Mountain Ridge Country Club
West Caldwell, NJ
Mountain Ridge Country Club is an 18-hole, par-71 golf course in West Caldwell, New Jersey, playing 7,140 yards with a course rating of 74.5 and slope of 140. It is ranked #12 on Golf Digest's Best in New Jersey (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Donald Ross; A.W. Tillinghast
Accolades
- Ranked #12, Best in New Jersey (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 713 Passaic Ave, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 17, 569 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 7, 168 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 8 (par 4, 482 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 1, about 70 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 2, 11, 12, 13 and 16
- Doglegs: 1 left
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 440 | 9 | 7 bunkers, plays about 70 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 469 | 3 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 3 | 4 | 356 | 15 | 4 bunkers |
| 4 | 3 | 223 | 11 | 5 bunkers |
| 5 | 4 | 420 | 5 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 6 | 5 | 507 | 13 | 5 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 7 | 3 | 168 | 17 | 4 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 8 | 4 | 482 | 1 | 7 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 9 | 5 | 503 | 7 | 8 bunkers, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,568 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 439 | 12 | 6 bunkers, plays about 65 ft downhill |
| 11 | 4 | 433 | 6 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 12 | 4 | 370 | 14 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 522 | 2 | water in play, 6 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 200 | 16 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 15 | 4 | 428 | 10 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 16 | 3 | 180 | 18 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 17 | 5 | 569 | 8 | 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 431 | 4 | 5 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| In | 35 | 3,572 | ||
| Total | 71 | 7,140 |
Scorecard from the Black tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Family Golf CenterRoseland | 3.0 | Public | |||
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| Willowbrook Golf CenterWayne | 3.3 | Public | |||
| Essex Fells Country ClubWest Orange | 3.4 | 18 | 70 | 72.4 / 139 | Private |
| Deer Run Golf ClubLincoln Park | 3.9 | 9 | 36 | 73 / 128 | Private |
| Montclair Golf ClubWest Orange | 4.0 | 18 | 70 | 72 / 130 | Private |
| Crestmont Country ClubWest Orange | 4.0 | 18 | 72 | 73.6 / 134 | Private |
| Preakness Valley Golf Course - West CourseWayne | 4.4 | 18 | Municipal | ||
| Twin Willows Par 3 GolfLincoln Park | 4.7 | 9 | 27 | 26.6 / 87 | Public |
| Preakness Valley Golf Course - East CourseWayne | 5.0 | 18 | 70 | 70.3 / 126 | Municipal |
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