Essex County Country Club
West Orange, NJ
Essex County Country Club is an 18-hole, par-71 golf course in West Orange, New Jersey, playing 7,101 yards with a course rating of 75 and slope of 142. It is ranked #11 on Golf Digest's Best in New Jersey (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (1918); Seth Raynor; Charles Banks (1928); Gil Hanse (restoration, 2004)
Essex County Country Club, established in 1887, is New Jersey's oldest country club and the sixth oldest in the country, beginning as a hunt club before adding golf in 1894. A.W. Tillinghast designed the original course after the club relocated to its current site in 1917, and Seth Raynor and Charles Banks redesigned it in 1925-26, keeping seven Tillinghast holes; Gil Hanse began a further restoration in October 2023. The club was one of the original 25 member clubs of the USGA, and early members included Thomas Edison.
Accolades
- Ranked #11, Best in New Jersey (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 350 Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
Course layout
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Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 7, 649 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 9, 169 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 12 (par 4, 462 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 385 | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | 312 | 14 |
| 3 | 4 | 395 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 423 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 468 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 173 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 649 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 534 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 169 | 16 |
| Out | 36 | 3,508 | |
| 10 | 4 | 440 | 11 |
| 11 | 3 | 208 | 15 |
| 12 | 4 | 462 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 585 | 7 |
| 14 | 4 | 328 | 13 |
| 15 | 3 | 255 | 17 |
| 16 | 4 | 442 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | 385 | 9 |
| 18 | 4 | 488 | 3 |
| In | 35 | 3,593 | |
| Total | 71 | 7,101 |
Scorecard from the Black tees.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Byrne Golf CourseWest Orange | 0.4 | 18 | 70 | 72.0 / 129 | Municipal |
| Rock Spring Golf Club at West OrangeWest Orange | 1.2 | 18 | 71 | 71.1 / 124 | Municipal |
| Crestmont Country ClubWest Orange | 1.7 | 18 | 72 | 73.6 / 134 | Private |
| Essex Fells Country ClubWest Orange | 2.3 | 18 | 70 | 72.4 / 139 | Private |
| Montclair Golf ClubWest Orange | 2.6 | 18 | 70 | 72 / 130 | Private |
| Maplewood Country ClubMaplewood | 4.2 | 18 | 71 | 69.8 / 133 | Public |
| Forest Hills Field ClubBelleville | 4.5 | Private | |||
| Glen Ridge Country ClubGlen Ridge | 4.6 | 18 | 71 | 70.3 / 135 | Likely private |
| Essex Family Golf CenterRoseland | 4.7 | Public | |||
| East Orange Golf CourseShort Hills | 4.8 | 18 | 70 | 67 / 120 | Public |
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