Neshanic Valley Golf Course - Lake/Ridge Course
About
Neshanic Valley Golf Course is a 27-hole layout that sprawls across 420 acres of rolling farmland. It is the flagship course of the five-course Somerset County Park Commission system. The design team of Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry crafted the layout, which is divided into three nines called the Lake, Ridge, and Meadow. The nines can be played in different 18-hole combinations. The Lake/Ridge Course, as the name would imply, starts out with a few water holes. In addition to the lakes on the front nine, environmentally sensitive wetland areas come into play throughout. The fairways and greens are bordered by ample fescue and the putting surfaces are closely guarded by strategically placed bunkers. Neshanic Valley also offers a nine-hole, par-32 Academy Course, which is great for beginners.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7065 yards | 73.6 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 6665 yards | 71.8 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6210 yards | 69.7 | 130 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6210 yards | 77.4 | 138 |
| Silver | 72 | 5580 yards | 66.6 | 117 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5580 yards | 73.0 | 126 |
| Green | 72 | 5061 yards | 64.5 | 110 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5061 yards | 69.9 | 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: 73.5/131 | 434 | 362 | 174 | 458 | 588 | 422 | 382 | 204 | 525 | 3549 | 418 | 380 | 430 | 181 | 536 | 223 | 391 | 555 | 402 | 3516 | 7065 |
| Gold M: 71.6/129 | 412 | 343 | 155 | 433 | 564 | 394 | 355 | 187 | 495 | 3338 | 390 | 352 | 408 | 172 | 518 | 202 | 368 | 532 | 385 | 3327 | 6665 |
| Blue M: 69.4/126 W: 75.8/134 | 387 | 316 | 132 | 404 | 533 | 361 | 330 | 170 | 471 | 3104 | 365 | 324 | 384 | 152 | 497 | 175 | 342 | 503 | 364 | 3106 | 6210 |
| Silver M: 66.6/115 W: 72.5/126 | 356 | 286 | 105 | 377 | 501 | 332 | 300 | 142 | 443 | 2842 | 336 | 299 | 349 | 117 | 422 | 150 | 310 | 459 | 296 | 2738 | 5580 |
| Green M: 64.5/110 W: 69.1/119 | 332 | 244 | 82 | 357 | 464 | 300 | 259 | 117 | 417 | 2572 | 301 | 256 | 311 | 111 | 392 | 123 | 271 | 438 | 286 | 2489 | 5061 |
| Handicap | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by Dguzman3 on 09/09/2025
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Photo submitted by Dguzman3 on 09/09/2025
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View from the clubhouse Photo submitted by ttabasco13 on 05/10/2025
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Photo submitted by jmurg278 on 08/26/2024
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Photo submitted by mstef8 on 05/31/2024
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Photo submitted by OhTool on 08/27/2023
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Photo submitted by brushy2 on 06/24/2023
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Photo submitted by brushy2 on 06/24/2023
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 05/02/2023
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Photo submitted by u314160070949 on 10/22/2021
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Photo submitted by u314160070949 on 10/22/2021
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Photo submitted by 2BadQuads on 09/06/2021
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Par 4s, 1st Holes, Ridge Course (L) and Lake Course (R) Photo submitted by blamege on 09/02/2021
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Par 4, 7th Hole, Meadow Course Photo submitted by blamege on 09/02/2021
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Par 5, 9th Hole, Meadow Course Photo submitted by blamege on 09/02/2021
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Par 5, 8th Hole, Ridge Course Photo submitted by blamege on 09/02/2021
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Par 4, 4th hole, Lake Course Photo submitted by blamege on 09/02/2021
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Par 5, 9th hole, Lake Course Photo submitted by blamege on 09/02/2021
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Photo submitted by Johnnyboynj on 06/29/2021
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Photo submitted by JimGolfer12 on 08/21/2020
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Photo submitted by surge1481 on 08/14/2020
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Photo submitted by surge1481 on 08/14/2020
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Photo submitted by surge1481 on 08/14/2020
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Photo submitted by KevinHopfer on 08/07/2020
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The par-4 1st on Meadow Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/21/2020
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The par-5 4th on Meadow Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/21/2020
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The par-4 4th on Lake Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/21/2020
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The greens of Lake's par-4 7th (front), par-3 8th (left), and par-5 5th (right) Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/21/2020
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The par-5 9th on Lake Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/21/2020
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The green conditions as of 5/18/20. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/21/2020
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Photo submitted by chiragbatki on 08/31/2019
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Photo submitted by chiragbatki on 08/31/2019
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June 2019 Photo submitted by mtrulby13 on 06/25/2019
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June 2019 Photo submitted by mtrulby13 on 06/25/2019
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June 2019 Photo submitted by mtrulby13 on 06/25/2019
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June 2019 Photo submitted by mtrulby13 on 06/25/2019
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Photo submitted by u000008053831 on 11/29/2016
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Photo submitted by u000008053831 on 11/29/2016
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Photo submitted by u000008053831 on 11/29/2016
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Photo submitted by u000008053831 on 11/29/2016
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Photo submitted by u000008053831 on 11/29/2016
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Photo submitted by neato50 on 10/09/2015
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Photo submitted by neato50 on 10/09/2015
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Photo submitted by ecalvert81 on 07/14/2015
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Photo submitted by ecalvert81 on 07/14/2015
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Great clubhouse Photo submitted by kobeguy2 on 11/23/2012
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9th hole: meadow Photo submitted by kobeguy2 on 11/23/2012
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View of the valley Photo submitted by kobeguy2 on 11/23/2012
Decent, But not Great
Said to be a top 5 course in NJ. I found the course to be just above average. Nothing bad, but certainly not great. The course has very little flow, the holes are off, some of them around ponds are just disasters.
My new favorite
Haven't played here much, bit will be next year. Beautiful scenery, pace and people are great. A good spot if you are a decent golfer.... You will enjoy this course.
amazing and fun course
. All 3courses are challenging but my favorite is lake.. overall Simply amazing course..
Played by myself - Very Slow.
I booked a Team time Deal. There was only one player available. So I assumed that meant I would be joining 3 others. When I checked in with the starter, I was told I would be playing by myself. Took 2 hours and 20 minutes to play Nine holes. By myself. I left after 9 holes. If I didn't book through Golf Now, I wouldn't have played, but I didn't have an option as I paid Golf Now directly in advance. I guess this is just something to watch out for if you use Golf Now. You may not be playing by yourself even if the only available tee time is for 1 for your tee time.
Excellent course
Unfortunately our round was curtailed due to rain.. but having played the course before it looked to be in great shape as usual
Excellent course, but normal price is high
I have wanted to play Neshanic Valley since it opened, but always balked at the price. However, I was able to get a $28 GolfNow Hot Deal so jumped on it. I am glad I did because the course is in excellent shape and well worth playing.
The fairways, greens, tee boxes, and grass in the rough are all equal to country club conditions. My only (minor) complaint about the condition of the course is that the bunkers are not on par with everything else. It had rained the day before and many bunkers were muddy. Furthermore, even dry spots in some bunkers were more dirt than sand. However, several bunkers were really nice. Overall, the bunkers have an inconsistent quality.
The course is a nice challenging layout, but not extremely difficult. Many of the fairways are pretty wide, but primarily on the longer holes. Fairway and greenside bunkers are strategically located to make it important to have an accurate tee shot (and 2nd shot on par 5's). The rough is very playable, but many holes have high fescue grass not far off the fairway - if you hit it in the fescue, you have a lost ball.
Now that I have played once, I will definitely play Neshanic Valley again.
Terrific shape tee to green
Course was extremely fair. Fairways afford the average golfer a chance to score. Greens held and were fast but not unputtable. From the gold tees it was a challenge for a 13 handicap. I will definitely play it again but on weekday when it is less crowddd and cheaper.
Worth the price
Course was in mint condition. Beautiful layout. Pricey but a pleasure to play.
Great Public Course
A little too open, fairways a little too wide. Otherwise just about perfect.
Great Links style course
I have been playing here for a couple of years now. I love this course but lately the greens are bumpy and not cut like when this course was being prepped for that Women's Amateur championship.
Maybe they are short of staff to maintain the course but it sure a shame CZ this used to be a very nice course on PAR with some expensive private clubs. It is quite pricey to play in this county course, they have to keep up the high quality golf course that' they used to have when they first opened it for play.
The course layout is challenging and yet fair, keep your approach shots on the green and better yet, try to get as close to the flag. If not these bumpy greens will mess up
you score big time. When am paying top dollars I expect these greens to be cut and rolled properly that way we can really have a nice and fast greens that's good for cleaning out some pockets...just enjoying friendly wager to keep golf a bit more exciting..
I still bring my buddies here...they all notice that it is not what it used to be....
Just right
Nice round at superior "county" course at an awesome price.
Over priced
The course is nice but way over priced, there is no drinking water on the course and your not allowed coolers, the beverage cart was under stocked and over priced also
The course is beautiful
Have not played Neshanic in a few years, but the course is in great shape and is a beauty. Keep your ball in the short grass or you won't find it.
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