Blue Heron Pines Golf Club
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About
The Blue Heron Pines Golf Club consists of two award-winning courses called the East and the West. Located 15 minutes outside of Atlantic City, these public golf courses provide a challenging game and have been touted by many New Jersey publications as the best 18-hole course on the Jersey Shore.
Each golf course had a different designer so they do have some differences. The West Course is relatively flat with narrow fairways and fast greens. Water hazards also come into play on seven holes. The East Course on the other hand features wide fairways and difficult bunkers. The East Course also follows a links-style layout and is meant to be played fast and firm. For those who want to play the courses but aren't at the top of their game yet, the club offers golf instruction.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6810 yards | 72.2 | 133 |
| Blue | 72 | 6619 yards | 71.1 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 6207 yards | 69.6 | 127 |
| Gold | 72 | 5604 yards | 67.3 | 122 |
| Red | 72 | 5108 yards | 69.0 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.0/132 | 315 | 180 | 533 | 183 | 413 | 412 | 323 | 577 | 422 | 3358 | 395 | 130 | 415 | 374 | 518 | 421 | 218 | 451 | 530 | 3452 | 6810 |
| Blue M: 70.8/130 W: 74.7/134 | 309 | 165 | 523 | 173 | 407 | 402 | 310 | 570 | 415 | 3274 | 388 | 125 | 405 | 365 | 493 | 408 | 208 | 438 | 515 | 3345 | 6619 |
| White M: 69.3/127 W: 73.4/131 | 290 | 155 | 495 | 163 | 390 | 375 | 295 | 530 | 376 | 3069 | 367 | 115 | 386 | 342 | 483 | 390 | 177 | 405 | 473 | 3138 | 6207 |
| Gold M: 67.1/123 W: 72.0/128 | 278 | 132 | 471 | 151 | 352 | 348 | 265 | 465 | 342 | 2804 | 332 | 103 | 373 | 326 | 368 | 335 | 151 | 351 | 461 | 2800 | 5604 |
| Red M: 64.6/117 W: 68.9/122 | 221 | 119 | 428 | 138 | 348 | 280 | 225 | 443 | 308 | 2510 | 315 | 90 | 330 | 305 | 358 | 321 | 132 | 342 | 405 | 2598 | 5108 |
| Handicap | 18 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 15 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Was a good golf course at one time
Greens were aerated and top dressed. Golf now did not mention this at the time of booking. I called the course and was told aeration was completed 10 days prior.
Fairways were also aerated. Not mentioned by staff.
Material used for top dressing of fairways was mulch.
Any pride this golf course formerly had is now gone.
Leaf problem
We had an awful time with the leaves and group behind us must have not bothered to look for balls. They were members and annoying.
Disappointing Experience
I don’t know where to start this review because we had a generally unsatisfactory experience at BHP recently. What golfers are writing these glowing reviews? The 25 handicappers playing 5 hour rounds in front out your group? I understand that golf is popular, and courses are trying to maximize profits. But courses need to strike a balance between profits and what people are receiving in return. Too many tee boxes were in rough shape; there’s crabgrass in some spots and not enough grass in many areas; our cart was just beat to death; some fairways like 9 are just dead and are in desperate need of a re-do, and many cart paths are teeth-chattering. LOL and they moved our tee time without telling us because they scheduled a wedding next to the first tee. At least Gary, the bag drop veteran, is always great. The pro shop staff are never that friendly and the older guy picking the range (in a tee shirt, not in uniform) was less than friendly. These are top-down issues. I regularly see Jaws at a private club and he’s always pleasant. However, I’m not familiar with his leadership style. It does seem however that leadership at BHP is lacking because so many areas that are needed to deliver a good experience aren’t.
Played on 8/23, took almost 5 hours to finish. The layout was good but the shape the course qas inbad. Tee
Played on 8/23, took almost 5 hours and it is way over priced. The course has a good layout but it is in poor condition. It looks nothing like the pictures you see. Staff was great but I can not believe other people say the course see is in excellent shape. That is not true.
Love This Course
All of the staff are great especially Gary, Bruce, and Morgan! You can tell they are genuinely happy to be working there. Course is always in great condition. When every other course has doubled their prices, you can still manage to find a reasonably priced tee time at Blue Heron. Food is awesome & cheap too!
Favorite course I’ve played so far!
They lose the greens every summer
Greens are awful
Don't play here July and August. They don't have the expertise or equipment to properly maintain the greens in the summer.
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