Bowling Green GC
Water come into play on several holes at Bowling Green Golf Club
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4.4
704 Reviews (704)
5 Stars
357
4 Stars
261
3 Stars
53
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
89.8%
Recommend this course
644 out of 704 reviews
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4.6
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.9%
Recommend this course
20 out of 22 reviews
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4.6
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
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1
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Conditions
4.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.0%
Recommend this course
27 out of 30 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
704 Reviews (704)

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 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A gem

Beautiful course with mature trees that make this classic layout a real gem. Plus there are no condos lining the fairways. The staff is friendly and helpful and keeps the pace of play at 4 hours, a real pleasure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course

everything was perfect-the course, the people.. just a great day, the girl in the food shack was friendly and helpful and both Pete and Jack were terrific.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
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

great day

course excellent condition - friendly staff - good restaurant

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

nice course to play with friendly staffs

We went to wrong address, and they are kind enough to delay the tee time for us when we are 30 mins late. Friendly staffs and nice view on the course. good experience even for begineer.

Conditions Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Excellent Course

I live within 25 minutes of Bowling Greem yet this was the first time I played. Course was in great shape but some of the greens were a touch slow since they had recently been sanded. The layout was great, requiring good straight drives to avoid the wooded areas on both sides of many holes. The greens fees are somewhat pricey but the course and good play time (just under 4 hours) are a pleasure. And of course you can look for deals on GolfNow - most of them in the afternoon.

An excellent challenge, and I will play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Old school charm

Great attitude from the staff, we'll maintained course with some challenging holes, including the 4th. Very pleasant 19th. If you like trees, you'll love this place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Better than ever

I am a member at Bowling Green and play on the weekends. Since I am retired I like to play at other courses during the week, I like the variety. But year in and year out Bowling Green maintains their course conditions to a high degree. The front nine is tree lined through rolling topography and narrow, the back is flat except for 18 which is a long par 5 uphill. Large greens with subtle breaks are a challenge. It is family owned and run and the staff is friendly and helpful. It is not a "tricked up" modern course, it challenging but fair.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Courcse was in real nice condition. Good challenge for all golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course - worth playing

The course was in excellent shape. Best greens I've seen this year. Course was manicured perfectly. The course has many uniquely designed holes. Great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

I got a hot deal and matched up with a single. We played the round in just over 3 hours. Challenging course and must get off tee well to score ok. Had a great time and will definately play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Conditions worsening

I understand pace of play is important especially here but to have a ranger in our line of sight on every shot when we were pacing at 4 hr 15 min was not worth it especially with such shaggy fairways and inconsistent greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course!

I give this course 4 stars only because there is no ranger and we got stuck behind a 4-some of hackers which took almost 5 hours to play. The other reason is because the pro shop snacks and drinks are ridiculous, $9.50 for an ice tea and two snickers.... so I strongly recommend bringing your own. Only course conditions I'd change would be the fairways cut shorter, more sand in the bunkers and faster greens. Overall great course and will be back again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great parkland style course that seems humble but really tests your skills.

Conditions: Overall - 8.5
Fairways - 9
Greens - 7 - Looked great but rolled slow. slow. slow.
Bunkers - 8.5 - Great condition. A bit rocky but nice and light.
Rough - 9 - Nice and lush but could have been cut a bit shorter.
An awesomely challenging course. The pine tree lined fairways on 4-6 are awesome and also make straight tee shots an absolute must. My only complaint of the course would be the conditions of the greens. They are painfully slower than the practice green and were a bit misleading but did roll true (not too beat up) so couldn't complain much. Overall really fun, challenging but fair, great track. 18th hole is a killer! LONG!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Day

Fast Play - great conditions - awesome rangers...beautiful day

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course in Great shape for April

Great challanging course.
Even nicer when you can get a good deal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a very challenging course

The course was in good condition for this time of year and well maintained. I lost one golf ball because of leaves on the course but all and all this was not an issue and the staff was working on the cleanup. Some of the greens were showing signs of ware and tare maybe a little disease on some but mostly putt-able and rolled fairly well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great courses

We enjoyed this club. A staff was very friendly and great courses conditions even though we waited for an hour due to frozen greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Traditional layout, good pace of play, good challenge from the blue tees.

Lots of leaves at this time of year. Greens were sanded a while ago so they are running pretty nice. Fairways still very green. Beautiful place. Just need to remove leaves a little better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are sand right now

Have been playing here 35 years. A very fine parkland track. However they lost the greens this summer and heavily aerated and sanded them. They will not recover probably til May. They are mostly sand now altho the aeration holes have filled in.
Have no idea what prior bloggers were looking at in rating the greens as excellent.
Highly recommend this course once greens recover

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Deal on Hot Deal

Do not play until the leaves are gone. Your ball can be in the middle of the fairway and you have no chance of finding it. Otherwise the course is worth playing.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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