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4.5
638 Reviews (638)
5 Stars
287
4 Stars
280
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
98.0%
Recommend this course
594 out of 638 reviews
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4.2
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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4.5
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
52 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
Rutgers Golf Course consistently delivers exceptional conditions, with fast greens, perfectly cut fairways, and well-maintained tee boxes impressing recent visitors. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and outstanding value make this course a compelling destination for golfers.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6337 yards
Slope 130
Rating 70.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required, including closed-toe footwear with non-penetrating or spikeless shoes.

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Reviews

4.5
638 Reviews (638)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 7
Locals 6
Seniors 6
This Course's Location is:
On a College Campus 8

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Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A stellar Scarlet experience

Not a very long course but great character wonderful dog legs left and right greens running lovely lots of undulations pin placements the day we played was very challenging thank you Mr. Supt greens were nice and cut and rolled no patchy areas tea boxes were a little chewed up but to be expected this late in the season wonderful staff Cody the starter the two lads in the pro shop just wonderful look forward to coming back thanks again all the best

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Scarlett gem in Piscataway

Scarlett gem in Piscataway lovely little track great welcome from the young lads at the clubhouse Cody the starter gentleman couple of tea boxes that were a little dog up but other than that short golf course nice dog legs left and right nice par fives a shorter course for low handicap golfers but the greens are lovely great undulations wonderful character not much elevation change you can actually score very well on this golf course greens were a little fast and true love them very much look forward to going back thanks again

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

Really liked this course.

Greens and fairways are well maintained.

Also has some challenging holes.

The one thing I didn't like about the course was slow play. This was my 4th time playing here and each round took around 5 1/2 + hours to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play nightmare

Golf course was real fun if you can actually finish your round in the afternoon. First of all, the golf course was backed up by 20 minutes. Not sure why that’s the case considering Rutgers is not the most difficult course to find your ball. Second, I was paired up with true beginners. Whiffing shots, hitting horrendous fat shots, 5 putting, and taking videos of their horrible swing. After finishing the front 9 in 3 hours, I decided to end the round since there was no way I’ll finish the back 9 before it gets dark. For those of you who are reading this review, don’t play Rutgers in the afternoon if you are looking to complete a full round. I recommend to book a tee time early as you can in the morning if you decide to play here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 254
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Solid and reliable

Having played Rutgers a few times this year, it remains consistent.

Pace of play was a bit slow .

Course was in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Experience!

I’m a beginner golfer and really liked that there was not much water! And I love the deer!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Classic woodlands course

Really enjoyed the course. Tough back nine is a challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5 hour round

5 hour round on a course with golfers who could barely play….pace here is usually enforced but….not today I guess

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value

The Rutgers University Golf Course is in great shape considering the weather and how much play it gets. Kudos to the greens keeper and maintenance staff! The course is very walkable…fairly flat with convenient routing between holes. There’s a well-stocked snacks/drinks stand at the clubhouse.

What I enjoyed most was the great service. The gentleman running the pro shop was friendly and efficient. I was greeted by a friendly Starter while warming up. Rangers actively work the course to manage the pace of play. My favorite part was on the 2nd and 7th fairways, where a very helpful ranger spotted all of our errant shots, and marked the location of each ball with a towel. This really sped up play, and was entirely unexpected from a moderately priced public course. Way to go, RU GC! Keep up the great work!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 105
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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