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Essex County Country Club

West Orange, NJ
🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴4/5 grail
Est. 1887  ·  Designed by A.W. Tillinghast  ·  4.6★ players
✈ EWR 8 mi · Newark 6 mi
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47th Annual Dennis Keelty Memorial Golf Classic at Essex County Country Club
Sep 28, 2026
Benefits Hemophilia Association of New Jersey
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About the course

Founded in 1887, the oldest country club in New Jersey, located in West Orange. A.W. Tillinghast routed a layout on the present site in 1918, but the current course is largely the work of Seth Raynor and Charles Banks (~1925), notable for its Macdonald/Raynor template holes; Gil Hanse did restoration work. A respected, historically important private club with strong architectural pedigree.

Course timeline

Design & remodels

A.W. Tillinghast; (1918 routing); Seth Raynor / Charles Banks (~1925); Gil Hanse (restoration)

Player reviews

Google 4.6★ · 215 ratings
5★ · Ryan Beliveau · 3 years ago

Bethpage Black meets Wild Turkey. ECCC is my new favorite course in North NJ! A true test with elevation changes, tiered greens and steep green side bunkers - challenging, but not unfair. Dining service and food quality was fantastic, as well.

5★ · Daniel Dunnigan · 8 years ago

Fantastic country club, easily one of the best in the state. The golf course is regularly rated among the top 10 in the region, and deserves to be ranked even higher. The back nine is commonly referred to as having the best back nine in the state (behind Pine

5★ · Javier Evans · 4 years ago

Private Country Club and Golf course located in Essex County, NJ. Great venue for weddings and other events

Essex County Country Club
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