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Bowling Green Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish | 72 | 6863 yards | 73.2 | 134 |
| Tournament | 72 | 6584 yards | 72.0 | 129 |
| Member | 72 | 6399 yards | 71.1 | 128 |
| Club | 72 | 6244 yards | 70.2 | 127 |
| Club (W) | 72 | 6244 yards | 76.7 | 136 |
| Classic | 72 | 5763 yards | 67.9 | 121 |
| Classic (W) | 72 | 5763 yards | 73.5 | 131 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5034 yards | 69.3 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.0/137 | 359 | 379 | 227 | 491 | 357 | 428 | 434 | 215 | 480 | 3370 | 405 | 190 | 408 | 359 | 537 | 354 | 214 | 415 | 611 | 3493 | 6863 |
| Blue M: 71.8/133 W: 78.2/138 | 346 | 371 | 203 | 480 | 347 | 418 | 423 | 201 | 470 | 3259 | 391 | 180 | 387 | 316 | 518 | 337 | 203 | 408 | 585 | 3325 | 6584 |
| Blue/White M: 71.0/131 W: 77.2/135 | 346 | 371 | 196 | 480 | 347 | 396 | 398 | 176 | 470 | 3180 | 379 | 180 | 371 | 316 | 518 | 337 | 175 | 375 | 568 | 3219 | 6399 |
| White M: 70.2/130 W: 76.3/134 | 334 | 355 | 196 | 456 | 330 | 396 | 398 | 176 | 461 | 3102 | 379 | 160 | 371 | 303 | 491 | 320 | 175 | 375 | 568 | 3142 | 6244 |
| White/Yellow M: 68.7/129 | 334 | 355 | 178 | 456 | 330 | 372 | 378 | 157 | 461 | 3021 | 340 | 160 | 330 | 303 | 491 | 320 | 145 | 347 | 547 | 2983 | 6004 |
| Yellow M: 67.4/124 W: 73.2/131 | 300 | 339 | 178 | 432 | 321 | 372 | 378 | 157 | 438 | 2915 | 340 | 120 | 330 | 265 | 456 | 298 | 145 | 347 | 547 | 2848 | 5763 |
| Green M: 64.1/112 W: 69.0/122 | 298 | 290 | 178 | 420 | 271 | 301 | 295 | 117 | 368 | 2538 | 288 | 120 | 283 | 265 | 355 | 258 | 145 | 336 | 463 | 2513 | 5051 |
| Handicap | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by zhugolf on 05/30/2025
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Photo submitted by Franco6968 on 11/29/2020
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Photo submitted by IanSalmon on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by IanSalmon on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by IanSalmon on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by IanSalmon on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by IanSalmon on 10/29/2020
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6th Tee Photo submitted by agurango on 05/24/2013
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.
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!
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.
Lucky day
Friday the 13th. Hah!! The course played beautifully.
A well kept gem. Love playing here.
Wasn’t informed that the greens were aerated that day. Two holes had even temporary greens on the fairway. Had a bad outing.
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 $135 time. Really disappointed.
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overall great course, should the price be cheaper for a somewhat busy track and not superb conditions. yes, just two years ago it was around 95-115$ during the early season months now 140-150$
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