Colts Neck, New Jersey · Northern & Central New Jersey
Hominy Hill Golf Course
Robert Trent Jones built it in 1965 for a shipping executive's private use, with 138 bunkers. The county bought it, and it has hosted two USGA Publinx.
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About Hominy Hill Golf Course
Hominy Hill is Monmouth County's big course: 7,049 yards from the blues, rated 73.8 with a 135 slope, and 138 bunkers. Water is in play on only four holes, so the sand and the length do most of the work. It's rolling farmland with tributaries of the Mine Brook running through it, and the Tee It Forward markers are there if the blues are more than you want.
It started as one man's course. Henry Dickson Mercer Sr., president of the States Marine shipping company, bought farms in Colts Neck in 1941 for his Guernsey cattle and named the land Hominy Hill Farm after the old Manhomoney Hills. In 1963 he hired Robert Trent Jones Sr. to turn 180 acres into a course for entertaining foreign business contacts and told him to spare no expense. It opened in 1965 as a long par 72 of 7,120 yards, and outside of the odd charity day you played it only by invitation.
In 1975 the Mercer family agreed to sell to the county, then turned down higher offers from developers during the 18 months it took the Park System to line up a Green Acres grant. Since then it has hosted two USGA Amateur Public Links championships, and the county notes it has been voted the state's best public course by New Jersey Monthly readers.
It's one of 2 courses in Colts Neck on Yoink, and Pebble Creek Golf Club is practically next door — handy when your first choice is booked solid.
What it's like to play Hominy Hill Golf Course
It's a sand-heavy layout, with about 78 bunkers.
Course character from OpenStreetMap contributors' survey data (ODbL).
Booking a tee time at Hominy Hill Golf Course
Get a Monmouth County Golf Pass if you can. Pass holders book online up to a week ahead: residents pay $52 a year, and non-residents can buy a $270 Player Pass that also gets discounted rates. Without a pass you can book online only two days out, and you prepay a non-refundable booking fee. 2026 rates (effective March 1) for 18 walking: $43 Monday to Thursday and $57 on weekend mornings for residents with a pass, and $68 and $87 without one. The shop is 732-462-9222.
How to get a tee time at Hominy Hill Golf Course
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Golf courses near Hominy Hill Golf Course
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- Shark River Golf Course · Neptune City · 8 mi
- Pine Brook Golf Course · Manalapan · 9 mi
- William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace · Ocean · 9 mi
- Old Bridge Golf Club · Matawan · 9 mi
- Knob Hill Golf Club · 10 mi
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Hominy Hill Golf Course FAQ
Where is Hominy Hill Golf Course?
Hominy Hill Golf Course is in Colts Neck, New Jersey, in the Northern & Central New Jersey area.
Who designed Hominy Hill Golf Course, and when did it open?
Hominy Hill Golf Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., commissioned 1963 to convert 180 acres of the farm and opened in 1965, built by Henry Dickson Mercer Sr. as a private course.
Is Hominy Hill Golf Course open to the public?
Hominy Hill Golf Course is county (Monmouth County Park System).
How do I get a tee time at Hominy Hill Golf Course when it's booked up?
Set a watch for Hominy Hill Golf Course in Yoink with your date, time window and group size. Yoink monitors the course's tee sheet and alerts you the moment a matching time opens, including cancellations. You book directly with the course.
What golf courses are near Hominy Hill Golf Course?
Nearby options include Pebble Creek Golf Club, Colts Neck Golf Club and Spring Meadow Golf Club. Yoink watches 75 courses in the Northern & Central New Jersey area.
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- monmouthcountyparks.com · government
- monmouthcountyparksystem.blogspot.com · government
- co.monmouth.nj.us · government
- monmouthcountyparks.com · government
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