[Steve_ Shaffer]

Just saw a profile in a golf mag of this public course about an hours drive(50 miles) from my house in suburban Philly. Has anyone played there? Is it worth the time and gas expense? The senior weekday rate is $53.

Here's the course tour:

www.highbridgehills.com/view.asp?id=74&page=846

[Matt_Ward]

Steve:

Yes, High Bridge is worth a play.

Is it at the level of Lederach? No, that good but it does have its moments,

Don't have the time to elaborate right now but it's close enough to Pennsy for people to access very quickly via I-78.

The back nine is quite hilly and the long par-4 5th is one of Jersey's best public holes. Ditto the long par-3 8th.

[Jeff Spittel]

I played there back in the day. I remember it being enjoyable, but I preferred Architects in that general area. 

[Dave Bourgeois]

I agree that it is worth a play.  As Matt suggests it does have it moments on both the good and bad sides.  There are a couple of holes that seem awkward and forced into the land that is there, but mostly the flow is pretty good, with some decent variety.

I prefer Architects as well, but for that senior rate it might be worth the gas $$s.

[Matt_Ward]

Steve:

Mark Mungeam's design works quite well at High Bridge Hills.

As I said previously, the front nine is quite hilly and there are a few holes of note -- e.g. the superb long 5th and the qualities of the par-3 8th. Better than average public course but not at the level of the top tier ones such as Architect's.

Your trip will not be wasted but don't go there with the expectation in finding another Lederach as I previously opined.

[Steve_ Shaffer]

Thanks for the input. I played Heron Glen recently. It was my fourth time there and I like the course. It's a little closer and less expensive-$32 weekday nonresident senior rate+$5 cart fee.I thought I'd give HH a try. By the way, the weekday senior rate at Lederach is $35 cart included. One advantage of being 60+.

I'll issue my report after I play HH, probably after July 4.

[Jay Flemma]

I played it once and wasn't a huge fan.  It was nothing I hadn't seen before and the greens were only fair to middlin' as my dad would say.

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