THE BEST PUBLIC-ACCESS AND PRIVATE GOLF COURSES IN NEW JERSEY, RANKED

Looking to play the best golf courses in New Jersey? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

• Best public-access courses in each state
• The best private courses in each state
• The details: How we rank courses

The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.

KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in New Jersey

1. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)

Hamburg (m)

2. Neshanic Valley

Neshanic Station (m)

3. Seaview (Bay)

Galloway (c)

4. Rock Spring

West Orange (c)

5. Twisted Dune

Egg Harbor Township (m)

6. Knoll (West)

Boonton (c)

7. Shore Gate

Ocean View (m)

8. Crystal Springs Resort (Wild Turkey)

Hamburg (m)

9. Architects

Lopatcong (m)

10. Crystal Springs Resort (Crystal Springs)

Hamburg (m)

11. Seaview (Pines)

Absecon (c)

12. Scotland Run

Williamstown (m)

13. Ballamor

Egg Harbor Township (m)

T14. RiverWinds

West Deptford (m)

T14. Heron Glen

Ringoes (m)

Best private courses in New Jersey

1. Pine Valley GC

Pine Valley (2c)

2. Somerset Hills

Bernardsville (21c)

3. Plainfield

Edison (T31c)

4. Baltusrol (Lower)

Springfield (T34c)

5. Hollywood GC

Deal (T49c)

6. Ridgewood (Championship)

Paramus (T57c)

7. Baltusrol (Upper)

Springfield (T60c)

8. Galloway National

Galloway Township (56m)

9. Bayonne GC

Bayonne (T67m)

10. Mountain Ridge

West Caldwell (T104c)

11. Essex County CC

West Orange (T111c)

12. Hidden Creek

Egg Harbor Township (T118m)

13. Ridge at Back Brook

Ringoes (T134m)

14. Trump National (Old)

Bedminster (T154m)

15. Due Process Stable*

Colt’s Neck (m)

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: The best public-access and private golf courses in New Jersey, ranked

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