Bowling Green Golf Club
About
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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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Jamoke1 on 05/14/2026
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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
Golfer Reviews
Hidden fee
There is addtional fee charged with small hidden letters written beside the golfnow reservation.
After 2:00 P.M. they charged additional $10.00 for riding cart oer oerson.
Great course
Have played here several times. Great staff and course was in great shape considering all the rain the last few days
Really great!
What a great track and with a private club feel. Everything about it was spectacular.
Very Enjoyable Round
I saw a Hot Deal on Golfnow and i decided to jump on it. That last time I played this course was back in 2001. Very pleased with the course overall. Nice challenge and the course was in very good condition considering the winter we've had. The staff was EXCELLENT.
No amenities
Ni complaints for the price. However cart path only and only a couple of holes were wet. Ballwashers not even installed yet. Pace of play a bit slow on back 9.
Great first round of the year!
Great course, was in very good shape for being the first weekend of golf. Highly recommend this place
Love this course
This course can be pricey but I got a great deal on golf now hot deal. One of the better courses in North Jersey. Always in great shape and the greens are fast and true I recommend this course for golfers no less than a 20 handicap. Fairways are tight and some of the holes are long. This is really a true test of your game.
nice course
we had slow people in front of us ranger should have moved them along. Too many leaves. Hole number 4 is just stupid
Great Condition
The course was in outstanding condition. I have played here many times over the years and this was probably the best I have ever seen it. It's usually in good shape but this was another level. The greens were true and very quick. Fairways and tees still in excellent shape. Well done to the BG maintenance staff.
Only negative (relatively speaking) today was the pace of play. This is the second time this season where I've been to BG and they were running 10-15 minutes behind on the first tee. The pace on the course wasn't great either until the last 5 or 6 holes. The starter was inexplicably sending twosomes out when he could have easily paired them up. This course usually prides itself on pace of play and does a good job enforcing it, but it has not been good this season.
Still a fun day overall though. BG is a nice throwback to a classic golf course layout.
Very good value for the money
I'm not really enthused about the fact that you have to pay for a cart even if you want to walk. Nevertheless, a few parts of the course were soggy, and the course is pretty out of the way, but I'd play here again. The whole place was in very good condition, and they actually had a ranger who kept the pace very speedy. We were playing as fast as we could, and he still nagged us. That's actually a good thing, because I've played at a lot of places in the NYC area, and many don't have rangers, and even some that do, the ranger does absolutely nothing. So, if you're looking to get around the 18 in about 4.5 hours or so, it can be done here.
Pace of play
Starter said with a straight face, right before we teed off, to try to keep the round between four hours and four hours and 15 minutes. Said we were three minutes off pace after one hole, yet we waited on every shot from the third hole on. we started at 12:30 PM on a Sunday afternoon
Gotta drive it
If it wasn't for the distance for me I'd play Bowling Green more. I've played lots of tree lined courses but BGGTC is top of the list. The challenge is off the tees here. You have to work it both ways. It's not so much of a second shot course. The par threes are long and the pins can border on sucker placement. If you see the superintendent, shake his hand. The course is in beautiful shape. Sure, most anyone can grow grass this year,but tee to green was excellent, including the traps a fair test of golf all can enjoy.
Bowling Green September 2017
The course is in excellent shape and the maintenance personal should be commended for their efforts. I had an early tee time and we were the second group out this day. There was no waiting in front of us or behind. The greens were true and the sand traps were freshly raked. The only drawback was the restaurant did not open until 11am (the club does offer coffee prior to their opening). I am looking forward to my next visit here!
Unfriendly Staff-Overpriced
Staff was extremely rude. Ranger told us we should hit even though the foursome in front was 200 yards away. Stated "you can't hit them". Course is way over priced for the conditions of the course. Better off playing somewhere else for the price.
Nice track
The course was in good shape .it has a fairly challenging layout it was all good except for the ranger who kept pushing and rushing us up on the group ahead of us even though they where horribly slower than us keeping us waiting on every tee box for 5 to 8 minutes and the group behind us was no where to be found , other that I would definitely recommend and go back and play there anytime