Redesigned Shore golf course holes drawing raves: 'Love the aesthetics'

MANALPAN – A little more than three miles west of the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth lies Knob Hill Golf Club, a hidden gem among the Shore’s treasure chest of renowned courses. A rolling par-70, 6408-yard course with its own unique charm and history, the semi-private club stands out among the area’s top-tier private and nationally acclaimed public courses by providing member and public access throughout the week. This season, two redesigned holes – Nos.

16 and 17 – present new challenges with an aim to improve the course optics and experience and for all comers. MORE: NJ golf course is getting a major makeover “We are always looking for ways to reinvest in and enhance the course,” said Director of Golf Lou Kubisa. “We understand fees are going up all over and this is an opportunity for us to show we are committed to the membership and public golfers that play here.

That’s our niche. We all do a very good job of managing the experience and conditions for our members and the public. This shows our commitment and we are really happy with the way everything turned out.

” The overarching goal with the redesign was to create more playable space on the 16 th hole and to keep golfers’ focus on the course away from other holes and activity outside the existing property lines. That also led to changes for the 17 th green and resulted in both holes being more isolated from each other and from the environment beyond the boundaries. Members got their first swings at the new holes on the morning of May 2.