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Forsgate Country Club’s Banks Course Rated One of the Best Course
Forsgate Country Club's historic Banks Course received another accolade as one of the premier courses in New Jersey.
Forsgate Country Club’s Banks Course Rated One of the Best Courses in New Jersey
Monroe Township, NJ (January 13, 2021)—Forsgate Country Club’s historic Banks Course received another accolade as one of the premier courses in New Jersey. The Top 100 Golf Courses panel updated its U.S. Best in State ratings and Forsgate’s Banks Course moved to No. 13 on the list of 75 New Jersey courses they reviewed.
“This is another great honor for us and we appreciate the ongoing recognition of Forsgate’s Banks Course as a notable architectural classic,” said Chris Schiavone, Forsgate’s Managing Partner. “Our staff works hard to preserve the splendid Banks Course’s heritage and the iconic holes that make the course design memorable.”
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Designed in 1931 by Charles “Steam Shovel” Banks, the course is renowned for its challenging and exaggerated features, such as the steep and deeply recessed bunkers and enormous, undulating greens. The course recreates some of the historic and famous holes found at the great courses of Scotland and Europe.
GOLF Magazine’s panel of experts also recently named the best courses in each state for 2020-2021. Forsgate’s Banks Course was listed at No. 13 out of the 15 courses recognized in New Jersey.
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About Forsgate Country Club
Forsgate Country Club is an exclusive, full service, family-oriented private country club located in the heart of New Jersey. Forsgate offers golf, sports and social memberships for individuals, families and corporations. Established in 1931, Forsgate Country Club features 36 holes of world-class golf, including the renowned Banks Course, designed to recreate historic holes throughout Europe, and the Palmer Course, a traditional American design with challenging water hazards on ten of its scenic holes. The country club also offers facilities for banquet events and corporate meetings as well as a sports complex that includes a fitness center, pool and cabana cafe. Forsgate Country Club, which is located midway between New York City and Philadelphia at Exit 8A of the NJ Turnpike, is operated by the Metropolitan Golf Group. For more information about Forsgate Country Club visit www.forsgatecc.com or call (732) 521-0070.
