Hartland
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28th St & Boulevard
Ship Bottom, NJ 08008
(609) 494-7776
Price: $9 after 5pm Other
Activities: Arcade
Par: 44
Difficulty: 4
Creativity: 8
Atmosphere:
8
This course is one of many fun
to play courses on Long Beach Island and features some of the more unique holes
we have seen, even after playing 200+ courses. Before we get to hole design, we
have to talk about the course overall.
We played it earlier in the season (June) but it was in excellent
condition. The carpets were like new
(perhaps because we’ve heard they get changed every 3-4 years to deal with the
foot traffic and winter weather) and the landscaping around the course was
excellent. It also had one of the more
unique hole-numbering systems with the numbers actually part of the tee area
carpeting. Everything seemed to be in
working order and there was enough room between the holes to account for some
busy days (it was relatively quiet when we were there). It’s right on the water which is good because
you’ll need that breeze as one drawback to the course is that there is very
little shade to protect from a beating summer sun. It also has some decent
parking for the course, which you don’t get a lot in these seaside locations.
As for the holes themselves there is a good mix
of traditional style holes, relying on reading breaks, hills, etc and more complicated multi-tiered holes, especially
within the back 9. One good thing about this course is that most of the time it
benefits you to try to use the obstacle/get the “best” hole as they have put a
lot of work into making sure the ball tracks out of the pipes toward the hole
for aces. The more unique designs we encountered included: a hole that had a
pipe about ¾ of the way through the hill that would send you back to the tee if
you hit it; a multi-tiered hole where the green was actually in back of you,
opposite how you were teeing off; and a hole that has a space “launch”
contraption that you just have to see in action to believe.
The 19th hole also has some unique stylings in
terms of the variety of potential wins you can have (Pat won a free drink at
the arcade) and there is an arcade located as part of the complex. On Wednesday
mornings they also have weekly tournaments.
Overall a very solid course to play even if it’s not something that will
blow you out of the water in terms of size and theming and you can’t miss it as
you drive down the street given it’s great golf
club-styled sign right out in front.
Reviewed by Mandy, Pat & Putt
Reviewed in 2021
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