Bowling Green GC
Water come into play on several holes at Bowling Green Golf Club
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4.3
688 Reviews (688)
5 Stars
343
4 Stars
260
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
86.6%
Recommend this course
629 out of 688 reviews
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4.3
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
4.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.5%
Recommend this course
7 out of 8 reviews
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4.2
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
78.8%
Recommend this course
26 out of 33 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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4.3
688 Reviews (688)

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
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fabulous course

I've played Bowling Green at least 6-10 per season and its always in great shape. The started, (Ed) is cordial and accommodating. Even those that are grooming the course while I'm playing quickly move out of range. My round has never taken more than 4 hours because that have a ranger that pushes slow play along. Only one hole layout, (4) is a bummer. It has a 90 degree dog leg. Tough to hit the green in 2.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

pace

For a golf course, whose website emphizes, a 4hr 10 min round, they failed misarably. We teed off about 10 minutes late (we were on time), and the round took just under 5 hours.

If you are going to promote pace of play, then I would expect someone (anyone), to make sure that happens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful wooded course

We played early. Pace of play was great. Played as a twosome and finished in 3 hours. That's right 3 hrs without rushing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Condition, Good Layout

Took a chance as a single and it worked out for me, hooked up with 3 guys in their late 40's (I'm 66) who came to play golf. One guy was a 7 handicap. That particular day everything was perfect. Weather, pace of play (4 hours) condition of course all excellent. If you can hit the ball straight this course will suit you. Otherwise you will get frustrated. Some narrow fairways, doglegs, water, and woods make this course challenging. The greens played pretty fast and there are plenty of sand traps guarding them. Be sure to play from the appropriate tee box or the course will play too long for most golfers. I think it's an excellent course but overpriced.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Cart paths only?

Wouldn't it have been nice for them to let us know that it was cart path only. We may have chosen to walk if we knew. We only knew because an older gentleman drive back to the starter and asked where he could get a flag for his cart as he was not able physically to walk. Course was in really nice shape. It is always a fun round of golf at Bowling Green. It might have been nice if the half way house had remained open when we made the turn. The cart girls made 2 passes and then ended her day. But all in all an enjoyable experience

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well kept course with some challenging holes.

Played after heavy thunderstorms the night before so we were regulated to the cart paths. Unlike a lot of courses, these paths are smooth and well taken care of. Course drainage was great considering the amount of rain. Balls still traveled and the greens were consistent and were almost dry. Some tough water holes if you can't drive the ball. Pace was a bit slow but not outrageous.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Absolutely Terrible!

First off, the rules that the starter provides are absolutely ridiculous. He said 90 degrees with the carts (I never understood this stupid rule, because even if you're going to be riding in the fairway anyway). He said no riding the golf carts under the trees. Are you kidding me? Let me state that the fairways and rough were not in good shape. This course prides itself on it's course conditions, but it's just not there. The tee boxes are chewed up and very very weedy (The fairways and rough are weedy too by the way. This course also prides itself on its absolutely wonderful 4 hour pace of play. The pace of play here is awful. A Sunday morning, waiting on every shot, with hackers everywhere. It was absolutely awful. The staff here have very cold personalities. The ranger told our group on the 4th hole that there is a group coming up behind you, pick it up (Yet he didn't say anything about the group ahead of us that was looking for their ball for 20 minutes). If I did not make a phone call to the clubhouse to bring out a ranger, our round would have easily been close to six hours.

Such an overrated course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/22/2016

The 90 degree rule is an excellent rule, particularly when the grasses are stressed as they have been in this heat a drought. It scatters the carts so the fairway is not worn at a particular entry/exit place. Some courses are not allowing carts in fairways at all this summer because of the drought and heat.

It has been a miserable year for golf course superintendents. It is all but impossible to keep things green with bent grass and not have weeds encroach. Many supers have to choose to save their greens rather than water the rough or in some cases the fairway.

The writer of comment above. seems to have little respect or understanding for the golf course. Carts under trees? Of course not!!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course very challenging from tee to green

A pleasant surprise, Bowling Green exists as a sort of hidden gem, but purely because of location, not popularity. The course was very crowded, due in part to Father's Day weekend, but the pace was ok all things considered. Very few holes have any margin for error off the tee, as you are often faced with some kind of woods, tree line or water on each side of the fairway. That makes for a challenging, but rewarding experience if you can keep your drives and long irons straight. The fairways and greens were in excellent shape, with a pretty unforgiving rough. The greens were fast and undulating and required a precise handle of speed and accuracy to be successful from a scoring perspective. I will be back to challenge Bowling Green again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

a fun layout, a nice walk and a few 3 putts

The course was very gettable from the blues if you stayed on or near the fairway. Very slick greens with counterintuitive breaks here and there (due to grain I think). All in all some of the most fun greens I've played in the tri-state area.This was my first time playing BG and you need some local knowledge on a number of holes. There are several holes where you need to hit less than driver and some where from the tee you can't even tell which way they dog leg. Lots of water, much of it in play, some of it blind. The course was very well laid out for walking. Oh and the 18th hole is an uphill par 6 (they call it a par 5 but ... ;)

Overall a fun layout, a nice walk and a few 3 putts

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

pretty course---many tree lined holes

pace was a little slow[about 1/2 longer than it should be]. Everything else was very nice

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Missed Expectations

Love the course, played it many times over the years... on this occasion the greens were awfully slow... spoilt what should have been a great day... would not have been an issue, but expect a lot better for a $100

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 114
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Challenging

Played on a chilly May Day. Staff was very friendly and the pace of play was good. Most fairways are lined with tall trees in either side requiring an accurate tee shot. 18th hole is especially challenging, close to 590yrds uphill!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Solid choice.

Have played this course for several years as has my wife. Easy to walk if you are so inclined. Very woman-friendly. That's coming from my wife. Water comes into play only on two holes which is a big plus for her. Challenging course but you can score low. Tough final hole - long 580 yard par 5 uphill most of the way. Very park-like.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

one of my favorite courses

Came in as a single and hooked up with three nice guys. Had a great time on a great course on a nice day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun and challenging

Course is always in at least good condition. Tight tree lined fairways. Looking for a quick round this is the place. Couple of the guys in pro shop can have attitudes. Could use some help with their manners when it comes to customer relations. Bob the starter is always helpful and smiling...great guy! Fun and challenging course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great diversity of holes!

Course was in excellent shape, firm fast greens. However, out group had difficulty getting the ball to the hole in long uphill puts. Maybe intl the grain. Very well run, pace of play excellent on a crowded Sunday morning. Enjoyed the hybrid blue white tee combination. 18 is simply a beast, 550 uphill! Playing again this weekend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

mind over cold

Course was in good shape. Remember it's still early spring however I didn't see any hole improvements. The course gets more difficult as the leaves on trees creates narrow fairways . Over all operation is well managed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Poor weather
Walked

great old school golf course

Greens are fast and consistent for a public course. People are always nice. No gimmicky holes just straight forward old school golf course with some tight fairways. I always club down when I play this course. Very walkable.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Bowling Green - Early March

Well managed course - nice greens

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

A Great Course

The only thing keeping me from giving this course a five star rating is just a few bald spots in the rough or fairway but other than that this course is great.

I played this course earlier in the day but it was worth waking up early to get out to this hidden gem. This course is in excellent condition with the fairways running like a carpet and the greens always receptive but rolling true. This course challenges you to be patient on some holes but gives you the green light on most par 5's, most reachable in 2 except for the long finishing hole but it does allow you to post some low scores. I thoroughly enjoy this course and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite courses in the area, if you have a chance to play this course for less than 40$ take it and I can guarantee you won't regret it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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