Bowling Green GC
Water come into play on several holes at Bowling Green Golf Club
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4.4
695 Reviews (695)
5 Stars
349
4 Stars
260
3 Stars
53
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
87.9%
Recommend this course
635 out of 695 reviews
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4.4
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
84.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 13 reviews
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4.5
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.9%
Recommend this course
24 out of 27 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tree-lined fairways, four long par 3s, and a thoughtful layout reward strategic shot-making and keep rounds engaging throughout. Friendly staff and an impressively smooth pace of play consistently elevate the overall experience here.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6863 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

Bowling Green Golf Club is in the heart of northern New Jersey, surrounded by miles of idyllic countryside. An abundance of mature oaks and towering red pines characterizes the scenic course. This quick, shady layout is a great round for walkers. The golf course has a classic links design that is easily played in less than four hours. Like most traditional links courses, the gently undulating terrain has the perfect pitch and roll. It also provides each hole with unique challenges that require accuracy and strategy. Trees heavily line the fairways, presenting some of the course's most formidable challenges. Bowling Green Golf Club's front nine is slightly more forgiving than the back nine, which incorporates the natural ponds and wetlands on a few holes. There are also some tricky doglegs to contend with.

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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Geoffrey Cornish (1967) Bill Robinson (1967)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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Reviews

4.4
695 Reviews (695)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 31
Patio Dining 13
Dinner 11
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 41
Bunkers 34
Water Hazards 33
This course/club is great for:
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 32
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 28
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 42
In the 'Burbs 35
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

First time playing on this course. Was very impressed from start to finish with the staff, conditions of the course and pace of play. A little pricey, but I think it’s worth it.We will return..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Nice golf course. Dynamic pricing so you have to keep an eye out. 50$ hot deal great value, 125 normal rate quite steep IMO

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sweet course

It was a very nice layout flat wish it was more hilly, but that’s OK would recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid Go To Course

I like Bowling Green. People who work there are very nice. Beautiful trees line many of the holes. Particularly the first two, beautiful tall pine trees. Good course on a hot day because of the shade.

It was surprisingly wet. Not sure why so it was soft. I repaired so many ball marks of previous players - not sure why they don't fix ball marks. Tees a bit chewed up but fairways were nice and greens as well. A tad slow and very soft.

At $67 with the cart, I'm happy to play this course. But higher or above $100, which I believe it can climb on weekends, just not worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

1st time playing the course, I heard it was a bit challenging. A nice layout with 4 long par 3's. Most tee shots were not automatic driver. Some tight fairways and stratgic placed trees made the you think about club selection off the tee. I would play Bowling green again but the negatives I take way, a lot of divots on the greens and fairways and many bunkers weren't raked and tee boxes were a bit chewed up which made it appear and look more of a muni and priced like a premium course. A little better groundskeeper attention and adjust the price to $90-$100 would be the best move.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not Worth It

BG used to be a nice place to go - it's secluded with many tree-lined holes. It always used to be priced fairly and the conditions were good. In recent years, the course conditions have gotten substantially worse and the prices have only gone up. Their pricing should be criminal - it is outright robbery for the very little value you get.

Then add in this poor customer experience. A cell popped in the area and it started raining fairly heavily. They blew the horn and we went in to wait it out. No problem with waiting it out as it was pretty heavy rain and it was possible that there may have been some electricity in the air (though there was no thunder and no visible lightning). After the cell passed and the rain had stopped completely, the skies got blue again and one check of the radar showed the cell was both weakening and safely out of the area. We went back to resume play where we had stopped. All of a sudden, an employee drives up in a cart and says we must go in. We said we already went in and waited out the rain and were going to finish our round now that it was all clear. The nasty employee snaps back - "this is not up for negotiation!" and chased us off the course. Mind you again, the storm cell was nowhere near us at this point. The rain and any threatening weather was long gone. This guy just wanted an excuse to go home early for the night. What's worse is there were plenty of other groups still there and waiting to play. It wasn't like we were the only group left.

Bowling Green management - your pricing is a joke, the course conditions are an embarrassment, and your staff is rude. Used to be a great place to play, but no longer. Do better!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course but Way too expensive

Will always be able to get out because they are the last to fill up and I believe it's just because of the pricing. Way too high.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lucky day

Friday the 13th. Hah!! The course played beautifully.

A well kept gem. Love playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Wasn’t informed that the greens were aerated that day. Two holes had even temporary greens on the fairway. Had a bad outing.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not worth it!

I can't believe this place is in the top 10 for NJ public courses. The tee boxes are horrible, completely torn up and not flat. No one fills a divot or repairs a ball mark. It's really not in good shape at all for $135 time. Really disappointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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