Hominy Hill is considered one of the ”crown jewels“ of the Monmouth County Park System’s golf courses. This course is a Robert Trent Jones design classic, and is often rated as New Jersey’s …
Hominy Hill Golf Course. 92 Mercer Road. Colts Neck, NJ. 732-462-9222. Trail Map. Fees & Charges | Scorecard with Map | Hole-In-One Club | Daily Tee Time Schedule. Pin Location …
Hominy Hill Golf Course. 92 Mercer Road. Colts Neck, NJ. 732-462-9222. Trail Map. Fees & Charges | Scorecard with Map | Hole-In-One Club | Daily Tee Time Schedule. Pin Location …
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Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,049 yards |
Course rating | 73.8 |
The course at Hominy Hill is laid out on land to the north of Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County. Such is the quality of this Robert Trent Jones Snr design, it hosted the US Amateur Public Links Championships in 1983.
The story of how Hominy Hill came into existence is a fascinating one. The man responsible for the course was Henry Mercer -- a shipping magnate who enjoyed mixing golf and business. Mercer's home summer club -- Rumson Country Club located near to the Atlantic Ocean -- had a long established reputation in being rather close-minded when people of dissimilar backgrounds came there. Mercer in his business came in touch many times with Japanese and Greeks who like him were active in the shipping area.
The architecture at Hominy Hill encompasses the general motif followed by Jones. Long tees with even larger bunkers and including sprawling greens with a number of internal contours. The land is only slightly better than dead flat so mounding was created to give the course some added definition.
Mercer engaged the services of architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. who had offices not far from the site in Montclair. Jones was at the height of his design career and he created for Mercer an 18-hole layout far beyond the likes of Rumson. The course became the ultra-private haven for Mercer, his family and guests.
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