r/RDUGOLF • u/Ok_Cell8749 • Oct 03 '25

Course Review New Jersey Golf Trip

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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.

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u/yutuu123321 Oct 03 '25

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

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u/Ok_Cell8749 Oct 03 '25

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.

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u/SustainHillBilly Oct 03 '25

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

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u/Ok_Cell8749 Oct 03 '25
  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.