Shark River Golf Course

I recently returned to another local Neptune course, The Shark River Golf Course. I have not played here in a while, so i figured why not give it a try again. The course is owned and operated by the Monmouth County Park System. The course is nothing special. Designed by Scottish golf pro Joesph "Scotty" I'Anson in 1901, the course has a very slight scottish feel on some parts of it. From the blues it streches to 6507 yards with a rating of 71.8 and a slope of 127, and from the whites it streches to 6170 yards with a rating of 69.8 and a slope of 126. The course is a par 71. It has a few tough holes here and there but overall it is not scenic, nor does it present a great challenge. It is a perfect course for the seasoned citizen, the high handicapper or the beginner. The course appears to be hard through the first three holes, with a dogleg left 421 yard par 4, a dogleg right 405 par 4 with high fescue and a large fairway bunker on the right, and a 185 yard par 3 that is somewhat protected. From there on the course really does give you great chances to score with short par 4's, staright away par 5's, and a couple of nice par 3's. The course starts to pick up again at the 15th, a slight dogleg right, uphill 405 yard par 4. From there you have two hard holes left to deal with coming at the 16th, a dogleg left 431 yard par 4, and finally the 18th, a sharp dogleg left 580 yard par 5, not comonly hit in 2. The course has no special ammenties, just a snack machine and a putting green. Overall I would rate it a 2.5 out of 5. Rates are very resonable for residents of Monmouth County with a county card. For non-residents and non-cardholders that rates are not very reasonable, and I would not reccomend it.