Shore Gate Golf Club
Shore Gate Golf Club
35 Schoolhouse Ln
Ocean View, NJ 08230-1037
United States
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Overview
Shore Gate is a challenging, target-heavy golf course—likely inspired by nearby Galloway National with a hint of Pine Valley—that's very popular with Avalon vacationers. Penal, deep bunkers as well as tall pines with pine straw and sand present a strong challenge to public golfers. It's a former member of Golf Digest's Best Courses in New Jersey but still among the very best public options in South Jersey.
About
Awards
Best in State: Ranked in Top 20 in New Jersey in 2005, 2009, & 2011-2012.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“Conditioning has really improved over the past few years. Even in the heat of the summer months the greens are much firmer and faster than they used to be. Great greens for a public course that gets a lot of summer play. Layout is challenging, but leaves a bit to be desired. Many of the par 4's really pinch down in the landing area. This creates some options off the tee, but not a ton of variety."
Read More2025
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“Very strong public course. The layout and the shot options are unique for a public facility. It’s very strong and beastly on some holes. While it is set in a very scrubby area of the pine barrens of South Jersey, Shore Gate has a fair amount of character."
Read More2024
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“Likely inspired by Pine Valley, Shore Gate is a modern course on the Jersey Shore that plays somewhat like a public version of nearby Galloway National. The course is relatively flat but features excellent and very penal bunkering throughout with plenty of water hazards to traverse. It is one of the tougher courses in New Jersey and this is especially true on the public side. The greens usually roll quick and true but conditioning otherwise when I played was somewhat lacking with very soggy fairways and lots of crabgrass surrounding the bunkers. There are some very strong holes here and I especially enjoyed the Cape 7th, short beautiful 15th, and tough Biarritz 17th. Now that Atlantic City is private, Shore Gate is comfortably one of the best public courses in the state and worth a play."
Read More2023
Review
“A good public course at the shore."
Read More2023
Review
“Likely inspired by Pine Valley, Shore Gate is a modern course on the Jersey Shore that plays somewhat like a public version of nearby Galloway National. The course is relatively flat but features excellent and very penal bunkering throughout with plenty of water hazards to traverse. It is one of the tougher courses in New Jersey and this is especially true on the public side. The greens usually roll quick and true but conditioning otherwise when I played was somewhat lacking with very soggy fairways and lots of crabgrass surrounding the bunkers. There are some very strong holes here and I especially enjoyed the Cape 7th, short beautiful 15th, and tough Biarritz 17th."
Read More2023
Review
“Nice layout with fun holes. But conditions leave a lot to be desired."
Read More2022
