Ash Brook Golf Course

Great round, with wonderful people I played with. We really had a nice time

The state on NJ instituted a county residency “GreenAcres” program back in the 90’s. If you are a county member you can purchase a play card, which enables you to play county golf courses at a reduced rate. Since I live in an adjoining county by 3 miles I would have to purchase an out of county play card for Senior $175. With that card with a cart my fee would be $37.

With Tee Off I can get “Hot Deal” and play for $47. No need to pay for the county card.

With TeeOfff it’s a great deal

Ashbrook is a great course that seems to always get better. I generally play Ashbrook once a year. Although i like the course very much, for me, it is a hassle to get to. Every time I do come back there Sean's to be some improvement. This past week the course was in great shape and we had a great round. We teed off a little earlier than our scheduled round and the pace was excellent. Ashbrook does have a few low holes that remain wet (and we have had a lot of rain). Other than that it was in great shape. The greens are in good shape although they did have a lot of ball marks, BUT THAT IS THE FAULT OF THE GOLFERS SO PLEASE FIX YOUR PITCH MARKS. The clubhouse/bar/ restaurant is fantastic. The staff is friendly and it's a great place to refresh after your round. If you play Ashbrook you will enjoy Ashbrook.

Id recommend playing almost anywhere else if you have the option. Ive played every public course within 25 miles of this place and this one is in by far the worst condition. I can understand some holes having “ground under repair” signs but when every hole has completely unplayable sections of fairway with no signs of work being done I believe those signs are just there for show, nothing is actually being repaired. Youd be better off putting on gravel because these greens are absolutely peppered with ball marks that go unfixed. You either have to spend 10 minutes flattening your putting line or just accept putting through a dozen pitch marks on a 10 foot putt. Course has loads of potential and the proshop and staff seemed incredible, but unfortunately that is just a facade. I will not be back, most courses within 10 miles of here are $10 cheaper and in much better shape.

Stay In the fairway...ball difficult to find in the rough., But very well maintained course. I'm about 90 mins out from this course. And I will go again!

Played the course on a hot July morning. Pace of play was great. We were off the course by the time severe thunderstorms were predicted and happened.

Since I am not a Union County resident. I have to purchase an out of county discount card $175. for a senior. If not the round would cost $65. + cart cost. By using TeeOff I was able to get a Hot Deal for $47. including cart. Great Deal.

Will unequivocally never play here again.

Their "ranger" watched a foursome hold up the entire back 9 for three hours driving past them numerous times. They would have an entire 1.5-2 holes empty in front of them, and refuse to let the twosome behind them, or anyone else for that matter, play through. The hole operation is poorly run and I will certainly not waste my money here.

Ashbrook is a wonderful, big, sprawling Parkland golf course. Unfortunately, I was one of the only two county golf courses in Union County, it gets a ton of traffic. And the traffic doesn’t clean up after itself.

I’m not sure a single person fixes their ball marks, or replaces the divots. Combine this with a Course that essentially is carved through swamp land with below average drainage, And things can get pretty sloppy out there.

The layout still holds up. A challenge from the blues, it’s a legitimate beast from the black tees. The greens are as lightning fast as any county course in the state. Unfortunately, some of them resemble minefields, pot with hundreds of old ball marks.

The bar and restaurant are well above average for a public golf course. The bar is a nice deck with views of the ninth and 18th greens, and an above average food menu.. the staff were helpful and pleasant.

This course could certainly be in much better shape, and pace of play can be agonizingly slow. But the fixes to these problems are largely the responsibility of the clientele.. they need to take some pride in their local golf course, and do a better job taking care of it.

Nice pace ..a lot rain lately..but overall good and fast pace and relax ..good staff & bar & bar craft

I normally don’t leave reviews - but I’m hoping senior leadership at Kemper sports sees this. I Grew up playing on very basic municipal golf courses in the Deep South… and ash brook is not far off with the condition it’s in. Tee boxes are chewed up and sloped / most fairways drain so poorly you need a canoe to get to your ball. And the standing water is so bad there are pumps in some fairways. The grass, where it wasn’t underwater it’s a combo of bent / hybrid / and crab grass everywhere. The greens are in above average shape as well most of the bunkers - but with really good courses under their management, kemper sports should be ashamed of this one. The course has the bones to be a good public track, but it’s going a take major overhaul to fix the drainage issues and turf management problems.

It would’ve been really nice if there was some way to know before I booked the round that :

1. Only the front nine was open

2. No carts either.

3. No refunds because I booked through GolfNow. I was told to follow up through Golfnow.

First time playing the course and I liked the layout( Front 9 because that’s all I got to play)

Paired up with two regulars. Really nice guys who stated the course has a drainage issue especially after rainstorms.

It would have been nice if a simple email was sent out by the course informing those who booked a round of the conditions PRIOR to arriving and checking in. Being that it was within the hour of my round starting, I couldn’t cancel the round without being charged for it 👎

In the future, I personally wouldn’t play here until a couple of days of dry weather.