Essex County Country Club
West Orange, NJ · Founded
Essex County Country Club is a private golf club in West Orange, New Jersey, designed by Seth Raynor in 1887. The club has 18 holes. The average member handicap is 16.2 with 21% single-digit players. Estimated initiation fee is $35,000 with monthly dues of $1,000.
Essex County Country Club is a private club in West Orange, New Jersey, designed by Seth Raynor and founded in 1887.
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About Essex County Country Club
Seth Raynor's architectural genius lives on at this 1887 club, where template holes showcase the master's strategic concepts. The West Orange setting provides dramatic elevation changes that Raynor brilliantly incorporated into his design.
Key Facts
- Essex County Country Club is located in West Orange, New Jersey.
- Club type: private.
- Course architect: Seth Raynor.
- Year founded: 1887.
- Number of holes: 18.
- Average member handicap: 16.2.
- Single-digit handicap players: 21%.
- GHIN-registered members: 43.
- Estimated initiation fee: $35,000.
- Estimated monthly dues: $1,000.
- Alister Index score: 65/100.
