Editing Union County, New Jersey (section)

===Public golf courses===
Union County's Division of Golf Operations runs two golf courses, which offer golf lessons and practice areas.<ref>[http://ucnj.org/parks-recreation/golf/ Golf], Union County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2017.</ref>
*Ash Brook Golf Course in Scotch Plains.
*[[Galloping Hill Golf Course]] and Golf Learning Center in Kenilworth.<ref>[http://www.gallopinghillgolfcourse.com/ Home Page], [[Galloping Hill Golf Course]]. Accessed January 3, 2017.</ref> The facility, which hosts the headquarters of the New Jersey State Golf Association, hosted the 2016 [[New Jersey State Open]] golf tournament, the first public golf course to host the tournament since it was established in 1921.<ref>Levin, Eric. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/sports/galloping-hill-promise-fulfilled/ "At Galloping Hill, a Promise Fulfilled; After eight years of renovation and preparation, Galloping Hill in Kenilworth becomes the first public golf course to host the New Jersey State Open. 'There is no better golf course in the state of New Jersey,' says winner Tyler Hall."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', July 13, 2016. Accessed January 3, 2017. "The capper, though, is that the complete renovation of the course and the upgrading of the entire facility convinced the New Jersey State Golf Association to move its headquarters into the new clubhouse and, more importantly, commit to Galloping Hill as the site of the 2016 New Jersey State Open."</ref>

'''Another notable course'''

*Shady Rest Country Club <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://shadyrestcountryclub.com/shady-rest/|title=Shady Rest Country Club|website=shadyrestcountryclub.com}}</ref> in Scotch Plains is recognized as the ''first'' African-American owned and operated golf clubhouse in the United States.  As such, Shady Rest is the home course of the first African-American golf professional to play in the U.S. Open, John Matthew Shippen, Jr. (1879-1968), who is considered a pioneer of the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/shippen-john-matthew-jr-1879-1968/|title=John Matthew Shippen, Jr. (1879-1968) •|date=February 21, 2011}}</ref>  Originally a private club and center for African-American social life, the township acquired and renamed it in the 1930s as the 'Scotch Hills Country Club' and made it open to the public. The history and significance of the course and clubhouse has not always been promoted as a place of national historic interest.  Thankfully, the National Park Service has listed the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club (_100007869) in the National Registry of Historic Places, in large part due to the efforts of the Preserve Shady Rest Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scotchplainsnj.gov/index.php/news/766-shady-rest-golf-and-country-club-joins-national-register-of-historic-places|title=Township of Scotch Plains, NJ - Shady Rest Golf and Country Club Joins National Register of Historic Places|website=scotchplainsnj.gov}}</ref>  The committee continues working to further solidify Shady Rest as a local, state, and national landmark given its historical significance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pnj10most.org/|title=** Preservation New Jersey's Ten Most Endangered Historic Sites of 2009 **|website=pnj10most.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list-2022-07-08.htm|title=Weekly List 2022 07 08 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>