Hendricks Field Golf Course — Local services in Belleville

Living in the area, I have played this course a lot and have seen it improve year after year. Drainage use to be a big problem on the back nine, but that has been fixed with the install of a much needed drainage system. If you like walking instead of riding, you'll like how easy this course is to walk. Pace of play on weekdays is fast but can get very slow on the weekend. (Like just about every muni out there). For the 2020 season the greens have been rolling great and the tee boxes have been in good shape too. I gained a new found appreciation for Hendricks during the quarantine. Playing here was one of the only chances that I had to be out in public for an extended period of time, enjoying the outdoors. For me the toughest holes are #5, #7 and #18. When I play early on weekdays, it takes me 3 hours and 45 minutes to walk a round of golf.

Updated as of 7/41/24 After playing several rounds since the renovation I can confidently say this is my favorite of the 3 Essex County courses. There are so many opportunities for the average golfer, I’m a 12 handicap, to score. 3 short Par 5’s in the 1st 5 holes is awesome. Never played a course with such a fun set up and I keep coming...

Woke up this morning early to play 9 holes before i go to work. I work 55 hours a week so i try to squeeze in golf whenever I can. Being that Hendricks is the only PUBLIC RIP OFF in my area, I walk in to try an pay for 9 holes, it's about 7:20 am. First, the " ever so happy to see you" cashier is telling me I have to wait for a 3some in 25 min to join them, ok not a big deal. Then she tells me that 9 o'clock rates DON'T START UNTIL 11. WHY THE HELL DOES IT MATTER WHEN I PLAY ONLY 9 HOLES?!?!! SHE TELLS ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR 18!! REALLY? MAYBE NOT ALL PEOPLE, UNDER THE AGE OF 100, DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF WAITING UNTILL 11 TO PLAY GOLF. LET ALONE THE PRICE $$$ OF THIS POORLY MAINTAINED GOAT PATH!! This place has always given me a some sort of attitude or issue every time I go. They once charged me 25 bucks so my wife and I could ride together and MY WIFE WASN'T PLAYING. THEY THINK BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY GIG IN TOWN, THAT THEY CAN TREAT...

First off , as an out of county resident i paid $54 for a weekday round with cart. I am about a 14 hcp so I enjoy a nice challenging course. The course is old and pretty rough. Tee boxes are bumpy and not level. Fairways are crappy and hard. Rough is anywhere from nice grass to sparse hardpan, hard to tell which is which sometimes. Grass throughout is mixed, some lush and tight, some thin and stringy, i guess a product of many different seeds over the years. Green were in ok shape, they were very soft and lush, again spotted with different grasses. The greenskeeper is doing his job there. Really spongy when i played, could benefit from a roll, but are in far better shape than rest of the course. Greens have some contour but mostly like mini golf humps and ridges. Overall a boring muni course, nothing really great. Not worth cost. I personally wont play ever again. For me i rather play skyway in jersey city, an amazing...