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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
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
98.2%
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594 out of 638 reviews
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4.2
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
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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%
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10 out of 10 reviews
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4.5
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
51 out of 51 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 58
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Nice course I Like to play it again when its dry. The Couse had taken a tremendous amount of rain so no carts were allowed but it’s A very walkable course. Decent Lay-out and even though they were really slow from the rain the Greens were absolutely the BEST Thing about this Golf Course. Kudos To The Greens Keeper. The WORST Thing Easily was the Staff. I Never like to be Negative so I’m Gonna Give them The Benefit of Doubt and Just say they all had a bad day at the same time.....Lol. I’d Like to try the course when its dry because all your shots plugged, it was that wet, But I don’t think I will come back to play it again. I Go where I’m Celebrated Not Tolerated .

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/30/2018:
Hello Troy, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Rutgers University Golf Course, in the New Jersey area. We are sorry to see that you may have had a poor customer experience with us and that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played. Any additional feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your experience with us in the future. Thank you for choosing to golf with us and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 255
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Bumpy greens

The course was in good shape but too many greens were bumpy. Somewhat strange to experience that.

The pace of play could have been better. Our 3 some had to wait far too often with a 4 some ahead of us,

In turn the 2 some behind us had to wait as well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course to play

It is a good course, fun to play and in very good conditions.

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

Course very wet

When we arrived at the course, we were informed that we would have to walk since it was very wet on some holes. Two of our group had medical issues and could only walk 12holes so we had to cut it short. If we were aware of the restrictions, we would have booked elsewhere.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course, great staff.

Nice track. Staff was excellent and green fees were reasonable. My only negative comment is that there are too many unrepaired ball marks on every green. Other than that, I would definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course poor drainage

Course was very green, dry on the front, wet on the back 9 in spots, while I enjoyed the round, drainage still seems to be a problem.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Good course. I would definitely recommend this course to others.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

NJ can be proud of its State University golf course

What's not to like? The turf management is first rate. Fairways look like the greens and the t-offs

show no wear.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 25 Contributor
New York Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Saturday morning...

...and finished under 4 hours. Course is in good condition. Greens were a little slow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great layout

Course has a great layout and is a challenge for all golfers. Greens are in excellent shape, and easy to walk.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fast greens

Played in very windy. Conditions but the course was in good shape for December. Greens were fast but true.

We will be playing more often next year. It is one of the better public courses in the area

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

RU ready for some golf

As a Rutgers alum who first played the course way back in 1979, I enjoy coming back to play here a few times a year. The course condition has only gotten better over the years, and I enjoyed another round here on this occasion.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course but too expensive for the area

I like this course. But with so many nice courses in the area it is overpriced. The twilight rate is ok but they don't give you enough time to get 18 in most of the year. $18 for a cart is the highest I've seen. And the won't let you take a cart out 4.5 hours before sunset. I guess they don't want to pay $9 an hour for a kid to stay and put the carts away.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/30/2017:
Hello Daniel, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Rutgers University Golf Course in the New York area. We appreciate your feedback regarding our rates and cart policy so we may work towards any necessary improvements for your future experience with us. We hope you were still able to have a great round, and are glad to hear you enjoy the course. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Price

This is a great course to play but I can recommend it to my friends since it is not price friendly for Seniors, if they lowered the price we would play there more often,

I guess they don't need the business

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Great Course

Everything about this course was great except the cost to play! Senior, walking, member, winter rate was too high.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Conditions good, rangers need a clue

I’ve played Rutgers for the better part of 30 years, with scant play the last couple of years. Conditions are usually good. Course is short but fun.

The reason my foursome rarely play there is the attitude of the rangers to be on top of the group in front of you even if your not behind. Couple of instances where the hold up was 3-4 holes up but they keep pushing all the other groups behind them. It’s never a relaxing round when you play there because they just want you to finish and get out.

So we did get out and play elsewhere . My foursome have handicaps of 7-14, so we’re not great but we’re not hacks either.

Better courses for the money if you can get the tee times.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/30/2017:
Hello Jean, thank you for taking the time to review us, Rutgers University Golf Course in the New York area. We're very sorry to hear you may not have had the best recent customer experience with us due to the pace of play, and we greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the rangers so we may work towards any necessary improvements. We also appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years and hope we can continue to provide you with a valuable golf experience. Thank you for golfing with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Great Course

I have been playing Rutgers University golf course for years and it has always been in great condition. It is well maintained and beautifully manicured. The pace of play is not ideal. It is a bit slow, I have walked off the course a few times due to that reason alone. You should not be on the 13th hole and you are 4.5 hours into the round. Not acceptable. Furthermore, the price of the course is outrageous. This course to walk should only cost no more than 25$.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/30/2017:
Hello Anthony, thank you for taking the time to review us, Rutgers University Golf Course, and for the 3 stars. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years, as well as your valuable feedback so we may work towards any necessary improvements. We're sorry to hear your recent experiences with us have been affected by a slow pace of play, and hope you will notice improvements during your next round. Thank you for choosing to golf with us in the New York area, and we hope to see you again soon.
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