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Conditions
1.4
Value
1.8
Layout
2.9
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
1.5
16.0%
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1.2
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Conditions
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Value
1.5
Layout
2.3
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1.3
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3.9
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1.4
42 Reviews (42)
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Conditions
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Layout
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3.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6679 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2025.

Opened in 1929, Old Orchard Country Club has a classic design with challenges that stand up to modern golf courses. Throughout the course, you'll see traces of the site's former use as a farm. Ancient apple trees from the original orchard frame many of the holes. The diverse layout will test you with a variety of different shots but the gently rolling terrain makes for an easy walk. Skill and strategy will be generously rewarded but it's not an overly punishing layout for the high handicapper. Old Orchard's greens play true and fast and they are often flanked with strategically positioned bunkers. A stream wanders through the golf course, coming into play on several holes. Golfers will face a tricky island green on the par-5 seventh hole as well as an almost-island green on the par-4 13th.

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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect A. W. Tillinghast (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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1.6
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Conditions Average
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Honestly Zero stars

I read the reviews and still played because I am not a snobby golfer or care too much about the course conditions. Really just there to have fun. Tee box’s were horrible, greens were even worse. I made it to one whole in two - the lawn mover guy (yes they were moving the lawns at 2:00 PM on a Friday) ran over my ball on the edge of the green. Would never go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
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Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
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Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still needs work

Tee boxes and greens need help. Always loved the design. Golf Now deal made this day fair, couldn't justify paying $70. which I believe is the standard rate.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 5
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I Recommend This Course
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Terrible conditions

The source was aerating the back 9 so we had to okay the front twice. The tee boxes looked like the rough. Even the greens in the front 9 were in poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
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Amenities Fair
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TERRIBLE

Just awful, the back nine was closed and literally no one bothered to mention anything to me until I was on hole 12 and the groundskeepers told me the back was closed. Last time I came here there was a 1 hour wait for golf carts as well, it’s not even worth your time just go to Suneagles, staff way nicer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Needs Work

Not one to bash golf courses this needs work. Greens need work and are very slow I mean slow. A lot of crab grass and rough needs attention. Second time playing here could be last

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Perfect weather
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Worst course in NJ

Tee boxes were over grown and had no markings for where to tee off. Greens were absolutely atrocious. Extremely overpriced. Would not waste my money here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 2
1.0
Previously Played

Tillinghast is not happy

The bones are here for a really nice course. The Tillinghast routing is there, but not much else. Course is in disrepair. Bunkers have grass growing, tee boxes are shot, not much difference between the fairway and rough. Greens are patchy. Major renovations needed to save this one time gem. It’s ok if you are learning the game r just going out to work on a few things. Serious players should avoid this until the course is brought back up. Hopefully better days ahead for Old Orchard. Staff was great,

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

Abomination

I thought I had experienced all kinds of courses over the years...I was wrong! Orchard Hills is not a links course or a mountain track...it is the golf equivalent of a deserted playground littered with the detritus of a crack house and meth lab. The tee boxes have higher and thicker grass than the rough at the Us Open, the fairways look like the African Savannah and the greens have the feel of a freshly grown Chia Pet. The golf course should be shut down by the DOE, DEP, and probably the FBI as well since the place must be a front for something other than a golf course since nobody in their right mind would charge people to play a round of golf on a course like this unless they were part of a criminal enterprise. Oh, and it took over 3.5 hours to get through 14 holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

Abomination!

I thought I had experienced all kinds of courses over the years...I was wrong! Orchard Hills is not a links course or a mountain track...it is the golf equivalent of a deserted playground littered with the detritus of a crack house and meth lab. The tee boxes have higher and thicker grass than the rough at the Us Open, the fairways look like the African Savannah and the greens have the feel of a freshly grown Chia Pet. The golf course should be shut down by the DOE, DEP, and probably the FBI as well since the place must be a front for something other than a golf course since nobody in their right mind would charge people to play a round of golf on a course like this unless they were part of a criminal enterprise. Oh, and it took over 3.5 hours to get through 14 holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Believe the BAD reviews

This course is terrible and NOT worth the $70 per person rate. Course has a nice layout but, the grass is not maintained, there are mounds of grass clippings everywhere, the greens are infected with mold and bare, the fairways are like the rough and the rough is like the tall grass. In addition the sand traps are full of crab grass and the tee boxes are overgrown. Not to mention that the golf carts do not work and the ones that do work are held together by tape. Do your self a big favor, do not waste your hard earned money. Only play this course if the rate is $25 per person.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

What a DUMP!!!

Don’t waste your money....... this place is an absolute dump!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad conditions

Old orchard has some really great holes and is very challenging. We have played here many many times but only when I can get a good deal/price because it is pricey. This visit was the worst condition I’ve seen it in. Tee boxes were so overgrown, some of the ladies tee boxes weren’t marked, and lots of no grass areas on the fairway. But if you don’t mind these few issues and paying a pretty buck, the course is fun.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee boxes didn’t exist, greens were patchy, parts hadn’t been cut but it was the only course with a tee time on a holiday weekend

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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