Golfers can keep swinging their clubs this winter at three Monmouth County golf courses.
The Monmouth County Park System has kept open three courses for play this winter — Bel-Aire Golf Course in Wall, Charleston Springs Golf Course in Millstone and Shark River Golf Course in Neptune. Reduced rates will be available at these three courses starting Jan. 1.
Weather-permitting, courses will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both reserved tee times and walk-on play will be available. The tee-time reservation system is available to those golfers who possess golf cards, which can be purchased at the courses.
Also weather-permitting, the FootGolf course at Bel-Aire Golf Course will remain open through the winter. FootGolf covers nine holes, and it combines the elements of both golf and soccer.
The highlight of the winter golf season is the Polar Bear Tournament, which is scheduled for Jan. 14 at Shark River Golf Course in Neptune.
This individual stroke-play tournament (net and gross), which will be played over 18 holes, is open to all golfers who are age 12 and up. A Monmouth County Park System Golf Card is not required but a USGA GHIN handicap is required for net competition. The cost is $48 per golfer, a fee that includes a continental breakfast. Registration is required and is available online at www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
To learn more about the county’s winter golf season and the Polar Bear Tournament, please visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com or call the Monmouth County Park System at 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the Monmouth County Park System TTY/TDD number is 711.
The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.