will have a reasonable chance of getting a par. EVEN My golf cart shut down 3 times on the hole because it didn’t know how you are supposed to play the hole???

I have no idea what it cost to be a member at this semi private golf course, but I can tell you if I was a member I would be leading a revolt against the ownership. I don’t know what they are spending the members money on?

I am so glad I did not pay full price to play today….. And as my review title says; “I don’t even think it was worth a $50 hot deal!” There are MUCH better options for $50 within a 30 mile radius.

Since I am not a member, I cannot speak about all the services and amenities they provide to their members. All I can say is, I went to play golf today I wouldn’t give the golf course more than 2 1/2 stars.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Took a turn for the worst

I played this course last year and it was in good shape, now not so much. I noticed new golf carts, which do not even know the course layout. I guess they spent their money on those carts and less on maintenance because the greens were awful the fairways were spotty I am shocked a round cost $90 during a week. I would only play this course for a hot deal under $40 otherwise go play any other public course because the condition of those cannot be any worse than here. Hope this reaches the right people!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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