270 S New York Rd, Galloway Township, New Jersey, 08201
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J Heppard
Galloway Township
2012-01-23
Guest (cart included), played on Wednesday, September 2011 at 10am
I was fortunate enough to have won a foursome at a charity outing here earlier in the year.
I checked difficulty as both a plus and a minus because this is a very, very hard golf course. I do not recommend this for an occasional golfer as there are many long forced carries and the bunkers can be severe. Take a caddy. The greens can be quite sloped and the breaks are very tricky. It is also very long; we played it at about 6650, and it seemed longer. This is perhaps as close as I will ever get to the ultra private sphere occupied by the Pine Valleys and Cypress Points of the world. You will likely see no one all day. There were 8 cars in the lot on the late September weekday we played!
The condition of the course after a very wet but hot summer was superb. There were no, I repeat no, ball marks on the greens. I played with a true scratch golfer who was pleased to shot 79; I'm a 15 and scored 98 and it was one of my best played rounds of the year. The oft rumored mosquitos were not a factor either time I played, so I chalk that up to luck.
One minor nit that I could pick is the final hole; I woulld redesign it if given the opportunity. It is a very long carry from the regular tess as you hit toward the clubhouse. You then have a choice of a short layup or a very long second shot over a large waste area. The odd thing is that you end up hitting away from the clubhouse on the second shot and the 18th green is almost out of sight to the right of the main terrace of the clubhouse. Strange. It's almost like they wanted an extra 150 yrds of length on the course and ran out of room until the last hole. All of the other holes are very good to unforgettable, though, so this is a minor point.
Would travel: 60-120 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Layout, Pace of Play
Guest (cart included), played on Wednesday, September 2011 at 10am
I was fortunate enough to have won a foursome at a charity outing here earlier in the year.
I checked difficulty as both a plus and a minus because this is a very, very hard golf course. I do not recommend this for an occasional golfer as there are many long forced carries and the bunkers can be severe. Take a caddy. The greens can be quite sloped and the breaks are very tricky. It is also very long; we played it at about 6650, and it seemed longer. This is perhaps as close as I will ever get to the ultra private sphere occupied by the Pine Valleys and Cypress Points of the world. You will likely see no one all day. There were 8 cars in the lot on the late September weekday we played!
The condition of the course after a very wet but hot summer was superb. There were no, I repeat no, ball marks on the greens. I played with a true scratch golfer who was pleased to shot 79; I'm a 15 and scored 98 and it was one of my best played rounds of the year. The oft rumored mosquitos were not a factor either time I played, so I chalk that up to luck.
One minor nit that I could pick is the final hole; I woulld redesign it if given the opportunity. It is a very long carry from the regular tess as you hit toward the clubhouse. You then have a choice of a short layup or a very long second shot over a large waste area. The odd thing is that you end up hitting away from the clubhouse on the second shot and the 18th green is almost out of sight to the right of the main terrace of the clubhouse. Strange. It's almost like they wanted an extra 150 yrds of length on the course and ran out of room until the last hole. All of the other holes are very good to unforgettable, though, so this is a minor point.