Seaview (Bay Course)
"A man who can putt is a match is a match for anyone" - Willie Park
(Played on Sunday, November 27th, 2017.)
Seaview Resort is located in the town of Galloway, New Jersey.
About an hour drive from where we live, the Bay Course is one of the best public courses in New Jersey. The Seaview Resort is a short drive from Atlantic City. We had so much fun playing it, we wanted to play it again almost immediately after we finished our round.
With the third member of our group, Thomas, busy with work, it was only the two Chris's of the Sunday Golfers out on the Bay course. Even though it was November, and the temperature never got above 53 degrees, Chris Pusey wore his classic shorts and short-sleeve polo, while Chris Colman wore pants, long-johns, two jackets, and a long sleeve undershirt. Two entirely different personalities to say the least.
With a few groups on the tee box at the start of the day, we were shuffled off to the fourth hole to start our round so that we wouldn't be held up, and finish with the third hole. The starter assured us that we would have most of the course to ourselves. We obliged and played in a quick 3 hours and 15 minutes.
With several shots of Atlantic City in the background while you play, the Bay Course is just flat-out fun golf. It is a pretty open, links-like course that is very well-maintained, making the day even more enjoyable.
There are two golf courses at the Seaview Resort, the Bay Course and the Pines Course. Donald Ross and Hugh Wilson designed the Bay Course, and although it is not overly long, when the wind is blowing like it was when we played, it makes for a challenging day with club selection.
Another enjoyable aspect of the course is that every green has a little bit of fairway wrapping a few yards around it. This gives everyone more options than simply hacking out of rough.
Only Chris Colman has played both the Bay and Pines previously, and is adamant that the Bay Course is the more enjoyable of the two.
While neither of us scored particularly well overall, Chris Pusey played one of his best rounds and said that Seaview was now one of his new favorite courses.
We are already planning on taking plenty of more trips throughout the winter/spring to more of the top public courses in New Jersey, as well as other courses throughout the area as well. We hope you enjoyed our little write-up on Seaview (Bay). We will probably return for a round at the Pines course in the near future.
-The Sunday Golfers
"A man who can putt is a match is a match for anyone" - Willie Park
(Played on Sunday, November 27th, 2017.)
Seaview Resort is located in the town of Galloway, New Jersey.
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| Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club. |
About an hour drive from where we live, the Bay Course is one of the best public courses in New Jersey. The Seaview Resort is a short drive from Atlantic City. We had so much fun playing it, we wanted to play it again almost immediately after we finished our round.
With the third member of our group, Thomas, busy with work, it was only the two Chris's of the Sunday Golfers out on the Bay course. Even though it was November, and the temperature never got above 53 degrees, Chris Pusey wore his classic shorts and short-sleeve polo, while Chris Colman wore pants, long-johns, two jackets, and a long sleeve undershirt. Two entirely different personalities to say the least.
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| Chris Pusey teeing off the 4th hole in a blistering 45 degrees. |
With a few groups on the tee box at the start of the day, we were shuffled off to the fourth hole to start our round so that we wouldn't be held up, and finish with the third hole. The starter assured us that we would have most of the course to ourselves. We obliged and played in a quick 3 hours and 15 minutes.
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| Chris Pusey at the par 3 15th, with Atlantic City in the background |
With several shots of Atlantic City in the background while you play, the Bay Course is just flat-out fun golf. It is a pretty open, links-like course that is very well-maintained, making the day even more enjoyable.
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| Chris Colman teeing off hole 1. |
There are two golf courses at the Seaview Resort, the Bay Course and the Pines Course. Donald Ross and Hugh Wilson designed the Bay Course, and although it is not overly long, when the wind is blowing like it was when we played, it makes for a challenging day with club selection.
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| Slightly elevated green on the par 4 4th. Notice the fairway/collection area wrapping around it. |
Another enjoyable aspect of the course is that every green has a little bit of fairway wrapping a few yards around it. This gives everyone more options than simply hacking out of rough.
Only Chris Colman has played both the Bay and Pines previously, and is adamant that the Bay Course is the more enjoyable of the two.
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| Chris Pusey on the par 3 7th. |
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| Chris Pusey at the 3rd. |
While neither of us scored particularly well overall, Chris Pusey played one of his best rounds and said that Seaview was now one of his new favorite courses.
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| The par 4 2nd hole, with Atlantic City in the background. |
We are already planning on taking plenty of more trips throughout the winter/spring to more of the top public courses in New Jersey, as well as other courses throughout the area as well. We hope you enjoyed our little write-up on Seaview (Bay). We will probably return for a round at the Pines course in the near future.
-The Sunday Golfers
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