There is 1 golf course in Dover, New Jersey and 0 are municipal courses. There are also another 86 golf courses within 20 miles of Dover, including 22 public, 17 municipal and 46 private courses. The oldest course in the Dover area is the Essex County Country Club which was designed by A.W. Tillinghast/Seth Raynor and opened in 1887. The longest course is Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, which is 7,565 yards. Roxiticus Golf Club is rated the best course near Dover. The following courses have won various awards: Somerset Hills Country Club, Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Mountain Ridge Country Club, Canoe Brook Country Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, Baltusrol Golf Club.