Roll Call: Eastern PA/ South NJ

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500

Are we an official roost?! Or is there another Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware group? Electric company?

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501

Since there were multiple niche threads for the area, we consolidated to a Roost specific thread for the region. Welcome to the Electric Phactory!

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502

Congrats gents! I christen thee, The Flying Wasp. May the winds be at our back and sun in our opponents eyes.

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Yeah, it’s nice to hear that we are official. Let’s do this, gang!

And as our first order of business I think we might have to consider banning @Randy for hurling The Battery Libel at us like some cheap 4th team Fox NFL color commentator. I expect better from the Big Guy than resorting to such lowest common denominator anti-Philly bashing.
Unacceptable.

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504

Apparently St. Joe’s beat up whatever D2 OH bball program he roots for back in ‘87 and can’t let it go, or so I’m told.

505

Let us know if/when you’re going to need assistance (secretary, merch czar, HR, PR, legal, janitorial, graphic design, etc.). I’m sure we can pull some help together when you get going.

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Going to a Bachelor Party in AC in a month and the group (of mostly scramble golfers) are looking to play on the Saturday. Ya know, kill time, hit some shots, drink some beers type of round.

Perusing this thread coupled w/ follow up googling, I’ve come up with 3 choices so far:

  1. Twisted Dunes - (is it really BYOB?!)
  2. Mays Landing
  3. Green Tree golf course

Any further recommendations? Strong points / opinions one way or another?

Feedback welcome!

507

I love twisted dune and yes it is byob!! No hard liquor. Cans only, 6 per person and can’t have a cooler larger than 15 qts.

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Never played Green Tree so can’t speak to that but I will say Twisted Dune is a tougher test than May’s Landing, especially if the wind is up. Really cool course though, doesn’t feel like NJ in a weird way. The BYOB is nice but we all know anywhere’s BYOB if you try hard enough. If the group gets pissed losing balls and shooting a million you may try May’s Landing but if they’re good with getting beat up a little and playing something a little different the Dune is your place. Right next door is McCullough’s Emerald Links though which is a really fun, open course that would suit what it sounds like your group wants well. Only negative for the Dune also is a friend of mine said it was in bad shape last year, no idea the veracity of that though.

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509

I’ve played and would recommend Twisted Dune and McCullough’s in that order. Both are great courses.

Scotland Run, Ballamor, and Atlantic City Country Club are all owned by the same group. I’ve only played the former, and it’s excellent, so I’m sure the other two (more exclusive) are even better.

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510

Any Overbrook / St. David’s / Llanerch members on here? I’m moving to Springfield in July and looking to join somewhere relatively close by (Rolling Green obviously is on my radar as well).

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Not a member at any of those places, but have played them all. In terms of GOLF, I would rank as follows

Rolling Green
Llanerch
St. David’s / Overbrook (tie)

In terms of hang, I would probably rank them
Overbrook
Llanerch
Rolling Green
St. David’s

If you’re moving to Springfield, though, I would DEFINITELY lean towards Rolling Green first and Llanerch second

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512

Thanks! Definitely tracks with my understanding of the golf courses (though I have to say St. David’s looks gorgeous in @Golfadelphia’s pictures and is giving me some serious Philly Cricket Wissahickon vibes). Appreciate the insight on the hang rankings, though somewhat less important to me with a young kid at home…wife isn’t a huge fan of 4 hour rounds that become 7 hour hangs while she’s chasing the 1 year old around. :slight_smile:

And yes, RG is the clear top choice from a convenience perspective since I’ll be less than a mile from the course.

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513

Hate that ACCC went fully private this year. Ballamor is an awesome course though

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Having played all of these courses many times. I co-sign @missingreens rankings (course & hang).

I’ll add two things. Rolling Green (RG) is a great test - Llanerch (LCC) is a little more forgiving (super easy walk) but still packs a punch 50 yards in. I use to consider RG head shoulders above LCC from a course design perspective, but post Brian Schneider’s renovation of LCC they have gotten a lot closer. I would still favor RG but both would be delights to call your home club. I believe RG has had Gil Hanse propose a master plan for RG so I would consider that in your due diligence in terms of potential future upgrades (positive) or future capital assessments (negative).

Re: Hang. Overbrook is the mainline booze fest / poker room with a great F&B staff. Llanerach is more of an Irish Catholic booze fest. Both great in their own right, but just wanted to add some context.

If home is springfield, I personally wouldn’t really consider St. Davids (I know a couple really good dude there) and it’s fine place to spend the day. But given the strong(er) other options in closer proximity it wouldn’t be high on my list personally. If extending in that distance; white manor might be an option and actually quicker to get to depending on where in springfield you’re coming from (quick drive route 1 by pass to providence road). I’ve been a member there for about 6 years (although I am on my way out — moved last year and in the process of joining a club closer to our new house). @JonCheddar If you wanted to connect more on white manor feel free to reach out via DM.

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515

Great additional color! I would say Overbrook is also pretty Irish Catholic

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Do not ever play Mays Landing under any circumstances, the only reason to play Green Tree is to experience the Par 6 and because it’s dirt cheap - Twisted is the best public course at the shore. My buddy has worked there for forever - if you’re going then
shoot me a DM and I’ll help you out if you need to bring tequila or fireball out there.

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517

X-Post from the Philly thread:

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518

Wonderful recommendations everybody, we ended up going to Green Tree.

  • Yes there is a par 6 holy moly.
  • we got drunk
  • we had a blast

We drove an RV down from Boston for the weekend and it was a hoot taking up 4 parking spots in the lot! Most of the 8 ppl who played do not golf more than a few times a year, if at all, so we played a scramble and they couldn’t have been happier. I looked like a hero for choosing the right spot but it was really all of you.

Thanks again everybody

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519

5 spots open for this weeks Electric Phactory Roost outing

Tee time block starting at 1PM Sunday @ Inniscrone

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