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Farmstead Golf & Country Club - Valleyview/Lakeview Course
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The Valleyview nine is the most difficult course at the 27-hole Farmstead Golf & Country Club, which is located in northwest New Jersey approximately one hour from New York City. Small greens, tree-lined fairways, hilly terrain and out of bounds on seven of nine holes are among the reasons the Valleyview nine is a test. The Byron Phoebus design opened in 1979.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| championship | 69 | 6161 yards | 69.9 | 122 |
| middle | 69 | 5494 yards | 66.3 | 117 |
| middle (W) | 69 | 5494 yards | 71.2 | 119 |
| forward (W) | 69 | 4701 yards | 66.9 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.8/124 | 404 | 223 | 142 | 580 | 126 | 302 | 430 | 189 | 455 | 2851 | 357 | 433 | 219 | 550 | 561 | 238 | 384 | 367 | 201 | 3310 | 6161 |
| White M: 66.8/118 | 383 | 182 | 132 | 520 | 120 | 298 | 410 | 172 | 433 | 2650 | 285 | 400 | 182 | 508 | 503 | 219 | 369 | 304 | 124 | 2894 | 5544 |
| Gold M: 63.1/109 W: 72.2/127 | 318 | 162 | 125 | 520 | 97 | 270 | 400 | 172 | 288 | 2352 | 236 | 310 | 136 | 392 | 454 | 176 | 316 | 289 | 103 | 2412 | 4764 |
| Red W: 67.1/114 | 308 | 152 | 115 | 510 | 87 | 260 | 390 | 162 | 278 | 2262 | 226 | 300 | 126 | 382 | 444 | 166 | 306 | 234 | 93 | 2277 | 4539 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 69 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
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Photo submitted by SoberDan97 on 04/05/2025
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Photo submitted by SoberDan97 on 06/01/2024
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Hole 7 Photo submitted by PClaesson on 11/06/2023
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Hole 8 Photo submitted by PClaesson on 11/06/2023
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Photo submitted by Kmccarrick7 on 10/02/2023
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Lake Course Photo submitted by mchiger on 08/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164046777 on 07/27/2023
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Photo submitted by PClaesson on 11/17/2022
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Photo submitted by PClaesson on 11/17/2022
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Photo submitted by dkeane515 on 08/08/2022
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Start of the back 9 Photo submitted by wps32axe on 04/18/2022
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Photo submitted by Alexander3838285 on 09/23/2020
Excellent value, good course
Comparable to many much higher priced courses in the area. Lake/club was very enjoyable. Only issue is ball marks on greens not repaired. But that's on the golfers. Beautiful setting and great course conditions overall. Will be a regular
Very pleasant round
For a Saturday mid-morning round in NW Jersey, the speed of play was excellent, so it was a really pleasant round for all of our group. The course conditions were good overall. The greens could be just a bit quicker, but they were OK and coinsistent. Lake and Club 9's are always fun to play. And Farmstead still has the best hot dogs of any halfway house anywhere.
Course played well and the greens where extremely soft. Even after the storm the course was well maintained.
VALLEYVIEW is a joke and your round should cost half if you have to play that 9
Starter seemed lost and rude. The rest of the staff was very nice from grounds crew and on.
Clubview was beautiful.
Valleyview was horrible and shouldn't be played on, EVER.It's a joke and not real golf.4 par 3's and a 430 par 5 just so its not a par 33.
Sign saying we can't check in till 10 minutes before our tee time is a joke and totally unnecessary. All your doing is creating a line outside.
It was nice to see they were hosting a wedding.
UNREAL NEIGHBORS
The Third, fourth, and fifth hole on the Valleyview Course needed up the whole round for everyone involved. There is a residential home on the 4th hole that played music so incredibly loud you could hear it for 3 holes (including the tees and greens). I will upload 2 videos for golfers to experience what I did. The women’s tees are not taken care of which means they are very hilly with mounds of dirt. No way to get flat lie to stand and hit. The staff is incredibly friendly!!!! That , and the look around the clubhouse area was the best part about the course. If anyone plays make sure you skip the Valleyview 9 and you will be pleased. Ok it only let me upload one video -:(
But you will understand my frustration.
Tee boxes need WORK
I play farmstead a couple times a year and it’s always a nice experience. Unfortunately it seems that maintenance is lacking a bit this year. Tee boxes are in terrible shape. I understand being a little chewed up from the endless amount of hackers that play here, but the grass on the tee boxes is longer than most of the rough and it’s tough to find a flat spot where you can balance yourself for your tee shot. That being said, fairways and greens in solid shape for the most part, and the staff is always very friendly
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