NEW JERSEY

Guru’s Rating: 4.2 SUNSET VALLEY 4-1-1 Course Website 47 West Sunset Road Pompton Plains, NJ ViewMap » Phone: (973) 835-1515 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (w/cart): $77 Driving Range? No This Morris County public course has plenty of Kodak…ahem…Instagram moments, but sloppy conditions and snippy employees outweigh the scenery. Rolling mountains greet you at Sunset Valley and the initial panorama is breathtaking. [...]

Guru’s Rating: 8.8 WILD TURKEY 4-1-1 Course Website 1 Wild Turkey Way Hamburg, NJ ViewMap » Phone: 973-827-5996 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (with cart): $125 Driving Range? Yes How far does one have to drive from Manhattan to find quality golf? Well, on my way to play Wild Turkey Golf Course at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, New Jersey, I had [...]

Guru’s Rating: N/A FORSGATE 4-1-1 Course Website 375 Forsgate Dr. Monroe Twnshp, NJ ViewMap » Phone: 732-521-0070 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (with cart): N/A Driving Range? Yes I may be “The Golf Course Guru,” but before I rolled up to Forsgate Country Club in Monroe, New Jersey, I had never heard of a “Biarritz” or a “Redan.” I thought a “chocolate [...]

Guru’s Rating: 8.4 GALLOPING HILL 4-1-1 Course Website 3 Golf Dr., Kenilworth, NJ ViewMap » Phone: (908)686-1556 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (with cart): $76 Driving Range? Yes At first glance, Galloping Hill looks more like a construction zone than a golf course. Men on bulldozers and engineers donning hard hats serve as your gallery on the first tee. The clubhouse? A [...]

Guru’s Rating: 8.1 RUTGERS 4-1-1 Course Website 777 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ ViewMap » Phone: (732) 445-2637 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (with cart): $73 Driving Range? Yes As a Syracuse graduate, my dislike for Rutgers’ sports teams has never fully reached the same levels as it has for historic Big East rivals like UConn and Georgetown. The Scarlet Knights have [...]

Guru’s Rating: 4.1 MEADOWS 4-1-1 Course Website 79 Two Bridges Rd., Lincoln Park, NJ ViewMap » Phone: (973) 696-7212 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (with cart): $50 Driving Range? No I stepped onto the 8th tee at Meadows Golf Club and planned my line of attack, taking note of my surroundings. Large pond on the left. Swirling wind in my face. Uneven [...]

Guru’s Rating: 8.9 SUBURBAN 4-1-1 Course Website 1730 Morris Avenue Union, NJ ViewMap » Phone: (908) 686-0413 Non-Resident Weekend Rate (with cart): N/A/Available via Tour GCX (www.tourgcx.com) Driving Range? Yes Suburban might be the best kept secret in the Tri-State area.  In fact, it’s so hush-hush that you’ll probably drive right by the entrance on busy Morris Avenue in Union, New [...]