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Pace
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6788 yards
Slope 126
Rating 73.0

Also known as Francis A. Byrne Golf Course.

Course Details

Year Built 1926
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

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4.2
409 Reviews (409)
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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/25/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, crandall725! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 206
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/21/2022

Hi, golfpain. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/18/2022

Hi, kimnam6973. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/14/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314160616294. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Early in Seasonh

Given the time of year the course was reasonably in good shape.

The greens were very playable for so early in the season

The bunkers/sand traps could be groomed a lot better with new sand utilized in ALL of the traps not just the ones that are new e.g. first and fifteenth holes.

The removal of some trees to help speed up play was an excellent decision without compromising the challenge of playing the respective holes where trees were removed,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/08/2022

Hi, jd28XlCCk2lqEAu029ac. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Francis Byrne Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Course needs a lot of work

I play more than 50 rounds p.a. at Byrne, but this year is probably the worst I have seen it. The fairways are dug up, Seems no one is replacing divots. The greens roll surprisingly fast, but a few (especially #7) are in bad shape and need serious work. Don't even get me started on tee boxes, They moved ttimes to 12 min intervals so that can help limit the use and abuse, but might not be enough.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/08/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, krmbra. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Francis Byrne Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout

Hilly course lots of up and down holes. Greens in great shape overall for this time of the year. Will play again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/05/2022

Hi, RG0B186C73F78EDC4A13. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Francis Byrne Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/05/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Mariano7002251. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Disappointed

"Being a curmudgeon is a must", must be in the job description to work here. All of the old retired staff members were pretty rude and made you feel like they were doing you a favor. The greens were bumpier than a hiking trail and the grass on every green was patchy and brown. Upon walking back as it was getting dark on the course, a Ranger drove up to us and scolded us for not coming in sooner as it was getting dark and that he "couldn't leave to go home" until we came in. No kidding! If I hadn't gotten a killer deal via GolfNow, I would've been angrier at the service we received. It costs nothing to be nice, and if you don't like your job, find a new one.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/11/2022

Hi, pfremder! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/05/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Mariano7002251. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/05/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, dc644902130. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/24/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, u314160377828. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Francis Byrne Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice experience

Fir mid March the course was in decent shape, challenging holes but not killers. Great time :-)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/24/2022

Hello, u000002587190. Thank you for visiting us at Francis Byrne Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/22/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, trevor1280. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/22/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u000005735240. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course closed early on a fair weather day

No one not even the pro shop clerk told me the course was closing early. Arrived for 2:48 tee time and was on 12th tee box when ranger came out to tell us this was the last hole and gates were closing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/24/2022

Hello, djjaimej. Thank you for visiting us at Francis Byrne Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Francis Byrne

Very scenic and good course conditions, some of the fairways offer a decent challenge. I wish the staff was friendlier like somerset county courses, also the course is pricey when compared to the likes of neshanic valley

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Byrne a Challenging but Fair Golf Course

Numerous improvements have been made to the course over the past two years. A number of trees have been removed to speed up play. Several holes have been reconfigured with bunkers added to make play more interesting and challenging. The tee boxes and greens well maintained.

Need more rangers patrolling the course to help speed up play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/04/2022

Hello, jd28XlCCk2lqEAu029ac. Thank you for visiting us at Francis Byrne Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Track !

Played very late in the season, greens were challenging and had some long par 4s' . looking forward to playing it next season

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/10/2022

Hello, RDGgolf. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Francis Byrne Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/10/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, trevor1280. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Francis Byrne Golf Course!

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