Bowling Green Golf Club

Play early for a great price and a fast round. Greens are very well maintained and challenging, hard to read. Course is tight, making errant shots cost you but reward you for straight, smart play. It is in the best shape I have seen it. Make sure to drink your own food and (ahem) drinks if teeing off early as the halfway house doesn't open until around 9 or 10. If you can wait they have very good food on the turn

Have been a past member of Bowling Green. The push of pace of play has been an issue for a few years. When you play with people you don't know it is hard to force this issue. I have always loved this course but have never seen the fairways in worse shape.Wasn't sure if back nine fairway was first cut of the rough.

Green's very bumpy...otherwise course in very good shape.

Bowling Green instantly became one of my favorite courses. I got out at 7 am, they greeted me with a free small range bucket and a nice real grass putting green just before the first hole.

Pace of play is huge at this course, and that's awesome. Each cart has a "time out" tag on it that wasn't necessary since we were first out I suppose but I assume is used to keep everyone at their spot on the course. There was also expected pace of play times after every hole. We got around as a 3 some in about 3 1/2 hours.

The course is absolutely gorgeous. Private club type mantienance...we saw about probably 10 guys cutting greens/fairways/tee boxes throughout the course. All the greens were in great shape...a couple tee boxes were perfect, but the rest were prestine. Fairways again, pristine. The course was a bit short on Par 4s from the tips #390 or so avg#, long par 3s #200ish# and average for par 5s #500# so you can score if you know this course. The course is basically flat with a couple mildly uphill and downhill holes but nothing drastic. True pleasure of a golf experience.

Playing this course is a treat and really a much better experience than Berkshire Valley IMO. I loved it so much I made a tee time for 24 hours later to see if I can score better knowing the course a bit better.

I am giving this course 4 stars because the grass on the fairway is too tall and plays like the first cut of rough in some of the really nice courses I have played. There are some pretty holes on this course. Greens are overall smooth with enough undulations. The biggest issue for me was that the fairways didn't play like a fairway. They need to cut it some more and make it smoother.

Challenging long par 3s & signature dog-leg left par 5 (hole 4) that calls for a drive over the pond.
I prefer walking this course with its good vistas of North NJ hills.
Great staff and I love the Grill in the clubhouse.

I am going to atleast 8 rounds this year; and that's not bad for someone who plays 3/4 times a month.

This is our favorite course by far in Northern NJ. The pace of play is the best around and the incredibly friendly staff, great restaurant/bar and driving range make this course the best value and most enjoyable by far of any course we have played and we have played them all in North NJ. Keep up the great work Bowling Green!!!

I will definitely be back to play Bowling Green. The greens are big and challenging.

This course is always fun to play as it is well maintained, and the pace of play is fantastic. A foursome can usually finish in 4ish hours without much trouble. There is good variety in the holes. Its typically not worth the $100+ price tag on a saturday morning, but I'm always happy to play here when I can get a reasonable rate.

played this course once and looking forward to playing it again...a bit pricey for your everyday round, but the scenery, conditions, and pace of play makes up for every penny...the greens are extremely firm and roll true. the fairways and tee boxes are in fantastic condition. be careful of the par 3s, they will definitely test your long iron skills. all in all a great course for the avid player

Played very early on a Tuesday morning. Was the first group out and finished in just about 3 hours. Course was in good shape and the tee boxes were in awesome shape. Pretty good course, tight is an understatement on some holes but were all fair. Some holes were challenging while others were easy. Definitely will be back

Condition was not up to its normal high standards.

The course is in decent shape for when we played. Good day all around

Tall, ancient pines line the fairways and will punish the golfer who goes amiss of the fairways. Classic, old course, stately and deserving of respect. Lots of fun and challenging for all levels,

Challenging but fair with some very interesting unique holes.
All players should enjoy this course from scratch golfer to high handicapper. Staff very pleasant looking to help you enjoy your golf experience at their course. 'a good day Tater'.>MB

This course has been around a long while. Its worth the drive from the NY Metro Area. Unlike some other larger facillities which boast multiple available courses and you get lost in the shuffle. Bowling Green makes you feel like a member. The rangers help push play along unlike most other courses. They do get busy but at the end of your 4 to 4 1/2 hour round you understand their job. For early in the season the course was in very good shape. Note Greens are on the fast side.

This course was in awesome condition and it was only the middle of April. The staff was friendly and helpful. It was a pleasurable day

The course was in good shape for late November in Northern, NJ. However, the tee time management was extremely poor. When I booked with Golfnow for a pre-paid tee time it was listed as "shotgun start". I thought this was very odd for a course that was not hosting a private outing. When we arrived a the course we were told that 4 groups were to start on each hole. This made the pace of play extremely slow! There was confusion and a long delay in getting carts. When I book a set tee time i expect to tee close to that time without grouping 3 to 4 foursomes at each hole. Very bad time management. Therefore, I will not return to this course.

The course was in great shape. Its a shame so many trees were lost due to Hurricane Sandy. At least I did not end up in the trees as much as usual. It is about a 40 minute ride for me to get to the course but I am more than happy to do so each time. I look forward to returning.

Course and staff were great
They included range balls for each player and they have a basket of apples for golfers to enjoy.