great putting surfaces Essex County East is.
There's not a weak hole on the golf course.
The putting surfaces are spectacular.
In particular, one of the most fascinating was the second green.
The second hole is a very short par 4, 285 from the Blue tee, 312 from the back tee, has an angled and pitched green that rewards a tee shot that hugs the flanking trees on the left and challenges and punishes tee shots driven right.
Bunker depth is significant at the green end, so while the greens are very large, balls missing the green pay a severe penalty,
Going long is almost certain death.
Several greens run away from the golfer and the use of multiple tiers and plateaus are found on many greens.
It's really a great golf course, uphill, downhill, dogleg right, dogleg left, templates, firm and fast conditions.
A golfer's paradise.
And it's challenging.
It may have the most challenging back nine in the State of NJ.