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Neshanic Valley G.C. Part of MGA/Golf Channel "Dream 18"

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Somerset County Park Commission Neshanic Valley Golf Course, located at 2301 South Branch Road in Neshanic Station, New Jersey was included in the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA) “Modern Dream 18” on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

The Dream 18 is a selection of 18 holes at different courses constructed since since1982, the initial year of compiling the Dream 18 by the MGA. The 18 holes chosen for the Dream 18 form a par 72, 7,624-yard challenge selected from courses in the metropolitan area. Hole #14 is Neshanic Valley Golf Course Meadow #9, a par 5, 577-yard layout played from the championship tees.

Players included Matt Ginella, Golf Channel’s travel host; Brian Mahoney, Executive Director of the MGA; Michael Sullivan, President of the MGA; and Joe Saladino, two-time MGA Player of the Year.

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Additional New Jersey courses to be played include Metedeconk #3 in Jackson; Liberty National Golf Club #18 in Jersey City; Bayonne Golf Club #16 in Bayonne; Hamilton Farm Golf Club #18 in Gladstone; and Trump National Golf Club #16 in Bedminster. Neshanic Valley is the only public facility on the New Jersey list.

Recorded by Golf Channel for future broadcast and sponsored by Rolex, the Dream 18, began at 5:45 A.M. at Friar’s Head in Riverhead, New York and concluded at Liberty National. Travel for the day included helicopter, automobile, and ferry.

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Upon completing play, Ginella commented that Neshanic Valley was the most picturesque hole played thus far and the crowd surrounding the 9th green was “the largest gallery of the day.

Neshanic Valley provides a complete golfing facility with a 27-hole Championship Course, a 9-hole Academy Course, the Learning Center, and the Callaway Golf Performance Center and High Definition Golf™ simulator.

The state-of-the-art Learning Center includes a double-ended driving range with grass and mat hitting areas, a 12,000 square foot putting green, a practice facility including bunkers and three chipping greens, and two practice holes.

The Performance Center at Neshanic Valley offers a state-of-the-art computerized golf club fitting and swing analysis system, operated by Callaway-trained professionals.

Information on Neshanic Valley, the four other championship county golf courses, and additional Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org.

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