Golf Courses Near Colts Neck, NJ

The town of Colts Neck, NJ, an affluent bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area, is one of the most prestigious places to live in the Garden State. Colts Neck is known for its horse farms and its golf courses. While the area’s private courses, namely Trump National Golf Club, may garner the most publicity, Colts Neck offers a trio of outstanding public-access layouts that should delight anyone looking to make a tee time. Keep an eye out for Hot Deals at Colts Neck Golf Club, a very popular course that features sparkling lakes, Scottish-stye bunkering, and tall fescue grasses that defend large, undulating greens. Pebble Creek Golf Club, a varied, tree-lined layout, starts with a player-friendly front nine but ramps up the challenge on the back nine with a couple of big bending doglegs and a tough finishing par 3. Hominy Hill Golf Course, a Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design that was originally an exclusive private club and is now owned by Monmouth County, rambles on old farmland that is exposed to the wind. The course has hosted two US Amateur Public Links Championships.

Colts Neck is conveniently situated just 15 miles from the Jersey Shore and only an hour’s drive from Manhattan. You’ll find hiking and fishing opportunities at Shark River Park. Oenophiles gravitate to 4JG’s Vineyards. If you prefer spirits, head to the Colts Neck Stillhouse, where a tour includes a tasting session. The name Colts Neck may not refer to horses, but the town is a horse lovers’ delight with its abundance of horse farms and Monmouth Racetrack for thoroughbred racing. Bruce Springsteen owns a large Colts Neck horse farm (his daughter won an Olympic medal in an equestrian event) and he recorded his classic Nebraska album there.