Review Date
May 19, 2005

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: JerseyCritic, Shoots in the 80s

Summary:
Bey Lea is, for all intents and purposes, pasture golf. It has a spartan clubhouse and minimal practice area with no driving range. The course is open and relatively treeless with extremely large greens, many of which are fairly undulated. It is a good course for beginners because trouble is hard to find on most holes. This course begs you to grip it and rip it.

Bey Lea defends par with its greens on most holes. By any standard the greens are huge, so players can expect some very difficult lag putts during the round. Considering that the greens are "muni" quality, a player that hits a lot of greens in regulation will need to be lucky or good to avoid any three putts.

The strength of the course lies in the second half of your round. Starting with #8, the quality of the holes raises markedly. It is an overstatment to say that any of the holes here are great, but the course does transition from very bland pasture golf to more reasonably considered and constructed holes.

Holes to note:

#8 is a good one shot hole that tumbles down from an elevated tee to a large green protected by water to the right.

#10 plays into a valley and up a hill to a plateau green that is not visible from the lowest points of the fairway. With a creek to the right and a lake long and to the left, long hitters might consider a lay up on this hole. It is one of the few holes on the course that requires some strategy.

#11 is a decent short par 4 that also requires some discipline off the tee. Although there is ample room to miss on the right, the only reasonable approach shot is from the left side of the fairway.

#13 has the most difficult green on the course. Sloping severely from back to front, it is imperative that the player keep the ball below the hole on his approach shot. Pin high on either side of the cup can be an easy three-putt.

#16 is probably the most difficult hole on the course due to the penal nature of the tee shot. Left is OB and water guards the entire length of the right side of the hole.

#18 is an odd finishing hole that requires a lay up by all but the extremely long hitters due to a pond that bisects the hole. Lay up to a flat part of the fairway if you know what is good for you.

Bey Lea is average golf at its most average. Not terrible but not worth a long ride either.

Review Date
May 29, 2003

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Review Date
January 25, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 1 votes

Review Date
June 5, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5