Golf in Allenwood

Allenwood occupies the rural agricultural fringe of Howell Township in southern Monmouth County, where the gradual transition from the flat coastal plain to the rolling piedmont foothills creates a landscape that supports both horse farms and the kind of recreational golf that fits naturally into the open countryside. Spring Meadow and Bel-Aire Golf Course both operate in the immediate area, giving this quiet community an unusual concentration of recreational golf for its size. Howell Township's resistance to the hyper-development that has consumed northern Monmouth County keeps Allenwood's golf atmosphere genuinely pastoral — wide skies, light traffic, and the kind of round that doesn't feel rushed.