East Orange GC
A view from a fairway at East Orange Golf Course (T Alexander Tamayo Jr.).
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3.4
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
3.4
65.9%
Recommend this course
956 out of 1356 reviews
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Average Rating
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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
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.6
56.9%
Recommend this course
41 out of 72 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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Reviews

3.4
1356 Reviews (1356)

What Golfers Are Saying

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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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 21
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
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Need rangers to keep up pace of play

The golf course is good for true beginners. Because of that, there needs to be a ranger to ensure these beginner golfers, don’t have the etiquette, follow the rules

9 holes should only take 1 hr and 45 mins or 2 hrs max especially on a Friday evening. However took closer to 2.5 hrs to complete

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A little work goes a long way.

I have been playing East Orange for a couple of months now. The beginning of the season was great. We had plenty of water and the Greens and fairways were in great shape with some of

The tee boxes in bad shape. But I have to say this last trip out there was very rough. The tee boxes were either filled with weeds or no grass at all the green starting to get burned out, which usually happens at this time, but my main complaint is there is no drinking water on this course, the ball washes have water in there from last year and all this place needs is just a little TLC to make this course much better.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The lady on the reception should learn how to have a rapport to customer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 129
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
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