December 2013
| Business World Magazine | 69
“That guides quality and it helps us
meet those expectations. And if a mem-
ber does have an issue, whether it’s in the
dining room or at the halfway house on
the course, they’ll approach us directly
and we’ll know how to make it right for
them.”
STAYING ABOVE PAR
Echo Lake’s high standing among its Gar-
den State peers is evident in the signifi-
cant events that have called it home over
the years.
The United States Golf Association
has played both its boys and girls junior
amateur championship there. Addition-
ally, Echo Lake hosted the statewide New
Jersey Open three time, the New Jersey
Amateur championship three times and
the New Jersey Women’s Amateur cham-
pionship in 1936.
The Metropolitan Open, the third-
oldest open championship in the United
States, was played at Echo Lake as well.
Past winners of the tournament include
Gene Sarazen and Byron Nelson, and
