Silver Lake Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 70 | 6304 yards | 70.4 | 119 |
| Black (W) | 72 | 6304 yards | 76.0 | 134 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 5709 yards | 73.4 | 129 |
| Blue | 70 | 5709 yards | 67.4 | 114 |
| Silver | 70 | 5375 yards | 65.6 | 110 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5375 yards | 71.8 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.4/119 | 355 | 363 | 235 | 384 | 480 | 158 | 316 | 396 | 379 | 3066 | 394 | 168 | 409 | 563 | 357 | 333 | 216 | 382 | 416 | 3238 | 6304 |
| Blue M: 67.5/114 W: 73.9/132 | 326 | 289 | 155 | 364 | 460 | 99 | 309 | 349 | 350 | 2701 | 371 | 146 | 392 | 506 | 327 | 314 | 195 | 360 | 397 | 3008 | 5709 |
| Silver M: 65.6/110 W: 71.2/123 | 296 | 280 | 150 | 384 | 460 | 86 | 264 | 329 | 337 | 2586 | 371 | 126 | 310 | 487 | 310 | 289 | 170 | 330 | 345 | 2738 | 5324 |
| Handicap | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 14 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
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Photo submitted by Justinb5140 on 03/29/2026
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Our nesting pair of red-tailed hawks Photo submitted by RichardMS on 09/29/2025
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Photo submitted by LICC on 10/12/2022
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Photo submitted by LICC on 10/12/2022
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Photo submitted by stevieups on 11/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u1718391002 on 11/19/2020
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Beautiful Photo submitted by stevieups on 11/09/2020
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Sweeeeeeet Photo submitted by stevieups on 11/09/2020
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Hmmmm. Let’s goooooo Photo submitted by stevieups on 09/28/2020
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Before the Sun. Photo submitted by stevieups on 09/28/2020
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Fun time Photo submitted by stevieups on 09/08/2020
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Photo submitted by stevieups on 09/08/2020
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Photo submitted by stevieups on 08/24/2020
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Beautiful view this morning Photo submitted by stevieups on 08/24/2020
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Photo submitted by Ron72 on 12/14/2019
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Photo submitted by EdMelee on 05/19/2019
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Photo submitted by Gregory3173983 on 04/14/2018
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Photo submitted by imauser on 11/16/2015
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Good course for the money
Good course for the money but has to improve on how they send groups out especially walkers on a weekend should not be allowed
Decent value. 5 hr round.
Teed off before 9 but still really slow. Waiting on every shot during back nine. Good conditions. Slow greens. Okay layout.
Staff is horrible
I get to the course after saying I'd be a couple minutes late, turns out we were1 minute late. We hurry to Get to pro shop to check in where I had to wait 10 minutes for the dude behind the desk to stop having a conversation which made us even more late. The manager wearing a baby blue shirt comes in saying I was late in the most disrespectful way possible but it wasn't entirely my fault. I get to tee box where starter heckles me for being late and makes us start on the back 9 where we had to wait behind 4 drunk foursomes. Don't give this place your money PLEASE.
Another beautiful afternoon round at the Lake
Beautiful course conditions along with super friendly staff. Checking counter, starter, and the cute lady driving the beverage cart were super friendly. No sign of short termper management today.
the course was fabulous
the course was excellent except for the 10th hole , which has been that way forever.
Dont think ill ever give this course a chance again
We drove from North Jersey here, about an hour away, to play at this course. We had a tee time around 11am, showed up at 10:45, and were greeted by SIXTEEN golf carts waiting at the first tee.
We went inside and the rude, older lady gave us an attitude, said she wont check us in yet, and has no idea how long itll be. We couldnt believe we had a tee time, and there were sixteen golf carts waiting to tee off. It is absurd to me that you could just allow every walk on to come play, when people pay fees for tee times, and if this is not the case that you allow walk ons, please stop overbooking tee times.
Any way we told this woman that we are leaving because we didnt want to sit around an hour and a half to tee off, she gave us attitude about how its our job to contact golfnow then and whatever. We got in our car, got a tee time at south shore, and walked right on when we got there. The fact two courses are handled so differently, speaks volumes about management. Cant say Ill ever come here, when south shore and La Tourette are much smoother. Thanks for wasting our 8$ in fees and 20$+ in tolls and gas.
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Thank you for playing at Silver Lake! We are extremely sorry to hear that your experience was anything but excellent with us! We would like to offer you our sincerest apologizes for overbooking your tee time and the rude customer service! We can assure you that we will work on fixing the issues you brought up and constantly striving to improve your golfing experience here! We hope that you will give us another chance at exceeding your expectations!
Sincerely,
Silver Lake GC Management
Another beautiful round at the lake
No course manager with attitude, beautiful day, conditions, and weather. Scored a afternoon tee time after work on golfnow.com, what's there not to like?
4hitnhope,
Thank you for the feedback and 4 star review! We are pleased to hear how much you enjoyed your round with us! We look forward to your next round with us shortly!!
Best Regards,
Silver Lake GC Management
Solid track for mid teens h'cap players
Very good greens. Top notch. Super helpful staff. Particularly, the starter was a gent with an excellent attitude. Pace of play a little on the slow side, but weekend and nice weather, so what else to expect. We were two and got paired up so fine. Best local track within taxi distance from NYC, except Skyway (but only 9 holes) and the much more expensive Trump Links. Well done to the Silver Lake team - keep it moving and thanks foirt he complimentary ride back to the ferry.
So glad you loved playing at Silver Lake GC! Happy to hear you loved the greens and the staff made your round extra enjoyable. See you soon!
Pleasant surprise on conditions and pace of play
Course was in great shape today. Had an afternoon round with friends during Memorial weekend and expected to be backed up. Finished the round in 4 hours 20 minutes playing with 2 female beginner golfers. If the course is run everyday like it was today, I would personally defend the negative talk this place gets. I also understand it gets the negative talk due to management.
Hi, thanks so much for playing the course on Memorial weekend we're so glad you enjoyed your round. Come back and see us!
$32 in tools to go to Staten Island don't do it
Don't do it the golf course is not worth the tolls someone should have said it
We regret to hear you didn't see the value in golfing here due to the offset in toll expenses. We hope to see you again, thanks for playing.
Solid
Solid course, fair fees, well maintained and nice 19th hole veranda overlooking 1st and 10th tees.
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the golf course and enjoyed the 19th hole veranda. We hope to see you soon!
Great course that is run poorly
I have been playing this course since I was little kid and it has never been in better shape. The greens are in terrific shape and are fast. The problem is every time I play there I have problems. My friend and I showed up early for our tee time that we had booked on golf now and the staff said we'll see if we can get you out we are have an outing. I thought that was the whole point of a tee time. We did get out and the front nine went smooth. When we got to the back nine they put high school players out in front of us. It took over three hours to play the back nine. Warning they will over book this course and a round may take six hours. We were lucky to finish in five hours.
Thanks for leaving your feedback it is important to us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the greens and the conditions of the course. We will inform our staff of the concern here, we regret to hear you ran into some issues with your round. Come back and see us, and while you're here, let us know how we can make it your best round yet!
Love this course!
Great feel great challenge especially for those still trying to learn! Maybe my sixth time going in the past year can't wait to go again
We love our fans! Thanks so much for coming out to play Silver Lake, can't wait to see you on your next round.
Great day at the golf course
Beautiful course, close to get to from Manhattan. Pick-up shuttle is great service to guests who arrive with the Staten Island Ferry. The course is in very good condition and our round took only 4 hours. Had a nice dinner on the veranda, with view over the course and good food.
So glad you loved the course and the food here too, come back and see us.
Great course, SLOW front 9!
I love this course and have played it a number of times. Definitely my favorite course within a 45 min drive of me. This past week the front 9 was deathly slow! 2-3 groups waiting on par 4s to tee off!!! Back 9 was great but that's only bc 1/2 the field gave up and left after the front. Great for all of us who stuck it out. :-)
Thanks so much for playing at Silver Lake GC! Happy to hear its one of your favorite courses. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Best public course in NYC.
The greens were holotined so I gave condition 4/5.
I've played here many times the staff have always been extremely friendly.
I play as 1 and often meet great people as I join up with them. The course is not long however you have to think about each hole and a few are really challenging holes.
The pace of play has always been excellent. Best value for money on this course. I paid $27 on golf now including a cart. Beers are $4. Whether you are a low or high handicapper this course has something for everyone.
Thank you for your 5 star review! We are so happy to hear you have greatly enjoyed the course each time you've played. We hope to see you back again soon!
Great Staff
High recommend...good course....great staff
Extremely extremely mad and disappointed . Drove all the way from central jersey with a tee time. We got there and the very unpleasant lady behind the desk told us we couldn't check in yet cause 10 groups were waiting to tee off.. What is the point of a tee time if you let every one on the course? Very frustrated and we left. Will never come back.
Thank you for the 5 star review! We look forward to seeing you back again soon!
Nicest Course I Have Ever Played
I haven't played too many but this is at the top of my short list. It was lush (except the greens were being aerated), it had a good variety of holes so shot making so you can play all your shots, and the burger was outstanding.
The staff was great as it had this real neighborhoody, down to earth vibe. This place truly is the country club the working man.
Thank you so much for coming out to play and providing your 5 star review! We're glad you got to experience our greens as well as dining! We hope to see you back again soon!
Slow Round
5 1/2 hour round of golf and this is an easy course. Nobody keeping the pace of play up. There aren't any rules on this golf course. Tee times are meaningless here. The course itself is fine and would be pretty enjoyable if it wasn't an all day event. It is insane how long it takes to play 18 here. Avoid at all costs.
We regret to hear your round was not as enjoyable as it could have been due to the pace of play. We hope to see you again real soon!
Will be back
Was a very fun course, I played in the middle of February in the course still looked very well maintained for the amount of traffic it gets. Pace of play was understandably slow, however it's unfair to consider that a big drawback when you are playing in New York City with so many people and so few courses around the city. Overall it was one of the best courses I've played in the area, I will absolutely be back regularly.
Awesome! Thank you so much for playing Silver Lake, we appreciate your feedback and glad to hear you enjoed the conditions and the course itself. Can't wait to see you back for more this season. Take care!
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WOW, we are blown away by your raving review! Thank you for taking the time to send us your feedback and we are so happy that you enjoyed your round with us! Please come back soon.
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Silver Lake GC Management