{"id":8617,"date":"2016-06-01T02:02:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T06:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=8617"},"modified":"2016-06-01T02:06:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T06:06:13","slug":"county-bricks-forge-pond-golf-course-attendance-up-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/06\/county-bricks-forge-pond-golf-course-attendance-up-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"County: Brick&#8217;s Forge Pond Golf Course Attendance Up in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8618\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/forge_pond.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8618\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/forge_pond.jpg\" alt=\"Forge Pond Golf Course (Credit: GolfAdvisor.com)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/forge_pond.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/forge_pond-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/forge_pond-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/forge_pond-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forge Pond Golf Course (Credit: GolfAdvisor.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite a chilly spring, a warm winter before it has led to a noticeable rise in attendance \u2013 and revenue \u2013 at the Forge Pond golf course in Brick, county officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re open, and people are playing,\u201d said Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to a three year average, the number of rounds played at the waterfront course are up 8 percent, and year-to-date over 2015, they are up 43 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The course, described by most golfers as compact, but aesthetically beautiful and challenging, is one of two courses owned by the county. The other, Atlantis, is in Little Egg Harbor Township. County officials said the warmer-than-average winter months as well as special programs have led to the increase in participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve run many different programs to bring people in,\u201d said Bartlett.<\/p>\n<p>Bartlett, liaison to the county\u2019s parks and golf courses, said the Green Acres loans that allowed the county to buy the courses are now paid off, meaning all revenue generated by the courses is realized as a profit as long as operating expenses are met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when they break even, we have the asset,\u201d said Freeholder Jack Kelly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/06\/county-bricks-forge-pond-golf-course-attendance-up-in-2016\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a chilly spring, a warm winter before it has led to a noticeable rise in attendance \u2013 and revenue \u2013 at the Forge Pond golf course in Brick, county officials said. \u201cWe\u2019re open, and people are playing,\u201d said Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett. 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