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Essex Golf Driving Range

3.4 (24 reviews)
Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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The condition of a hole on the putting green
Andrew C.

Essex Country Driving Range is due for a revamp. My father and I decided to go to the driving range today to loosen up and get ready for the golf season. Having been patrons for years, there are a couple glaring issues that hold this place back. Here are a few takeaways and some useful info from my experiences here: -The customer service here is spotty at best. The tall gentleman with the gray hair who works the cash register inside during the early weekdays isn't the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Instead of greeting you, he'll often just stare you down just to see if you'll pay inside. -If you are interested in doing the 2 for 1 bucket deal, make sure to mention it at the desk. The employees will not remind you about it, I know from past experience. Also, there are some conflicting information on how the 2 for 1 deal works as of recently. There is a sign by the road near the entrance that advertises that the 2 for 1 deal happens Mon-Thurs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. while on the website it says the deal ends before noon. The lack of clarity can be troublesome especially if this is your first visit. I wouldn't chance going after noon. -The quality control is lacking. The putting green holes are in serious need of maintenance and there are some hitting mats that could use some work as well. Furthermore, the employees in charge of the range ball picker are just going through stalls and it shows. These types of shortcuts may be easier on the employee but are unappealing to the patron. -The mini golf course is actually the best part for me. If you are going out on a date or with a couple of friends, I'd say you'd have a good time playing mini golf here. There are some nice hole setups and a degree of difficulty compared to some of the straightforward ones you might find down by the shore. -If you are looking for a golf lesson, I've heard positive things about the teaching professionals that work here. When I paid for a lesson a few years back the teaching professional I had was attentive and helpful. -Ample parking is available so that's not a concern. There is also a stoplight next to the entrance so you can't miss it. FINAL THOUGHTS When it comes down to it, I would have to rate this place 2.5 stars if I could. Due to issues with quality control and spotty customer service, I lean towards 2 stars because there is so much room for improvement. If they address some of these areas of concern, I think it could go a long way in having patron satisfaction and return business. Until that happens, you may be better suited to try elsewhere.

Mini Golf Course
Jason P.

I was looking for Mini Golf options in Northern NJ and saw that Essex had some good reviews. I also saw that there was a Groupon for this place ($9 for 1 round of golf for 2 and $15 for 1 round of golf for 4). We arrived there at around 3 pm and there was lots of parking in the lot. We presented our Groupon to the front desk and it was honored without any issues. We were given golf clubs, balls and a scorecard. The mini golf course was fairly small but the holes themselves were harder than most we have done with lots of obstacles and hills...though the course condition was in pretty bad shape. Now, I don't know if I can hold this against them since there was some pretty heavy rain the night before, but entire course was very messy with debris all over the place. The course was also very slippery with the "dirt" from the course seeping through the green. As I mentioned before, this could all be due to the heavy rain the day before, but in that case the course should have probably been closed for the day. The leaves, dirt and rocks on the holes made putting very difficult. There are a few ponds throughout the course and I did appreciate that they had poles available to fish your balls out in the event your ball falls into the water. Overall we had a good experience, but I would really like to return to see if the conditions are better.

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This range used to be great. Now I'd say play at your own risk. All of the ball machines are now cash only, so the Essex golf card that you loaded with money? Doesn't work. I watched a family return their miniature golf balls and clubs. The staff didn't even pretend to clean it before they put it back on the rack. And the ball cleaner is broken. Take a look at the balls in my bucket yesterday. In all fairness, they are so dirty, germs probably couldn't even survive.

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