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deeraywag
Citizen
Username: Deeraywag
Post Number: 18
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 3:58 pm: | 
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I need some reccomendations for the best public Golf Courses in Essex County! Thank you! |
vermontgolfer
Citizen
Username: Vermontgolfer
Post Number: 49
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 9:34 pm: |
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Move to Essex in the UK and you will find plenty of nice public courses. Here in NJ you're limited to Frances Byrne in West Orange, Hendricks Field, I think in Belleville and Weequahic in Newark. I've only played Byrne so I cannot comment on the others. |
woodstock
Citizen
Username: Woodstock
Post Number: 202
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 11:11 pm: |
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The county courses are not very good, but there are more "public" courses available. Check out http://www.njgolfer.com or http://www.teetimeking.com
How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?
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paddy
Citizen
Username: Paddy
Post Number: 113
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 2:41 am: |
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Francis is a nice track. The others aren't worth walking your dogs in. And in Weeqauhic you need to keep it in the fairway less you run over a dead body in the rough.
I suggest you invest $200, as I did, and join Morris County as a registered non-resident if you're interested in nice courses (the fee gives you resident rates and some advance tee time access--play 6-7 times and you make the money back). Between Flanders and Sunset you have two of the best public courses in New Jersey.
Like all of Essex County services, their golf sucks. |
Brian O'Leary
Citizen
Username: Brianoleary
Post Number: 1470
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 10:41 am: |
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I play from time to time on the East Orange municipal course (located on Parsonage HIll Road in Short Hills, part of the East Orange Water Commission land and reservoir). It's not a great couse, but it is playable and generally available. It's not a county course. Last time I played, walking on was $30 weekdays and $35 weekends. |
woodstock
Citizen
Username: Woodstock
Post Number: 203
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 5:04 pm: |
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The only problem with East Orange (other than that it's a pancake) is that (in my expereince) you can't get a weekend morning tee time, even if there's no one on the course.
How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?
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Brian O'Leary
Citizen
Username: Brianoleary
Post Number: 1480
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 2:36 pm: |
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I agree, EOGC is not the most challenging layout, but several holes (3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13 and 14) have significant changes in elevation. Also, the doglegs on the par-5 7th and the par-4 15th holes can be tricky.
I don't try to play weekend mornings, so the spots that go to members (or are at least reserved by members) don't directly affect me. I think you can get out in the late morning or early afternoon without too much toruble. |
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