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4.1
448 Reviews (448)
5 Stars
136
4 Stars
226
3 Stars
58
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
87.2%
Recommend this course
394 out of 448 reviews
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4.1
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
90.6%
Recommend this course
29 out of 32 reviews
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4.2
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.4%
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38 out of 43 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 65
Length 4996 yards
Slope 115
Rating 64.2

Pinch Brook Golf Course in Florham Park may be a short course, but it should not be underestimated. The layout offers all the challenges of a championship course conveniently wrapped in an executive-length course. Water hazards come into play on nearly every hole, including a pond on the seventh that is shaped like the state of New Jersey. The elevated and undulating greens putt fast and true. They present a test for even the most seasoned golfers. The par-3 holes are particularly tough. Most of them feature strategically placed bunkers fiercely guarding the double-tiered greens, that or a forced carry. The golf course is great for honing your short game skills or for squeezing in a quick but challenging round. Pinch Brook G.C. is hailed by locals as the best short course in northern New Jersey.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Rees Jones (1983) Keith Evans (1983)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

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4.1
448 Reviews (448)
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Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

Very nice short course with 9 par 3 holes. I will play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The worst golf course in new jersey

Had to leave this because the fact that this course has a 4 star review Is awful. The course is okay it’s a glorified par 3 course with a couple nice longer holes but nothing special at all. The course is completely over priced for what it is but the real issues with this course are much worse. The real issues are the fact that the course is always completely overbooked to the point that this short course will probably take you 5 hours, waiting 15-20 mins on each tee box. And the absolute worst of all is the ranger, what a tool. The guy is absolutely unfriendly and consistently disrespectful to guest, not just in my experience but many of my friends as well, pretty much anyone who’s played here will have a similar story. There are much better courses in the area for the same and even less.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Executive course with some short par 4-5’s

Course is in fine shape but the deal don’t come with cart and cost of 60 plus to pay was ridiculous

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Fun little course with just enough challenges, tricky greens and really legit traps (unfortunately I found a few). Group in front 9 was very slow looking for balls on every hole, but that is to be expected on an executive course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Pitch mark city

Good little practice course-works for when you need to work on your iron game-only big down fall is it appears nobody fixes ball marks- every green covered in pitch marks…large “older crowd” who either cant lean over to fix them, or simply do not care.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 79
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course Rating

Course was easy to walk if you’re a walker. Pin placement were challenging. The only downside was no drinking water anywhere on course, especially on a hot 90+ degree day. There was a cart person, but who wants to spend money for water playing 18holes.

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

Staff-strictness-to-course-condition ratio is way off

Course ranger threatened to remove me and my playing partners from the course for fishing our ball out of an out-of-bounds area. Policy is policy, fine, but perhaps the ball would not have landed OB if there was even one blade of grass on the tee box and it wasn't purely sand and dirt. They will also push the 90-degree cart rule - perfect since there are some areas of fairways that you couldn't drive through even if you wanted to. Place is worried about the wrong things on their golf course right now.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Yardage is moderate overall but that is a result of more par 3’s than usual. The par 3’s were pretty challenging ranging from about 150-200 yards each. Course was in nice shape and the pace of play is a little slow with so many players walking the course. But overall, the experience was good and I would play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No issues with course…

But we were paired up with 2 high school freshmen who had played 18 holes only 3 times before. Made for a very slow and uncomfortable round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun to play

Played a scramble with my son and had fun. Grouped up with two other gentleman that were nice and fun to play with. Easy to walk since it is a shorter length course with not much elevation change. Sand bunkers, water, and semi tough greens are the defense for the course but the bunkers were in good shape, stayed out of the water by playing smart, and the greens aren’t as tough as I thought they be. Cart girls were always circling which was nice to get drinks offered often. The hotdogs from the grill were massive and on point. Pace of play was good. Plenty of resident geese wobbling around which is better than no wildlife at all.

A few of the tee boxes were pretty beat up and one or two weren’t very level a little rounded so it messed with your stance a bit. Found myself looking for a decent place to tee my ball a few times. No chipping green to warmup on or driving range only a putting green.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 79
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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