Golden Pheasant Golf Club

Always a pleasure to play the course. Brian and his staff are top notch. Very fun layout.

I have been playing Golden Pheasant golf course for many years. The course conditions weren’t great 10+ years ago. Then, Brian (Mgr./Pro) and his team were hired from WillowBrook golf course (now defunct) and course conditions greatly improved.

I recently played Golden Pheasant and have to say course conditions have surprisinly deteriorated. First, many of tee boxes are partially deadpan. The tee boxes need regular seeding, fertilizing, and repair (as needed). Second, the bunkers are in TERRIBLE condition. The bunkers lack sufficient quantity and quality of sand. All the bunker sand should be replaced with bright white sand. This is an inexpensive fix which can greatly improve the play and look of the bunkers. Third, a good amount of crabgrass has come into many of the fairways. Did the maintenance team not spread pre-emergent crabgrass preventer last spring? Lastly, the greens were aerated which made putting the ball true impossible. Green aeration does not upset me because aeration is necessary. What upsets me is the fact I was not informed by the Pro Shop the greens had been aerated when I made my tee time reservation. I would have likely booked my tee time reservation at another golf course. Greens aeration notice is a common courtesy by most golf courses.

Overall, I now rate the course conditions 3 out of 5. Given such, the current fee to play Golden Pheasant golf course is overpriced. I am seeing similar high pricing at other courses where course conditions are also not stellar. Golf course owners continue to over charge to use their product while investing less in their product. At some point, the public needs to push back and say “ I am no longer paying high tee time prices to play mediocre manicured golf courses”. Sadly, there are too many “golf-o-holics” who will pay any price to get their regular golf play fix.

Enough said!

Course was short from senior and ladies tees. Tee boxes mostly dirt. Greens were recently air raided so front nine was tough for putting very bouncy. Most holes were straight, up and down and on top of each other. The par 3s were unique. Very overpriced. Not worth the money they charge. Most likely one and done with this course. The rough could have been cut.

Love this course and the people who work and play there are fantastic!

The course was in good condition except for the tee boxes, they were pretty chewed up. The Starter was awesome! We told him it was our first time and he gave us very helpful tips about the course layout. Pace of play was very good for a Sunday afternoon, we played 18 holes in just under 4 hours. The course is not too long but is well protected by the greens. The greens were fast with a lot of subtle breaks, you were penalized for being above the hole. There was cart service, and we saw her several times on the front and back nine. We were disappointed that the 19th hole was closed by 6:00 PM so we couldn’t get anything to eat or drink after our round.

This year has been tough on courses and Golden Pheasant is having its own issues.

The day we played pretty much all the bunkers were filled with water. This is one area that needs to be addressed. Certain holes on this course don't get enough sun and hence were damp. Also, this leads to inconsistencies in their greens. Overall a good course but one that needs some tlc.

Course was challenging layout and emphasis on shot selection and execution. However course conditions were less than ideal. Burnt out fairways from water collection and thin in many spots. Pace of play was horrible. Quit on 15 and I played during the week.

Course is not in great shape, tee boxes are just dirt, waited 5 minutes in every tee box. Would not recommend

I play here often in a twilight League and recommend highly. Well-maintained and a lot of money was put into improving the course over the past two Years. The course layout is great and challenging. A lot of nice inclines for flat New Jersey. I’ve brought many friends/family to play this course with me and will continue to do so.

Course was in great shape, considering there was heavy rain 2 days prior.

Had a great time playing. Left my approach club and it was returned to me two days later. Staff was excellent!!!

Made a tee time last minute. Got on and course was in great condition even after all the rain. Playing again next week.