New Jersey
South Jersey & the Shore Golf Courses & Tee Times
South Jersey and the Shore is where a lot of American golf history happened. Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield opened in 1898, and the club says the word "birdie" was first used there in December 1903. Its pro John J. McDermott became the first American to win the U.S. Open in 1911. Up the road in Galloway, Sam Snead won the 1942 PGA Championship at Seaview for his first major. Pine Valley in Camden County is the most famous course in the region, but it is private and you only play it with a member. The public golf here runs from county courses with resident cards to old seaside links like Brigantine, built in 1927.
Can't get a tee time in South Jersey & the Shore? Yoink watches 30 public courses, from Cape May Court House, Galloway Township, Cape May, Hamilton and Palermo. Pick your courses, set the day and time you want, and get a notification when a tee time opens, cancellations included.
The longest layout here is Twisted Dune Golf Club at 7,283 yards; there are 2 nine-hole courses; there is one executive or par-3 course for a quicker round.
Who runs public golf in South Jersey & the Shore
Ocean County Parks and Recreation runs two courses: Atlantis in Little Egg Harbor, a par-72 George Fazio design, and Forge Pond in Brick, a par-60 executive course in a 300-acre conservation area. A 2026 Resident Golf ID Card costs $30 with proof of county residency and is good for a year. Nonresidents can buy a $100 card that gets them the resident rate. In Atlantic County, the county owns John F. Gaffney Green Tree in Egg Harbor Township and the Atlantic County Improvement Authority runs it. Its resident ID card is $30, $25 to renew, and runs March 16 to March 15. The City of Brigantine has owned Brigantine Golf Links since 2002 and took over running it directly in 2026.
Public courses worth knowing in South Jersey & the Shore
- Seaview Golf Club - Bay Course: Opened in 1914, designed by Hugh Wilson and Donald Ross. Small greens and pot bunkers by the bay, and the current home of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, an event that dates to 1986.
- Seaview Golf Club - Pines Course: William Flynn and Howard Toomey design from 1929, through the woods. Sam Snead chipped in from 60 feet on the 16th to win the 1942 PGA Championship, his first major.
- Brigantine Golf Links: Built in 1927 as part of the island's master plan, a nearly treeless links by Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek. Owned by the City of Brigantine since 2002, with a new clubhouse due to start in fall 2026.
- Cape May National Golf Club: Nicknamed "The Natural." The course wraps around a 50-acre private bird sanctuary, with no houses on it, and traces its roots to the old Cape May Country Club.
- Atlantis Golf Course: Ocean County's par-72 George Fazio course in Little Egg Harbor. The par-3 6th carries a pond. Voted best in the county in the 2023 Asbury Park Press Readers Choice Awards.
- McCullough's Emerald Golf Links: Stephen Kay design in Egg Harbor Township with 17 holes modeled on famous British Isles holes. Par 71, 6,600 yards, water on five holes.
- John F. Gaffney Green Tree Golf Course: Atlantic County's own course: 18 holes, par 72, tight and tree-lined, with resident rates for county ID card holders.
Booking tee times in South Jersey & the Shore: the local rules
Ocean County takes tee times up to seven days ahead by phone at each course, with walk-ins as space allows. If you have a resident or nonresident ID card you have to call to get the discount, and you need to cancel more than 24 hours out or you pay a no-show fee. Both county courses are closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Green Tree books up to 14 days ahead. For 2026, a weekday walking round is $24 at Green Tree with the county card and $28 without, and $24 at Atlantis with the Ocean County card against $42 without.
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30 courses in South Jersey & the Shore
Cape May Court House
Avalon Golf Club
Eight lakes come into play on 12 holes and the shore wind is always in it; the 17th is the one people remember, 166 yards over a lake to a bunkered green.
Big Little 9
Fred Langford, whose waterslides went up on six continents, built the lake-wall forms himself on this par-3 course of ponds and waterfalls. BYOB welcome.
Pines at Clermont
Par 31 in the woods: four par 4s and five par 3s on 34 acres with water in view, easy to walk, and a cheaper second loop when the tee sheet allows.
Other
Atlantis Golf Course
George Fazio's par 72, run by Ocean County. The par-3 6th is the hole people remember: a carry over a pond to reach the green.
Brigantine Golf Links
A 1927 Wayne Stiles links with bay views, marsh, sea breeze, concave bunkers and hardly a tree. Its two nines are named Hagen and Vardon.
Buena Vista Country Club
Water comes in on five holes, and ten of the eighteen bend.
Cedar Creek Golf Course
Narrow fairways cut through the Pinelands going out, then three lakes and hills coming in. The 11th is a 220-yard par 3 to a raised green.
Centerton Golf Club
Half tree-lined, half open links-style, inside Parvin State Park; each June its regulars take on sister course White Oaks in the Battle for Route 40.
Eagle Ridge Golf Club
Built in the gravel pit that fed the Garden State Parkway, so you get bluffs, cliffs and real elevation change. The Links nine sits on an old landfill.
Forge Pond Golf Course
Hal Purdy fit a par 60 into wetland-ringed woods: narrow, tree-lined and rolling, with an uphill par-3 8th the county calls its best hole.
Harbor Pines Golf Club
Water borders seven of the eighteen, and one hole moves 33 feet from tee to green.
John F. Gaffney Green Tree Golf Course
Atlantic County's own course: short, tight and tree-lined, and flat as a table. The 3rd is a rare par 6 at 676 yards from the back tees.
Lakewood Country Club
Walter Travis rebuilt it in 1920 on old farmland, cutting back-nine holes out of forest. Hosted the 1922 Met Amateur, and the club dates to 1896.
Seaview Golf Club - Bay Course
Hugh Wilson and Donald Ross built it in 1914: 6,300 yards of pot bunkers and small, undulating greens by the bay. Home of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Seaview Golf Club - Pines Course
Flynn and Toomey's woodland course, with doglegs, elevation change and big sloping greens. Snead chipped in from 60 feet on the 16th to win the 1942 PGA.
Shore Gate Golf Club
The 9th is why regulars come back: 648 yards from the tips to a narrow green behind a lake. Then you cross the bridge to The Kingdom, holes 13 to 15.
Twisted Dune Golf Club
Archie Struthers' only course: an old horse farm pushed into fescue-topped dunes that wall off each hole, so you rarely see another group.
Why tee times in South Jersey & the Shore are hard to get
Golf in South Jersey & the Shore follows the seasons: spring openers and fall weekends are the busiest stretches, and summer mornings fill before afternoons.
Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in South Jersey & the Shore
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Pick the courses you'd play and Yoink keeps an eye on all 30 courses in South Jersey & the Shore. You see what's open in one place, and you hear about it the moment a time that fits your day, window and group turns up, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Big Little 9, Forge Pond Golf Course and Heritage Links Golf Club.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in South Jersey & the Shore: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in South Jersey & the Shore?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in South Jersey & the Shore?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in South Jersey & the Shore?
Demand is highest on spring and fall weekends. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in South Jersey & the Shore are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Big Little 9, Forge Pond Golf Course and Heritage Links Golf Club take less time and are usually easier to book.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
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- Hudson Valley · 1 courses
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- Western NY — Buffalo & Rochester · 1 courses
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Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
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Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- oceancountyparks.org · government
- oceancountyparks.org · government
- oceancountyparks.org · government
- oceancountyparks.org · government
- acianj.org · government
- greentree.aclink.org · government
- greentree.aclink.org · government
- brigantinegolf.com · official
- seaviewgolf.com · official
- seaviewgolf.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
- accountryclub.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
- cmngc.com · official
- mcculloughsgolf.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
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