East Orange GC
A view from a fairway at East Orange Golf Course (T Alexander Tamayo Jr.).
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3.3
1356 Reviews (1356)
5 Stars
188
4 Stars
507
3 Stars
362
2 Stars
126
1 Stars
173
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
63.5%
Recommend this course
956 out of 1356 reviews
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3.3
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.9
58.6%
Recommend this course
17 out of 29 reviews
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3.2
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.6
56.9%
Recommend this course
37 out of 65 reviews
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Course Highlights
East Orange offers wide fairways, tricky greens, and a layout that rewards thoughtful shot selection. The course is easy to walk and accessible for golfers looking to sharpen their game.

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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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3.3
1356 Reviews (1356)

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Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 12
Undulating Greens 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Walkers 26
Beginners 23
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 22
Convenient to the City 11

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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2.0
First Time Playing

Greens are in deplorable conditions

The greens are completely burned and they’re just all sand with weeds growing out of them. Can’t go back until they’re in better conditions

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing East Orange Golf Course.

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Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/07/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing East Orange Golf Course.

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Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in terrible shape. Literally the greens had no green on them! Disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/07/2022

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile. Please contact us directly at the pro shop at (973) 379-7190 Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing East Orange Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Burned Greens

The fairways were in ok shape but the greens were unplayable. We were told before we started that they had just been aerated , but this was well beyond that. Many had literally zero grass. Just weeds and dirt. And the dirt was so soft and sandy that they were covered in footprints.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course. We work hard to maintain the course for everyone's benefit, which means aerifying the greens as part of our regular maintenance schedule and keeping them in pristine condition. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks for choosing East Orange Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Atrocious Greens

Have played here several times before and has been a good track to work on all aspects of my game.

Putting was not included this time, as not one hole had a “green” green. Not seemingly caused by aeration, as there were no holes punched. Seemed like they were unkept or maybe there was a disease.but the tee boxes weren’t as bad as the greens.

My last round there for this season…will give them a chance next year…

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/06/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing East Orange Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Should have been free

Booked tee time on Golf now got there early and the starter said they were clear and we could go out. Went in to pay and was told they weren’t charging us full price because they aerated. I’m no greens keeper but what they did was definitely not aerate they dumped a bunch of sand on the greens and ran over it with a golf cart. Not one green was playable or even somewhat playable. $50 a person was the discount. Absolutely absurd. The tee boxes were covered in weeds and you could barely find a soft enough area to put the tee in unless u had a jackhammer. The greens keeper and the starters should all be fired. This place used to be decent now it’s a dump. Would definitely never go back there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
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Commented on 09/06/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/06/2022

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Catastrophe!

This course should be closed down. It is unplayable. The greens should be renamed The Sands. Whoever is in charge of this place should be fired immediatley. It should be a criminal offense to charge people to play here!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/06/2022

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Ghost Story

I arrived for a round and quickly checked in, on the 1st tee box I summoned my 60° and attempted to get some baby boy chips in to get the hands going EARLY. Out of the corner of my eye, a ranger appeared through the early morning fog. "I wouldn't if I was you" he boomed in a ridiculously deep voice. FINE , I'll do it live. Arriving at the first green, I almost puked after getting my first view of the "greens". The entire thing was sand, not a sprinkle, like a full coat. Like I thought the green was a tusken raider outpost on Tatooine. It truly was a disgrace to the game of golf. My will to dominate my friends in a scramble prevented me from walking off the course. As we finished on 18 that same ranger appears out of no where and leans in whispering "enjoy your round big dog...?" Then whips his cart away, cackling like a comic villain. I'm pretty sure he was a ghost or something and the course is actually a portal to the underworld, not positive though. The Taylor Ham Egg and Cheese at the turn was awesome. 3 stars

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/06/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting East Orange Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

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Reviews 134
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

wha happened???

tee boxes, fairways, roughs were fine. But the "greens" were slightly better than an baseball infield. The greens that weren't all dirt were infested with crabgrass. Only the 17th and 18th green were greens. I love playing here, but this was not good. I'd return because I like the course - but my expectation for the the putting part of my game is OUT THE WINDOW. Hopefully the new groundskeeper can get the greens back to playability. Or just shut down the holes and give the greens a chance to grow back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at East Orange Golf Course!

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Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Woof

The greens were legitimately sand on most of the holes, it was almost impossible to hit a putt. Would not recommend.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/06/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Disaster

This place should be shut down. The greens are destroyed and buried under sand. What a disaster!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/23/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing East Orange Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should be closed because of greens

They lost all of the greens, how can the charge anyone? You’re putting on dirt and sand.

Conditions Poor
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Commented on 09/06/2022

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beware

This course was atrocious. The “greens” where actually sand. The course was poorly maintained and in terrible shape. The best part of the round was the half way shack for overpriced waters and hot dogs. This was an experience I wish I could have back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/06/2022

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2022

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Awful.

Just an awful round of golf. The “greens” are pits of sand, not a blade of grass in sight. I’ve never seen anything like it. Rangers don’t care about pace which was equally terrible. Starter told us (2-some) to go to the first hole and ask if anyone else had the same tee time. If there was no one there, tee off when we “felt like it.” Been here before and will never go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

ALL of the greens are burned out. no grass to be found other than some clumps of crabgrass. I'd imagine it's like playing on the surface of the moon

course was in terrible shape. putting on any of the greens was the worst I've ever seen. no mention of this at the counter, or online. no one around at the turn for food or drinks either.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/06/2022

Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

East Orange

I know the weather has been brutal this summer but there was not one blade of grass on any of the greens. The course was virtually unplayable because of the condition of the greens. I have played there earlier this summer and it was not nearly as bad as this. Hopefully they can come back

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/02/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/02/2022

Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing East Orange Golf Course.

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