Every so often we get to play courses outside the SEPA area. This time we'll focus on Neshanic Valley Golf Course in north central New Jersey, just west of Edison.
Neshanic Valley Golf Course is the flagship facility of the five-course Somerset County Park Commission system. The 27-hole Championship Course, the 9-hole Academy Course, the Learning Center, and the Callaway Golf Performance Center were designed to accommodate the needs of golfers of all abilities.
Neshanic Valley has been carved out of 420 acres of rolling Branchburg, New Jersey farmland. Designed by Hurdzan / Fry Golf Course Design, the course covers 350 acres with 70 acres designated for future park usage. Course construction preserves existing land features and takes full advantage of the existing topography. Each of the championship (par 36) nine-hole courses, The Lake, The Ridge, and The Meadow, features five tees with the 18-hole layouts ranging from 5,050 yards to 7,108 yards. Rolling fairways, tees, and greens are creeping bentgrass, and the putting surfaces are well-guarded by large bunkers. An ample amount of fescue is found off the fairways and greens, and environmentally sensitive wetland areas come into play throughout the course. The greens have been designed with subtle undulations to increase the challenge of play, although we found them to be rather true and somewhat easy (many 1 putts).
In any case, if you somehow find yourself in this area, Neshanic Valley is not to be missed!
Neshanic Valley Golf Course is the flagship facility of the five-course Somerset County Park Commission system. The 27-hole Championship Course, the 9-hole Academy Course, the Learning Center, and the Callaway Golf Performance Center were designed to accommodate the needs of golfers of all abilities.
Neshanic Valley has been carved out of 420 acres of rolling Branchburg, New Jersey farmland. Designed by Hurdzan / Fry Golf Course Design, the course covers 350 acres with 70 acres designated for future park usage. Course construction preserves existing land features and takes full advantage of the existing topography. Each of the championship (par 36) nine-hole courses, The Lake, The Ridge, and The Meadow, features five tees with the 18-hole layouts ranging from 5,050 yards to 7,108 yards. Rolling fairways, tees, and greens are creeping bentgrass, and the putting surfaces are well-guarded by large bunkers. An ample amount of fescue is found off the fairways and greens, and environmentally sensitive wetland areas come into play throughout the course. The greens have been designed with subtle undulations to increase the challenge of play, although we found them to be rather true and somewhat easy (many 1 putts).
In any case, if you somehow find yourself in this area, Neshanic Valley is not to be missed!
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