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Oakhurst, NJ

Joe Palaia Park

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3.35(based on 5 reviews)
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TheTruth
Experience: 22 years 31 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Skippable Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 20, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Open fairways
Mostly great signage
Clean park
Well maintained
Great baskets
Great Teepads
Friendly Locals
First tee close to parking

Cons:

I think people have been a little too generous with the course rating here. I do not think it deserves above a 3 rating because this course has some unplayable holes if any people are present. 1-6 are very close to paths with a few more holes that run along paths as well. Luckily I was there very early in the morning but still had to wait a bit for some people to walk by on holes. It ultimately made me nervous of hitting someone on many holes or scaring locals. I have pretty decent accuracy but one hole in particular (6 I believe) runs directly along a path to the right. At the beginning of the hole and close to the pin, the path takes a large turn, which could cause unseen people turning the corner to come close to getting hit if your throw is off by only 10'.
This course is also completely flat. This doesn't bother me and doesn't take away from the rating, but should be noted

Other Thoughts:

Overall If you're close and at a low time of people in the park, give it a shot. I drove out of the way for this course because of the rating and was dissapointed. I'd rather go to Thompson Park if I'm around the area.
With that said, good practice course and good for beginners.
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