Can the public play Pine Valley?
Sarah Cherry
Published Mar 21, 2026
Can the public play Pine Valley?
Well, you can. Each year, Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey opens its gates to the public on the final Sunday in September. Not to play, mind you, but to watch the final round of the annual Crump Cup and/or to just wander the fairways, greens and penal hazards of a course that’s been frequently been ranked No.
Is Pine Valley really that good?
There is good reason why Pine Valley Golf Club has been ranked as the No. 1 course in the United States in every America’s 100 Greatest ranking except in four cases since 1985 (2000, when Pebble Beach unseated it and 2009, 2011 and 2015 when Augusta National was ranked No. 1).
Is Pine Valley the best golf course in the world?
In just about all specialised rankings, Pine Valley is considered to be the best golf course in the world. Augusta National, Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, St. Andrews and Muirfield are just some of the other top courses ranked highly in lists produced by both traditional and digital golf publications.
How exclusive is Pine Valley?
Membership. Pine Valley Golf Club is a highly exclusive club. Membership is by invitation only from the board of directors. The only way a guest is allowed into the club is if they are invited and accompanied by a member, and they must have low handicaps to play the course.
How much is a round of golf at Pine Valley?
Golf Rates
| Walking: | Weekday | Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Adult 18 Holes | $30.00 | $35.00 |
| Adult 9 Holes | $25.00 | $28.00 |
| Senior 18 Holes | $26.00 | $31.00 |
| Senior 9 Holes | $20.00 | $25.00 |
Is Pine Valley better than Augusta?
Sure, Augusta National and Pine Valley aren’t exactly rivals, but they’ve always been ranked the number one and number two courses in the world with Pine Valley usually being ranked no. 1 and Augusta no. 2 with Augusta beating out Valley a couple of times.
How many members are at Pine Valley?
There are, according to various estimates, between 500 and 1,000 members. Many are from Philadelphia and New York, the rest come from around the world.
What makes Pine Valley so special?
Every hole at Pine Valley is dramatic and memorable — even the holes that nobody talks much about, like the par-4 4th up and over a ridge off the tee, or the dogleg 6th playing around the Great Pit of Carkoon on the right, or the medium-length 11th, with its perfect tee shot into a saddled fairway and perfect pitch …
How many holes does Pine Valley Golf Club have?
To my way of thinking, it [Pine Valley]… possesses more classic holes than any other course in the world—ten of the eighteen. Of the remaining holes, five are outstanding, two are good, and one, the twelfth, is ordinary, which, at Pine Valley, is tantamount to being a misfit.”
Will Pine Valley ever host a major championship?
Except for two Walker Cup Matches—and those nearly 50 years apart—Pine Valley has never hosted a national or international competition. The preeminence of the course near Clementon, New Jersey, is an uncomplicated matter that has no connection with major events: Pine Valley simply has more great golf holes than any other course on the globe.
What is it like to play at Pine Valley?
The variety of every aspect of the course at Pine Valley is unparalleled in the world of golf. The grandness of the place is what first stuck out—the size of the property and the amount of acreage on every hole was simply mind blowing.
How did Crump build Pine Valley Golf Club?
As Warner Shelley put it succinctly in his invaluable Pine Valley Golf Club: A Chronicle, published in 1982, “He [Crump] not only had the idea, he found the location, bought the land, designed the course, and then supervised its construction—hole by hole….”
