There is 1 golf course in Colonia, New Jersey and 0 are municipal courses. There are also another 90 golf courses within 20 miles of Colonia, including 9 public, 28 municipal and 48 private courses. The oldest course in the Colonia area is the Essex County Country Club which was designed by A.W. Tillinghast/Seth Raynor and opened in 1887. The longest course is Liberty National Golf Club, which is 7,346 yards. Shackamaxon Country Club is rated the best course near Colonia. The following courses have won various awards: Plainfield Country Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, Canoe Brook Country Club, Somerset Hills Country Club, Mountain Ridge Country Club.