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3.4
1327 Reviews (1327)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
121
1 Stars
171
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
70.9%
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3.1
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
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3 Stars
6
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2
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.2
55.2%
Recommend this course
16 out of 29 reviews
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3.3
106 Reviews (106)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
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3 Stars
27
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.7
65.1%
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69 out of 106 reviews
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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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3.4
1327 Reviews (1327)
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Conditions Fair
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Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/23/2022

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.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Please read this

Course was in horrible condition tee box’s were terrible and the greens were like putting in a bunker and if they didn’t have sand there were weeds everywhere you could even putt correctly.

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

Hi diazmichael721,

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
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

the greens were mostly compacted sand with no grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/24/2022

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

No upkeep whatsoever

Played here multiple times this year. Earlier this season not that bad at all. Fairways and greens pretty good. Go yesterday not one person mentions that half the greens are dead with weeds growing everywhere another few are completely covered in sand and still make you pay the full price. Just unbelievable how poorly it has been kept and very disappointing no one there would say anything to inform their customers of the poor conditions. Unfortunate because the food at the turn and the restaurant are pretty good.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/23/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting East Orange Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

Awful

Don’t play here. The greens are gone. No grass just dirt and weeds. No joke. If you do go check out the practice green it’s in the same condition.

The course is otherwise ok for what it is.

I’ve been playing for 40+ years and I’ve never seen a course in worse condition. It’ll be months before the greens are playable again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (973) 379-7190. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing East Orange Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/23/2022

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
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

OMG

Don’t play here. Don’t do it. It should be the perfect place for a newer/average golfer but the conditions were just so bad. I’ve been playing golf for 40 years I’ve never played on such a terrible course.

There is literally no grass in half the greens. And when there was a bit of green it was crab grass. Tees and fairways were not as bad but that doesn’t mean they were good.

The City of East Orange should get out of the golf business. This place is an embarrassment. Saw signed about aeration next week. I thought it was a joke…..why would they even bother, there’s nothing left to aerate, i

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/23/2022

You're absolutely correct.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Greens were awful

If I had known the greens were so bad I would not have played here. No one indicated that they were bad even though I should have known considering what the practice green looked like !

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/19/2022

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 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

What happened to this place?

Absolutely no course management. Started of with the guy in the office who acted as if we were bothering him. No carts, took 15 minutes to get one. The line at the 1st tee had a twosome, 2 threesomes, and a single, and not a starter in sight. The 1st in line was a threesome and they actually had the latest tee time of all the groups. Five greens were covered in sand, not because they were aerated, but because they were so burnt out they decided to cover them up with sand. This is usually a fun round, but yesterday was a bummer. They should close for a couple of weeks and repair the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/20/2022

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 132
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hmmmmm

Not sure if it's the weather or staffing - but the greens have many more blotches of crab grass, Other than the crab grass on the greens the fairways, sand traps and roughs were fine. The tee boxes can use a little watering too.

Other than that - staffing is always friendly. This day - golfers were friendly too!

Geese are starting to make a comeback. 8-(

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/18/2022

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.

Played On
Reviews 7
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible conditions

I get the summer has been rough, but those greens were sand and in some cases weeds. Impossible to putt or have a decent round since even pitching into them was a new experience.

If this had been a 20 dollar round I’d be more inclined to let it go, but at 65…

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

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 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Mild Value

Cheap but slow. Greens were more sand than grass, but 2022 has been a difficult summer. Good staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/17/2022

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!

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

Course conditions poor.

The recent hot spell was rough on the greens, which were almost totally non-existent. All were burned out and mostly devoid of any grass.. After all the money invested here by East Orange, there is nothing much to show. Pre-drought, the course was decent; now I think it should close for the season and be re-built. Too bad for a decent local muni.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

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
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/15/2022

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were more like sand traps

The course overall was not in bad condition but the majority of the greens were basically hazards. For the price that we are asked to pay, the greens should be in much better condition. I’ve played here a number of times and this is by far the worst green condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/15/2022

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.

Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/15/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review the course. 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.

Played On
Reviews 7
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Stay away

Greens were terrible. Impossible to have a decent round

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/15/2022

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 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dog Track

Greens are horrible and fairways beat up. 6th hole is full of ground hornets nest holes. I wouldn’t play here again for free! Golf Now take them off your list!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/15/2022

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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing East Orange Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Front 9 is in disarray

I only played the front 9 for $32 cart included so that’s not absurd but for the condition of the course I would have paid maybe $20, and just used the range. It’s a short course and it’s a hackers course. 1/3 of the Greens are completely covered in sand. I’m not talking top dressing. I’m talking legit sand. About 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick in some areas. Other greens were riddled with crab grass so putting was tough. I don’t think they irrigate cause the course was just beat up. Like taking swings on concrete in some areas. Just needs a lot of work. Pace of play was fine. The club house seems nice from the outside. Inside it leaves a little to be desired. The pro shop shelves are barren so you better show up with everything you need to play. Overall it was not a great experience. I guess I assumed too much since it’s in the short hills area. I did not play the back 9, but it actually looked like a decent golf course after the turn. So if you’re gonna play 9 I guess try and play the back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (973) 379-7190. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing East Orange Golf Course!

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