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Francis Byrne Golf Course

1100 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: (973)736-2306

This is a very demanding course. The tree-lined fairways are narrow, and the sloped greens are fast. There is one stream that comes into play on five holes. The signature hole is #15, a 442-yard, par 4, featuring a dogleg left fairway. If you want to reserve a tee time for the weekend, you need to come out in person to sign up, plus you must be a local or state resident. Out-of-state residents can play after noon on the weekends and anytime during the weekdays.

Holes: 18

Greens: Bent Grass

Fairways: Bent Grass

Tee Information:
Tee	Par	Yardage	Course Rating	Slope
Blue	70	6663	70.2	128
White	70	6338	70.2	125
Ladies'	70	5384	73.1	121

Greens Fees:	$20 or Less
Course Type:	public
Dress Code:	No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required
Season:	Mar 1 to Dec 31
Guest Policy:

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Course reviews for Francis Byrne Golf Course
Average Golfer Review (3.5 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 10
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

ENVIOUS, Dec 01, 2006

reviewer: LETS GO PRIVATE from BELLEVILLE

After playing Hendricks Field this is like Upper Montclair .How about sending some staff to Belleville & letting them improve course.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Good test of your golf game, Aug 20, 2005

reviewer: Ted Straub from Cedar Grove, NJ

This course is a fair test for the average golfer. There are no par real par fives on the course. The 1st hole is 460 and can be reached in two. It plays as a par five but is realy a long par four. If you want to play the course at its best play from the back tees. It is still under 6700 yards and the added distance from the back tees is negligible. The 15th hole is the toughest hole and NO Ben Hogan did not take a twelve on the hole. Mr. Hogan proclaimed it to be one of his favorite golf holes. The greens are very playable just play less break than you see. Overall maintainance is good and the course is in good shape considering all the play it gets but the county could return some of the greens fees to the course for improvements. CASH ONLY, no credit or debit cards. I always enjoy playing this course.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Tough Course ... Good Exercise, Aug 15, 2005

reviewer: Chris from West Orange

The lack of par 5's makes birdies tough to come by. Plenty of elevated greens, slopy fairways smallish greens. Being in the South Mountain area, the course has many several holes where you drive downhill; very picturesque. Hole 4: tee straight up maybe 30 feet and doglegs left. Hole 9: must be some 7 stories high. Hole 10: long drive with elevated green to the left. Lots of up and down... walk for a good exercise.

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