Passaic County GC (Red Course)

Wayne, NJ

1925, Designer Unknown
Back Tees 6418 70.5 126 69
Forward Tees 5976 75.4 128 75

USGA & Golf Magazine "First 100 Golf Clubs in America"

Golfcourse.com Review: This club has two regulation 18 hole courses. The Blue Course is very scenic because of its wooded terrain and water hazards. The Red Course plays longer than the Blue Course and also features water hazards in play on a few holes. The ladies tee off from the same set of tees as the men on the Blue Course. This club was originally founded in 1892 and has been listed by the USGA as one of the first 100 clubs established in the U.S. In addition, it was recognized by "GOLF Magazine" in their 1995 list of "The First 100 Clubs in America." Junior, twilight, and early bird discount rates are available year-round.

Avg Golfcourse.com Player Review: 1.5/5.0. "Major bunker renovations in 2003 and new greenskeeper showing improvements, the tee mats are mostly gone, slow pace, great grill food... 30 year local says improvements are evident... basically a dogtrack... the biggest joke, let me list everything that sucks about this course.... 6 hour rounds, worst run course in the U.S.... rip off for out of county residents... the greenskeeper is either dead or doing a good impersonation."

Golflink.com Player Reviews:  "Thursday, December 04, 2008 I started to write a review but didn't know where to begin. I'll just say that I love this game, I live in this county and when it comes to the former I am ashamed of the latter. lookn4par...   Friday, November 07, 2008 I've played over 2000 rounds in 14 states from the roughest plot of farmland to Pebble Beach and everything in between. My expectations about each experience are tempered with my own depth of experience. That is, I don't expect four star dining at The Olive Garden. But Olive Garden is still very satisfying in it's own way. Metaphors aside, I found Passaic County very dissatisfying. It embodies everything that is wrong with a municipal/government run enterprise. The staff is uninterested if not surly. The course course condition is abysmal. The layout is forced and thoroughly uninteresting. The green fees at around $50 to walk for a "non-resident" are shocking as contrasted to this misused piece of precious land. Please turn this over to a private management group, they'll pay you a yearly fee and we can have a decent local place to play! Meanwhile, I'll drive the extra 40 minutes to Play Crystal Springs."

Best Bar Nearby: Ten miles down the road in Clifton, hit Lee's Hawaiian Islander (635 Lexington Ave, Clifton, 973-478-1977). Where the Locals Eat: A Guide to the best Restaurants in America voted Lee's Hawaiian Islander - 'One of the Best Asian Restaurants in New Jersey'. --Magellan Press. This is also Sopranos country, so hit the filming location for Tony's Bada Bing Club at Satin Dolls in Lodi (20 mins away).

Where To Grub: A PBS documentary on hot dogs I watched recommends Rutt's Hutt (417 River Rd, Clifton) for outstanding 'dogs. Virtually unchanged since it thrived as a 50's drive-in and makeout spot. The thing that makes their 'dogs different is they deep-fry them to 3 different styles: In-and-out 'dogs are barely dipped in the fryer, Splitters are left in the oil til they split, and Terminators are left in til they're real well done. Family friendly and a great piece of American nostalgia.