Mays Landing Golf Club Under Development

Mays Landing Golf Club is an old time Atlantic City Golf favorite. Historically, this was one of the most played courses by the casino tourists and well-to-do locals. Over the last ten years so many golf high-end golf courses have cropped up in the Atlantic City area, Mays Landing has lost some of its luster and prominence.

If you haven't played Mays Landing in a while you will notice a multitude of housing developments that have been added surrounding the course. And today, you will see even more development under way. Mostly a retirement based community surrounding the course, the near vicinity has sprouted many family oriented communities. Even now, there are even more houses being added. The unfortunate part is that attention to the course could be enhanced. Granted, it is mid-May, and the course is just now recovering from a core-punching, but the course plays much as it did more than 20 years ago.

With the ever evolving quality of courses the area has to offer, Mays Landing needs to really jump start some improvements to once again be known as a must play in the Atlantic City Golf arena. In my humble opinion, a resodding of the first hole really didn't do much to change the course, in a good or bad way. If you are lucky to hit the first fairway, you now will be greeted with new sod. But the remainder of the course could use a facelift.

Over the years the one aspect that was added was a new clubhouse for events. Mays Landing has been a great location for weddings, outings and events. The new clubhouse visible from the 10th fairway is a very nice facility for an event.

But don't get me wrong, Mays Landing is a good and challenging course. It can be on the slow side with my last round lasting well over 5 hours, but the time of day you play is critical. I generally will play after 1pm when the rates subside, and there is an inevitable rush at that time. Noted as the "best Birdie For The Buck", it is a great value and because of this, the course can be crowded.

As my scorecard shows, the ACGolfer's game is still struggling with consistency and endurance. I started off weak on the first hole, then played a solid middle round only to finish on a 6, 6, 6 note. Never a good finish score or good set of numbers from a superstitious perspective. At any rate, it wasn't a bad round and fun was had by the entire group.

I had the opportunity to play with a retired doctor (pediatrician) and his wife (both well in to their 70's). I can only hope that I can make 18 holes when I am in my seventies, or much less be playing golf at all. Her golf swing was reminiscent of Jim Furyk with less distance. However, she would hit every ball 100 yards down the middle of the fairway. It was indeed a pleasure to watch her routinely make double bogey, a great score every hole.