GUIDE 2015
Woodcrest Country Club Green Fees: Call for most updated rates. Course: Par 71, plays as short as 5,395 to 6,528 Favorite Hole: The 538-yard, par-5 9th hole is dogleg left in which the third shot for most golfers is over a pond for error here. Par is good. Why we recommend it: Now that you can get on this course, take advantage and give yourself a challenging round. Blue Heron Pines Golf Club Greens fees: Call for most updated rates. Course: Par 72, which plays between 5,853 and 6,805 yards Favorite hole: The par-3 11th plays to about 115 yards. It may be short, but don’t underestimate it. Anything short of the green will find either a deep bunker, or worse,
water. Going long is no bargain as ground falls away over the back. Even once on the large green, par is no guarantee. Why we recommend it: It’s a wonderful layout with a variety of par 4s of differing lengths that will keep your interest. Valleybrook Country Club Greens fees: Call for most updated rates. Course: Par 72, which plays between 5,332 and 6,384 yards Favorite hole: The par-4 16th is the No. 1 handicap and the 342 yards (from the white) seem to play a bit longer because of the dogleg left with trees down the left side and the water hazard that runs near the front of the elevated green, which is guarded by bunkers on the right and rear. Why we recommend it: A fun and forgiving layout for golfers of all skill levels.
Ramblewood Country Club Greens fees: Call for most updated rates. Course: The Red and White nines share similar design characteristics, both having been built on gently rolling pasture land and opened in 1962. Both nines feature generous landing areas and large greens with very subtle undulations and strategically placed bunker complexes. While forgiving fairways abound, the challenge comes in the form of forced carries over water on 12 holes. The Blue nine opened in 1972 and has the feel of a core golf course throughout, with hole corridors carved through the pines. Favorite Hole: We like the 8th hole on the Red course. This par 4 measures 409 yards. A wooded stream winds its way in front of the tee and then up the right rough.
Why we recommend it: This is 27-hole parkland-style championship golf course. With three separate 18-hole combinations to choose from, variety is the spice of life at this southern Jersey golf course. Town & Country Golf Links Greens Fees: Call for most updated rates. Course: Par 71/72, which plays between 3,499 yards (family tees) to 6,496 yards. Favorite Hole: The course’s signature hole No. 13 measures 165 yards from the gold tees. The island green, save for a narrow walkway from the right side, must be hit or you’ll be wet. Why we recommend it: Town & Country Golf Links offers a traditional links-style front nine featuring generous fairways and wide greens, and a more challenging back nine favoring accuracy and shot making. (cont. on p. 15)