Silver Lake Golf Course
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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 W: 76.0/134 | 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: 73.4/129 | 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: 71.8/124 | 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 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 imauser on 11/16/2015
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Awesome NYC Public Course!
This was my favorite 18 hole NYC Public Course I have played this year. The staff was super friendly and helpful. We got great weather (which always helps), but I was very pleasantly surprised by the course condition compared to some peer courses. There were some rough patches in the fairways that were getting re-seeded and clearly being worked on a bit, but barely affected my game. The course was really fun to play and had a great mix of some difficult tight fairways, as well as wide open play. The greens were pretty easy (though a bit quick) for the most part, but had some major movement on a few holes. Would highly recommend checking this place out, the best value for the money of NYC Public Courses I have been able to book for an early morning weekend round.
Poor Course
It is too crowded. They need the course rangers to go out and make sure people are keeping up pace of play. Quit after the 9th hole because it took so long. It is also an $82 round for very average conditions. Not worth it.
Slow Play ?
I booked a late afternoon tee time to experience the "slow play" I continue to read about in reviews about the course. I started at 3:25 and finished by 6:45 , ordering a delicious Texas burger and Heineken on the Veranda . I won't say slow play is a myth since we know one group can kill the pace and I've seen that but overall the pace is good here .
Slow pace
First time playing course.
Had read prior reviews on the slow pace of play.
Played on a Wed. Was hoping pace of play would not be as big of an issue on a wed.
Pace of play terrible Had to leave after 9 holes because I couldn’t take the pace any longer. A lot of the problem was larger groups of hackers.
Course was good otherwise. Greens in good shape.
Would not play here again due to slow play..,,
Also would not refund 9 holes….
Staten Island’s best public golf course
If you’re trying to decide between the 3 public courses on the Island, this would be the one to play. This course stays good throughout the year. Well priced for the difficulty level. Good amenities
The course was in good condition and it is a challenging test - not stupidly long but tricky. BUT the pace of play is ridiculous.
That's it - the pace of play is seriously detrimental to an otherwise great venue. They need to educate guests and maybe limit numbers as there were too many 'jokers' out on a Sunday morning to make it fun.
They also allowed 2,3 and 4 balls to go out seperately which doesn't make much sense for such a popular course.
It is good, and I will go back, but not at a weekend.
Slow
No ranger, slowest round of golf I’ve played in 7 years around NYC. Front 9 took over 3 hours. Shame because the course has some good shots
