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4.3
848 Reviews (848)
5 Stars
405
4 Stars
338
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
94.1%
Recommend this course
788 out of 848 reviews
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3.8
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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4.3
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
91.3%
Recommend this course
42 out of 46 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 69
Length 6161 yards
Slope 122
Rating 69.9

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1965
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Byron Phoebus

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.3
848 Reviews (848)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 17
Dinner 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 30
Bunkers 20
Forced Carries 8
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 30
Locals 28
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 29
In the 'Burbs 15

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic all the way around

Great course all the way around. From the staff to the tee boxes, fairways, rough, and greens. Everything is birdie golf or better at Farmstead. Great bar with awesome beers on tap and bottled with great food to keep you from getting hungry on the back 9. Can't wait to play again!

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
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic.

Course was unbelieveable. Great layout, right amount of difficulty, bang for your buck golf. Farmstead is also a beautiful course in general. I drove 40 minutes to play here and was well worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

good value great staff fast rounds

This is the course I play the most. It is almost always in good shape and the greens are consistent but on the slower side. this is a course that gets a lot of outings but still holds up. It is a great value to play and the bar and food are good. It is a 3 Star course so if you are expecting more you might be disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Lots of water, a bit challenging, great course.

Nicely kept, somewhat challenging course. Wild life everywhere. Lots of water but fair.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Farmstead

Farmstead has grown on me in recent years. It is really an old-school layout where shotmaking and strategy come into play. Also a lot of water, especially on the back 9. 9 on both the Club and lake view will drive most players nuts with the amount of water. bring extra balls. The whites seem way short and the back tees are where the challenge is. Some of the back tee boxes are obstructed by overhanging trees which penalizes you if you happen to hit a very high trajectory driver like I do. (all of my clubs are a high ball flight). Greens are in great shape and quick since the grass hasn't really started to grow in yet. fariways are in good shape, some of them on clubview seemed a bit shaggy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course to play

Very nice golf course. 3 nine hole courses. Layout is nice and course conditions are always good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This is a great course

I love playing this course , it is always in excellent conditions. It is fun to play, not too easy not too difficult. Just right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Golf now hot deal 25 bucks can't go wrong...really nice course one of my favorite north Jersey courses..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

The course is rather short but it was in a great condition considering we played during winter..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Not so cold winter golf packed with golfer

It is a nice December afternoon. The course is still in good shape. The whole course is fully loaded. The pace of play was good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

it is glad place

good condition of play this cose. you will be enjoy.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Nov golf.

The course is in great shape. They are always working to improve things. Tee boxes and Greens were great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bait and switch

When you book farmstead lake/club you expect to play lake/club. This was the nicest day this fall so it was probably overbooked. Ken the starter insinuated he had been sending groups out every 5 minutes..doesn't bode well for pace of play and back up on the course. Valley 9 is nonsense. Four par 3s, and nonsensical par 4s. A 409 yard par 5 followed by a 433 yard par 4. Just nonsense. Lake and club are beautiful and that is why I would recommend...but he sure you get to play what you book...I was very turned off to this place by the switching of our round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Where are the rangers?

The course says they're enforcing pace of play but I've been playing here for years and don't recall EVER seeing a ranger on the course. We could have used one yesterday. The pace of play was SLOW. The starter sent out at least 2 groups of twosomes ahead of us who were horrible golfers crating a backup. Worse, these 2 pairs of twosomes never hooked up to create a foursome. There was no sign of a ranger who could prompt these hackers to pick up the pace. We had to wait on every hole. Meanwhile, while waiting, we could see wide open holes ahead of theses slow groups. Where was the ranger to enforce pace of play? Also, many golfers at this course don't seem to realize that the rakes near the bunkers aren't just for decoration. I'm tired of finding my ball in footprints in the bunkers left by other golfers who don't bother to rake. I guess this venue gets a lot of bad golfers who don't know golf course etiquette.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

This course is very scenic

Had a very nice time playing this course, fun and very scenic

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course is always in excellent shape.

Staff is always friendly. It has been a dry summer, but the maintenance on this course is exceptional.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Tale of Two Nines

The Clubview nine was great. The holes were challenging enough and the conditions were excellent The Valleyview nine has four par threes and is in a little bit less favorable condition. That said, the combination was a very enjoyable experience

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

Play this course

Great course with friendly staff. We look forward to playing again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 205
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pretty course nice layout

Finally played a round under 5hrs!!! We played in 4 1/2 hrs greens were in good shape. It was an enjoyable round!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great golf

absolutely one of my favorite North Jersey courses - great conditions -great 19th hole - good pace of play - course in great shape - lots of wildlife to observe

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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