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3.6
1194 Reviews (1194)
5 Stars
381
4 Stars
496
3 Stars
169
2 Stars
77
1 Stars
71
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
70.1%
Recommend this course
978 out of 1194 reviews
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3.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.1
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
75.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 12 reviews
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3.5
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.9
67.2%
Recommend this course
41 out of 61 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently well-maintained conditions make this island course stand out among local public options, with challenging greens and a memorable finishing hole. Friendly, helpful staff earn high marks from longtime regulars and first-time visitors alike.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6304 yards
Slope 119
Rating 70.4

Silver Lake Golf Course sits along Staten Island's North Shore, offering a scenic and challenging layout that is one of the five boroughs' best-kept secrets. The course has a classic layout with postage stamp-sized greens and narrow fairways. At just over 6,000 yards from the back tees, the golf course appears shorter than it plays. The tight layout demands accuracy throughout especially on the lengthier holes, of which there are several. The course offers interesting risk-reward opportunities and holes 12 through 14 are considered by locals the "Amen Corner" of the North. The entire layout will test your shot-making abilities. In addition to the challenging round, Silver Lake is known for having consistently excellent conditions with some of New York's best greens, which is why it has garnered a strong following among local players.

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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Van Kleek

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.6
1194 Reviews (1194)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 47
Patio Dining 40
19th Hole Scenic Views 33
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 46
Elevation Changes 38
Undulating Greens 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 50
Advanced Golfers 23
Walkers 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 58
Worth the Drive 19
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Very nice course, with great deals for early bird. Played the back 9 - wet conditions but course was well kept. Will definitely be coming back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/06/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us! We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your day with us! Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to having you back in the near future! Silver Lake Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good shape

Very well run establishment, the course is short but makes you pay for mistakes

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/06/2020

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Silver Lake Golf Course. We hope to see you at the course again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and amazing staff

Can’t speak highly enough about here. Lovely course and staff were beyond friendly and helpful.

All 4 of my group are looking forward to coming back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/06/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, Rob! Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate your rating and review and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun round

Enjoyed my day at Silver Lake, they’ve improved the course layout. Would definitely play again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition , great value

Being a Staten Island resident band playing golf in NJ was common before Covid and has only increased as it took Dumbasio over 3 months to open NYC courses. Well the folks at the lake used that time wisely as the course is in excellent shape. Even then back 9 which has historical water issues was much improved. The greens were fantastic shape as were the tee boxes. The fairways were good ( a lil Dry) and the rough was freshly cut and very well kept. Truly a hidden gem and the. Conditions and on course food and beverage make it the place to play in Staten Island Small and with its fair of hackers the pace is sometimes a bit slow I did not see any rangers out on the course All in all the afternoon rate of $55 with a cart is fair deal. Get out by 3 pm and 18 holes should be a breeze !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/01/2020

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us! Thank you for your kind words and sharing your feedback with us! We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Silver Lake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 07/01/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Silver Lake Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/29/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Silver Lake Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Golf course is in Phenomenal shape

Golf course is in phenomenal shape. Some new tee boxes and upgrades tee boxes. Greens are in great shape, except for the golfers not fixing their ball marks. Even after the rain yesterday the course wasn’t sloppy wet, a true testament to some of the work being done there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/29/2020

Hi, Rob! We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Silver Lake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/01/2020

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Silver Lake Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Post-COVID Game Play

Course was in great condition. Staff was friendly. Front 9 took 2 hours to play but back 9 took 3 hours to 4some in front of us being rookies. Outside bar set up by 1st/10th was nice and staff had masks on. This was the best I seen this course and looking forward to playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/29/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us! Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Silver Lake Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Five days after reopening

Conditions on the back nine were excellent. The roughs were cut to normal and the back nine hasn't been this dry in years.

A job well done.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/01/2020

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Silver Lake Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Post shutdown

First round after Covid shut down course was in very nice shape. Rough was very manageable , fairways and greens well maintained.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/26/2020

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Silver Lake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/26/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Silver Lake Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/26/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Silver Lake Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Overall great course

First day open since Covid-19 so was expecting course to not be completely groomed. The rough needs some trimming. Was very hard to find ball even on decent shots. Besides that fairway conditions, tee boxes and greens were perfect. Course lay out is great. Challenging course as many holes have high or low slopes. It was the first day so once the rough gets cleaned up the course will be excellent. I will continue to play this course all summer. Just please shorten the rough a little.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/26/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us, Cody! Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Silver Lake Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

First Day

Hey, I love the place and I am there at least once a week .'

As they reopened on Monday due to COVID 19 , i expected some kinks but the rough was brutal to the point you couldn't find your ball. The mosquitoes loved the rough and me.

All in all even with the back nine holes not yet cut out it was a pleasure to be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/26/2020

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Silver Lake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great hot deal

Early in the season and before the world shut down silver lake was in good condition. Good , not. Great as water was a bit of an issue in some of the low lying areas. Greens were good as were most of tee boxes. Pace of play was consisted and moved.

Course is a great play for a weekday or. Other special deal. Wouldn’t pay $60+ to play here when I could go a few miles to NJ but it’s a great local course , well maintained and challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent conditions

Some construction on the back 9. Overall decent conditions. Golf now fees and taxes suck. Paid $31.00 in fees for 3 golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/24/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we hope to see you again in the future. Silver Lake Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/24/2020

Thanks for leaving us a review! We're glad you enjoyed your time at Silver Lake Golf Course and hope to see you in the future.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/24/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Silver Lake Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review!

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