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3.1
672 Reviews (672)
5 Stars
85
4 Stars
230
3 Stars
172
2 Stars
74
1 Stars
111
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
59.6%
Recommend this course
414 out of 672 reviews
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3.6
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
74.2%
Recommend this course
23 out of 31 reviews
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3.0
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
23
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
54.9%
Recommend this course
50 out of 91 reviews
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Course Highlights
The front nine plays in strong shape with well-maintained fairways and a layout that earns consistent praise from regulars. Exceptionally friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for a welcoming round on this public course.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6268 yards
Slope 123
Rating 70.0
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South Shore Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Fairways Poa Grass
Greens Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Alfred H. Tull

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18.50
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

3.1
672 Reviews (672)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 10
Bunkers 9
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Beginners 13
Walkers 11
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 14
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

SKIP.

Worst it’s ever been. Read below & it’s somehow worse than it sounds. Green fees anything over $20 is unacceptable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 65
1.0
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Previously Played

Terrible condition

Don’t waste your money terrible condition from all tees to greens. Think this is my first bad review.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs some work

Overall South Shore is a nice course but clearly needs some work on their tee boxes and several greens. I know it’s under new ownership so lets hope they make some improvements or at least lower their rates.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst It’s ever been

I usually don’t care enough to write a review about poor experiences especially at this laughingstock of a dump of a golf course. Shame on me for expecting any employees to be there before the first tee time because this is about the 5th time in a row this has happened to me there I guess there’s a reason why it’s the only golf course you can book the day before on a weekend because it’s such utter dog crap…Where do I begin with the greens covered in lumps of dirt from Wasp nests and covered in sand in Mid August not to mention not one tee box that is actually intact like teeing off in Baseball sandlot this course is a joke including everyone affiliated with it never again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lack of care and maintenance of the course

The course is in terrible condition, the course for the longest time was in rough shape, but back when this golf season started it seemed like they finally improved the course overall. They put in new tee boxes, fixed up the greens and the rough/fairway was maintained. Fast forward to this last outing I had here it seems like they just don’t care and forgot it. All the tee boxes are now shot, few of them just being dirt and mud. The rough was not cut to an even length, some lengths were up to my shins. The greens were terrible, more than half were sandy and cracked. The other half were infested with hornets that dug into the ground creating holes and dirt hills all over the ground. Not to mention they charged you full price for this. Won’t be playing here again until things change. Better off paying the toll and paying the same if not a little more for a great course in NJ

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played

Don’t waste your money

Course is kept in horrendous conditions. Atleast 3-4 holes on the back 9 are not able to be finished due to hornet infestations, greens that have not been touched in weeks, or bunkers (if you can call them that) that probably have the same sand since before covid. They have a lot of nerve to charge the price they charge for a course that gets ignored, i'm not sure where the money goes. Overall bad experience unless you enjoy paying $80 for 18 holes and having to forfeit a minimum of 3 holes or risk being stung by giant hornets or putting on the surface of mars. 0/10 , Do better or charge less

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course was beat up!!!

Huge divots on fairway and tee box not repaired. Greens had ball marks everywhere, not fixed, also multiple greens were covered in sand and insect mounds. Very difficult to put or read those greens. Round took 5 hours as no rangers were helping with the pace of play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course has lacks proper care. Many greens are in terrible condition. Tee boxes are non-existent. The course management has deteriorated in the past several years. It's a shame, since it's a nice tight course. It's going to take a while for me to go back there.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Need a ranger

Course was sluggish due to the recent rain which was ok. That was expected. The starter was very pleasant. The greens on the back 9 were bad. Many were mostly sand. The problem was after the 7th hole there was a threesome in 2 carts. They would stop and all walk to each other's ball and watch each other hit the ball 50 feet. I don't mind bad play I'm no professional either but waiting 15 minutes or more for each shot was ridiculous. I hit I go to the next shot. They took forever on the greens and cleaned their clubs at the base of each green. . I was alone. They did not ask me to join or see if I wanted to play through. I had to skip a hole and go past them. Then there were 2 foursomes backed up because of them I saw later. Definitely need a Ranger for cases like that. Just being selfish to everyone behind them. Need to have the slow play monitored on a Saturday for sure.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

It's a good track but the course is beat up

I played here last month and the course was in much better shape than today. They have a legit hornet and wasp problem on the back nine. There were a handful of greens that were nothing but sand with spotty patches of grass. That said, the staff was friendly and the pace of play wasn't too bad after the 7th hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 149
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Way better than decent but Avoid weekends

SS is in mainly very nice shape besides 2 sanded greens. They have done a great job bringing the course back to nice conditions . Only negative was a 5:30;round in 95° heat. Thank God they have a cart girl!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout but tee boxes went south

Been playing here for 25 years. Earlier this year the tee boxes were flawless. Plenty of them now are chewed up and missing grass. Nice to see new carts. Earlier this year there were no cicada killing wasps on holes12 thru 14. Yesterday the 12th hole fairway and green were covered with cicada killing wasps. Could barely putt on the 12th green. Even the greens on 13 & 14 are swarmed with these wasps. Always loved the layout here best of the 3 public course on Staten Island. They’re booking tee times every 9 minutes which is ridiculous when you have a twosome in front of us who could barely hit the ball. Taking 3-4 shots to get it to 100 yards from the tee box. At a minimum should be12 minutes between tee times.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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