Best Municipal Golf Courses in New Jersey
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New Jersey has 37 municipal golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotch Hills Country Club | Scotch Plains | Municipal | 1920 |
| 2 | Orchard Hills Golf Course | Paramus | Municipal | 1925 |
| 3 | Rock Spring Golf Club | West Orange | Municipal | 1925 |
| 4 | East Orange Golf Course | Short Hills | Municipal | 1926 |
| 5 | Francis Byrne Golf Course | West Orange | Municipal | 1926 |
| 6 | Pitman Golf Course | Sewell | Municipal | 1927 |
| 7 | Hendricks Field Golf Course | Belleville | Municipal | 1929 |
| 8 | Rockleigh Golf Course Red White | Rockleigh | Municipal | 1946 |
| 9 | Coakley Russo Memorial Golf Course | Lyons | Municipal | 1947 |
| 10 | Indian Spring Golf Club | Marlton | Municipal | 1952 |
| 11 | Ocean City Golf Course | Ocean City | Municipal | 1957 |
| 12 | Princeton Country Club | Princeton | Municipal | 1958 |
| 13 | Ocean County Golf Course At Atlantis | Little Egg Harbor | Municipal | 1961 |
| 14 | Rockleigh Golf Course Blue | Rockleigh | Municipal | 1961 |
| 15 | Valley Brook Golf Course | River Vale | Municipal | 1962 |
| 16 | Soldier Hill Golf Course | Emerson | Municipal | 1963 |
| 17 | Washington Township Municipal Golf Course | Turnersville | Municipal | 1963 |
| 18 | Hominy Hill Golf Course | Colts Neck | Municipal | 1965 |
| 19 | Summit Municipal Golf Course | Summit | Municipal | 1967 |
| 20 | Bey Lea Municipal Golf Course | Toms River | Municipal | 1969 |
| 21 | Millburn Municipal Golf Course | Short Hills | Municipal | 1970 |
| 22 | The Meadows At Middlesex Golf Club | Plainsboro | Municipal | 1972 |
| 23 | Sunset Valley Golf Course | Pompton Plains | Municipal | 1974 |
| 24 | Paramus Golf Course | Paramus | Municipal | 1976 |
| 25 | Cedar Creek Golf Course | Bayville | Municipal | 1981 |
| 26 | Quail Brook Golf Course | Somerset | Municipal | 1982 |
| 27 | Ocean County Golf Course At Forge Pond | Brick | Municipal | 1989 |
| 28 | Mercer Oaks Golf Course West Course | Princeton Junction | Municipal | 1991 |
| 29 | Raritan Landing Golf Course | Piscataway | Municipal | 1999 |
| 30 | Heron Glen Golf Course | Ringoes | Municipal | 2002 |
| 31 | Mercer Oaks Golf Course East Course | Princeton Junction | Municipal | 2003 |
| 32 | Berkshire Valley Golf Course | Oak Ridge | Municipal | 2004 |
| 33 | Neshanic Valley Golf Course Academy Course | Neshanic Station | Municipal | 2004 |
| 34 | Neshanic Valley Golf Course Meadow Lake Course | Neshanic Station | Municipal | 2004 |
| 35 | Neshanic Valley Golf Course Lake Ridge Course | Neshanic Station | Municipal | 2005 |
| 36 | Neshanic Valley Golf Course Meadow Ridge Course | Neshanic Station | Municipal | 2005 |
| 37 | Old Bridge Golf Club | Matawan | Municipal | 2023 |
FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified municipal course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many municipal courses does New Jersey have?
New Jersey has 37 municipal golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.