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4.3
802 Reviews (802)
5 Stars
348
4 Stars
313
3 Stars
85
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
21
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
93.2%
Recommend this course
728 out of 802 reviews
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4.2
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 10 reviews
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4.3
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.3%
Recommend this course
28 out of 30 reviews
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Course Highlights
Forge Pond GC delivers exceptional value with a beautifully maintained executive layout featuring tight fairways, water hazards, and tricky greens. Exceptionally friendly staff and consistently strong conditions make this a top choice for public golf.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Executive
Par 60
Length 3916 yards
Slope 98
Rating 59.4
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Forge Pond Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Hal Purdy

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.3
802 Reviews (802)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 27
Bunkers 14
Thick Rough 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 23
Walkers 18
Beginners 17
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 12
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great challenging course

I always enjoy playing this course. It is a bit narrow. You will enjoy a day out on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible Starter

The starter today was terrible.

He had a bad attitude towards the four of us because we booked the hot deal.

Made us wait for two guys that showed up 5 minutes after their tee time and took another 15 minutes to get to the 1st tee.

The poor treatment by the starter really upset the 4 of us.

The rest of the staff was pleasant but they did nothing about the pace of play.

We were treated poorly simply for booking the hot deal.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

poor management

Had to wait for another group who did not show up on time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course to improve your accuracy

This is a county course and all the staff work really hard to maintain the course. This year is no exception and the course is in great shape.

Thank you staff for all the hard work you do.

Its a challenging course with little room to miss left or right. It also had a couple of long par 3's. Great course with a great price.

Joe

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

For practice on your short game excellent place to be

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day

Excellent vourse to play and in good shape. Always a fun day at Forge Pond!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round until rain cane

Course played well booked for 28 but rained on 9th nothing you can do oh well

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Weather

I contacted golf now this morning to cancel my round which was scheduled for 12:40 pm. Severe storms were forecast so myself and my 2 playing partners decided not to risk the weather threat. My request for refund was rejected. Turned out winds at 1:00 pm were 87 mph in that town. Should be refunded , conditions would have been dangerous.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent challenge

Play this course for management of shots and develop a better short game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Short course, good for learners and seniors. Challenging and in good condition, nice staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Sunday May 24, 2020

The course was in excellent condition; however, as an Ocean County taxpayer, we didn’t need to be spoken to in the harsh, aggressive tone we were spoken to by the Starter because we were paired with a twosome who were better golfers than my wife and I, who is just learning the game, so they got ahead of us and in normal golf etiquette, we allowed them to play ahead of us and we were scolded at the turn.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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