East Orange GC
A view from a fairway at East Orange Golf Course (T Alexander Tamayo Jr.).
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3.5
1326 Reviews (1326)
5 Stars
186
4 Stars
492
3 Stars
356
2 Stars
121
1 Stars
171
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
72.6%
Recommend this course
938 out of 1326 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.3
102 Reviews (102)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.7
63.7%
Recommend this course
65 out of 102 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
59
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.7
67.7%
Recommend this course
90 out of 133 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 70
Length 5687 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Bendelow (1926) Stephen Kay (2015) Doug Smith (2015)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted All major credit cards accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant
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3.5
1326 Reviews (1326)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Old people are slow

Stuck behind a group of old ladies. They took 45 minutes on the first hole. We skipped them just to get stuck behind yet another group of old guys. 9:20 tee time caught up to the 8am tee time by hole 5. This course needs to send people out on hole 10 to space things out. First 4 holes are short and things back up very fast, doesn’t open up til the first par 5 on hole 9.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The worde

Have played here many times and do so just because it’s convenient. The tee boxes were horrible. Staff is very rude. Course was in horrible shape. The starter lets out singles behind a foursome instead of pairing people up. A sky show on the course

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 09/29/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Run of the mill

Everything about this course was OK. Probably wouldn't go back, no issues or anything but there are nicer courses around for the same price.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great little course.

This is a great little course with wide fairways. Greens appear flat but are tricky. The doglegs force you to plan your club selection and shot type. We will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dogtrack!

This course is in such bad shape that I'm better off at the high school on their football field. I can't even begin to tell you how awful this course is. Stay away, better off indoors at playing a golf simulator.

The only place there weren't any weeds was on the greens, and the greens had brown patches, hard dirt, and some shaggy grass here and there....Bunkers, ha! No sand to be found. It's a disgrace of a golf course and to top these conditions, the pace of play is absurd. People who don't know how to play golf seem to find this place.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 09/17/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Only allowed to play 9 holes

The golf course front 9 was under maintenance. We could only play the back 9. Nice course with range and clubhouse. Golf now owes me half of the fees charged.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Not worth the money

Tee boxes that look like my backyard, burned out greens with bad patch jobs, bunkers that are like infield dirt with rocks everywhere. Grossly overpriced for the quality of the course, one of the worst I've seen in NJ.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/02/2025:
Thanks for your review. We know there’s room to improve, and we’re already working to enhance things. We’d love a second chance to give you a better experience.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Wost condition

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Meh

The only reason I play here is because they always have times so I go here in a pinch. The course is playable but not nice and it way too expensive for what it is. The tee boxes look like rough they have dead high grass all over. Some of the fairways look like garbage. Greens are acceptable. There is never any water in the water coolers or ball cleaners even when it’s 100 degrees. The rangers do absolutely nothing they sit at the first tee and they are rude. Like I said if you need a time it’s playable, but know you’ll pay way too much for a sub par experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

You can play golf at this course

Angry workers who you'd swear actually owned the course based on their attitudes and much older gentlemen playing who you'd imagine invited golf based on the stupid things the kept saying to everyone but a fairly straight forward course if you can get passed everyone's ego

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Unfortunately a bit neglected, could be a gem.

East Orange is convenient to NYC, affordable, and has a fairly interesting layout. It has an on-site restaurant, a driving range (closed on this day), both chipping and putting greens. It's fairly relaxing, walkable, beginner-friendly, but also has a number of strategically-challenging holes.

But unfortunately, this course is not in great shape. Fairways are very inconsistent, bunkers have rocks everywhere, tee boxes are worn down badly and/or have really inconsistent footing. No starter out there to get pace going – just walk up and kinda figure things out. It does pain me to say I would not recommend it, as there are better options in the area. Still, I do see how it can be a satisfying place to get some practice.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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