Golf serves the single largest recreation constituency in Somerset County and the Park Commission annually gives residents what they ask for...great golf at a reasonable price. The five county golf courses easily accommodate in excess of 175,000 rounds of golf each year.
Neshanic Valley Golf Course, at 2301 South Branch Road in Neshanic Station, is the flagship facility attracting golfers to the championship caliber layout. The 27-hole course, the 9-hole Academy Course, the Learning Center, the Callaway Golf Performance Center, and the HDGolf Simulator with 26 international course options, combine to provide golfers with a complete play and practice experience. The state-of-the-art club fitting and swing analysis system operated by Callaway-trained professionals accepts appointments by calling 908-722-1200, ext. 5443.
Neshanic Valley is currently open for play along with Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park in Somerset and Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road in Somerset, NJ. Green Knoll Golf Course on Garretson Road in Bridgewater will open on Saturday, March 7, 2020 (as weather permits) and Warrenbrook Golf Course on Warrenville Road in Warren Township, NJ will open Saturday, March 21, 2020.
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Neshanic Valley has been recognized by Golfweek as one of the Top 50 Public Courses in the country and is the only government-owned and operated facility to make the list. The same publication ranked Neshanic Valley as overall the 4th Best Course in New Jersey. For information on hosting a golf outing at Neshanic Valley call Alan Conover at 908-369-8200.
The Neshanic Valley Golf Academy offers golf instruction to players of all skill levels with a driving range, two practice holes, a putting green, and three practice chipping greens with bunkers. Instruction is available all year round. For specific information call Head Pro Fred Glass at 908-722-1200, ext. 5443.
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The Junior Golf Program serve more than 900 of tomorrow's golfers each year. Included in the Junior programs are Junior Golf Camps a Spring Tune- Up, the 31st Annual Junior Golf School, the Advanced Golf School, the Junior Golf League, the 26th Annual Pitch & Putt Tournament, and the 29th Annual Family Golf Outing.
The annual tournament schedule includes the 17th Annual William W. Anderson Match Play Tournament for Men & Women beginning on Saturday, April 25; the Pro/Celebrity Benefit Golf Tournament sponsored by the Somerset County Park Foundation on Monday, May 4; the individual club championships on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 & 17; June 6 & 7, June 27 & 28, July 18 & 19, and August 8 & 9; the 61st Annual Dr. Michael S. Kline Memorial Somerset County Tournament for Men & Women beginning Saturday, September 5; and the 42nd Annual Senior (over age 62) Tournament for Men & Women on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. All tournaments require pre-registration and an entrance fee. Applications are available at each County Golf Shop.
Information on the golf courses and golf programs may be obtained by calling Bob Ransone, Deputy Director – Golf Management, at 908-722-1200, ext. 5426.
Information on all Somerset County Park Commission programs and activities may be found on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org.
