West Orange, NJ
1100 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
About this course
Francis A. Byrne Golf Course is an Essex County public course in West Orange with genuine Golden Age pedigree. It dates to 1928, when it was designed as a private club course by Seth Raynor and built by Charles Banks after Raynor's death. A $9.6 million county renovation, completed in 2023 with Stephen Kay consulting, restored many of the classic template holes, including a Road Hole, Biarritz, Short and Eden. The hilly, tree-lined layout plays to a par of 70 at roughly 6,660 yards from the back tees, with deep bunkers and rolling greens. It is one of the few places a public golfer can play a Raynor-Banks design.
Type
Parkland
Region
Mid-Atlantic
Holes
18
Par
70
Established
1928
LooperScore
70.7
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Design & architects
- Hal Purdy, architect
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Rock Spring Golf Club
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