Green Knoll GC: #5
A view of the 5th fairway at Green Knoll Golf Course
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4.0
532 Reviews (532)
5 Stars
161
4 Stars
284
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.7
86.7%
Recommend this course
475 out of 532 reviews
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4.2
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.0
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
3.8
83.9%
Recommend this course
26 out of 31 reviews
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Course Highlights
This underrated New Jersey course impresses with a highly-rated layout featuring elevation changes, blind shots, and narrow fairways that reward accurate ball-strikers. Well-maintained greens and fairways consistently deliver strong conditions at a value that keeps golfers coming back.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6443 yards
Slope 125
Rating 70.8

Green Knoll Golf Course in Bridgewater Township has a varied terrain that provides a unique character to the course. The course sprawls across gently rolling hills dappled with mature trees. Much of the course's challenges are a result of the tricky contours. Some of the elevation changes are dramatic but there are also some subtle ones, which can be just as tricky. Further accuracy is required to maneuver the tight fairways. There are definitely challenges in store throughout but overall the golf course's playability appeals to all skill levels, from novices to avid golfers. It measures a manageable 6,443 yards from the back tees. In addition to the 18-hole course, there is also a nine-hole pitch-and-putt course. Green Knoll is one of five golf courses operated by the Somerset County Park Commission.

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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Gordon (1960)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes, open on weekends & holiday mornings
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.0
532 Reviews (532)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 14
Water Hazards 10
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Walkers 15
Beginners 10
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 6
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Grwat courae

Nice we'll kept course. Good for beginners or intermediate players

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful Old Style Public Course

My wife and I always have a great day at Green Knoll. The staff is super friendly, and the course is a great example of old style open course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Back to my ROOTS

Try to play Green Knoll once a year to renew memories of my early days of playing golf. Now some 40yrs. later, the course is better than I remembered as a kid. The whole experience was fun & enjoyed it with great friends, who are in the golf business.
As a former player at local Bridgewater West HS, right across the street, we recalled our past good & bad rounds at Green Knoll.
All in all we had a fine round on a decent track which has gotten better over the years. We were actually asked to SLOW down we were playing TOO fast, only because they sent two 4 somes off the 10th hole before we got to #9 green. So we played #11 & 12 over again to SLOW down with NO one behind us

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Nice Course - But not the best

This was a good wide open course. I enjoyed the round, the pace was great but I probably wouldn't go back. The reason is it's a 30-35 minute drive, where I could find better closer. If I lived closer sure I probably would go back but I don't. So it was a good experience, the fairways are wide open and in decent shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Was pleasantly surprised

Overall I was impressed with the layout and the way the course played. The #1 handicap hole was certainly deserving of its designation. Playing from the back tees made the course play a lot more difficult.

Conditions Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow at desk. Good course.

Worth the money. Well kept. Show up twenty minutes early because the staff and computers are painfully slow when checking in and paying.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great muni with a decent layout and nice staff

Conditions: Overall - 10
Fairways - 10 - Nice height and good condition.
Greens - 9 - Pretty good conditions on the greens, not overly fast but rolled true.
Bunkers - 7 - Not raked and had lots of footprints and animal tracks. Could use a bit more sand and less hardpan.
Rough -10 - good height, no complaints or bald spots

Overall the course was kinda on the shorter side but still really fun. Had a lot more elevation change that I expected which was a nice change of pace. Had a few really nice holes on the front with some challenges and water to make you think a little.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stress free course

Not a lot of trees, hard to lose your ball, very open. Definitely a course that can help you improve your game without losing 10+ balls.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice view and nice maitained

I like Green Knoll course very much. It is challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great for beginners and intermediate players

Green Knoll is one of my favorite courses. It is a good value, the staff is very friendly and the course is maintained very well. The fairways are wide open, which is good for beginner's, however, there are some hills and twists and turns that make it challenging at times. Overall a very good value, I always enjoy my time here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

great course for a change

good greens and fairways but watch out for the tall thick rough!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best golf for the money that I have found in NJ.

Well worth the time and money. Greens were in great shape, except for the ball marks that people always forget to fix. Good length and change of elevation. Traps could use a little more sand and TLC.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

average course, bad value

This course has pretty high fairway grass, bumpy greens, and very high rough. Its tough to post a decent score when you can't find your ball even in the second cut. Aside from the condition, there are a couple nicer holes. There are no water jugs for hot summer days. They put out 2 coolers; 1 on #6 and 1 on #16. They charge $1 for a water... so you can't even get water on the course = ridiculous. Lastly, for non-registered members the cost is absurdly high, even for twilight, and that's without a cart. This course is fine if you've never played it just to play something new and different, but after that, it's just another low-end, overpriced Somerset county course. Hunterdon county courses are much nicer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, SLOW PLAYERS

The course it self is a good course, good mix of hills, valleys and side slopes. A couple water hazards and blind shots. Pretty large generous fairways on most holes. So, pretty much an all around mix of a course that should offer just about everything for everybody.

The one thing this place doesn't seem to offer is a pace of play marshal. I've played here four times in the past 2 months and it's been agony. There's one point on the 13th green, you can see 14 (par 3), 15 (par 4), 16 (par 4) and 17 (par 4) and all four times I've played, at that point I can see two groups backed up ahead of us and waiting on the 3rd group ahead (on the 15th tee) and NOBODY on the par-4 16th or 17th. That's how much behind the group was, with another foursome waiting right next to their tee box, another group on the 14th green behind them and us waiting to tee off on 14th, another group behind already on 13th green and another in the fairway waiting to hit to the 13th green.

I play all the Somerset County courses as I'm a resident (I use GolfNow when out-of-town friends are with me to cut cost), I wouldn't play here on a weekend or afternoons, if you want to play here, do it during the week and early.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course at a decent price

Course was well run and in good shape. They also have a pitch and putt course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Very good county course

Play the course with a friend here. Course is well maintained. Playing pace is good. It would be nice if scorecard could show the layout of each hole.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value, fair challenge and well-maintained

Second time playing this course which is open, fair and well-maintained. Good variety of holes - some with water, some with elevation changes - plenty of rough to avoid too. Length is good for most players too. Friendly staff and definitely a return is justified.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Generally Simple, Well-Maintained Track

Have played here many times and am never disappointed. This isn't the most challenging course you will ever play, but it is a fun one, and generally well-maintained...Good value for the money, if you can grab it here..

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course! Would play again and recommend anyone to play there without question!

I had a great time at the course. It was well marked for the distances and very friendly. It was challenging for a high handicap player like me, this what made it great!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairly open with some trouble here and there

Played in a decent pace. Slower players allowed us to play through

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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