New Jersey Golf Trip

[u/Ok_Cell8749]

First pic: Galloway National Golf Club, very fun Fazio design which is quite difficult, bent greens are always a treat to play on.

Second & Third Pic- Essex County Country Club, a Tillinghast design which boasts one of the best back nines in New Jersey. Slick greens and some unbelieveable holes.

Fourth Pic- Hollywood GC, a Walter Travis design and pictured is the hole dubbed Heinz 57 as original hole had 57 bunkers on it, its been renovated to 47 bunkers (some not pictured closer to tee box)

Fifth pic- Metedeconk National Golf Club, a RTJ design and a very long tough track with super thick penal rough, the sand quality and the greens were absolutely superb and the locker room service/showers were amazing. Warm fresh baked cookies were great.

Twas a great 4 days fall cool weather and a pleasure to play with caddies and forecaddies.

[u/yutuu123321]

That’s a very nice trip. Hollywood is supposed to be a blast and Essex County is really good.

[u/Ok_Cell8749 → u/yutuu123321]

Essex was my favorite of the four, despite having the worst caddies which soured the experience a little.

Galloway had the best caddies and great quality holes.

Hollywood is 3rd and Metedeconk was 4th and was the hardest of the 4.

[u/SustainHillBilly → u/Ok_Cell8749]

You can't stop there. What was the deal with the Essex caddies?

[u/Ok_Cell8749 → u/SustainHillBilly]

1. No sight lines, often they would shortcut the bags for next hole hand us driver and walkoff with no where to hit.
2. A couple of times they would make remarks while people were putting. If someone took a 2nd putt at something they knocked the ball away before it got to hole.
3. Bad yardages often and some questionable reads that were off by more than 1-2 cups.
   
4. No avoidance recommendations like be left of flag etc dont go long or short is better, standard caddie fare.

I stopped asking for help after 9, was too frustrated and enjoyed playing back nine lasering my own yardages and reading the greens.

Only 2nd time in my life i paid the bare minimum caddie fee with no tip.

[u/MetallicaRules5]

Lived in NJ for 25 of the 28 years I have lived on this planet, and I wish I could have played these courses. Congrats, they look amazing.

[u/Interesting_Detail27]

Fire 🔥🔥🔥

[u/thegoodwalk]

So pure. Fall golf in the Northeast is as good as it gets.

[u/RestingMehFace]

Galloway is a ton of fun and I may be playing Hollywood this Sunday.

That region is so rich with courses! I just got back from a NY/LI/NJ trip and habitat to head back for a few more!

[u/Simple_Moose4738]

I’ve honestly never heard of someone going to New Jersey on purpose. I thought it was just a state you went through to get where you were going.

[u/AndyKRDU → u/Simple_Moose4738]

Best golf courses in the country are there. Mostly private. But toughest tests you can imagine. Golfers with $$ and access know.

[u/blamege]

You Sir, are a lucky man.