There is 1 golf course in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey and 1 is a municipal course. There are also another 85 golf courses within 20 miles of Lake Hiawatha, including 13 public, 22 municipal and 50 private courses. The oldest course in the Lake Hiawatha area is the Essex County Country Club which was designed by A.W. Tillinghast/Seth Raynor and opened in 1887. The longest course is Baltusrol Golf Club, which is 7,221 yards. Montclair Golf Club is rated the best course near Lake Hiawatha. The following courses have won various awards: Mountain Ridge Country Club, Essex County Country Club, Canoe Brook Country Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, Somerset Hills Country Club, Plainfield Country Club.