Pelham Bay at Pelham/Split Rock Golf Course

This is the worst experience I ever had at this course I had to stop playing after 9 holes because of the mosquito issue they have it’s not healthy to play here I played Pelham side which is usually better but it was horrendous. The mosquito problem is so bad it makes the course practically unplayable weather your on the fairway or the rough !

Booked a tee time for Pelham already know they aren’t the best with reservations so check course website and call club house they say course is good to go so I book a tee time(only asked because my nephew was flying from Florida). We check in ,now out of no where there’s an “outing” so we are directed to split rock proceed to tee off then get told we have to start the back 9 first we pick up our drives on 1 go to the back 9 for them to tell us go ahead and tee off from 1. Mind you this isn’t my first time golfing split rock so I know the reason why is because of the mosquitoes which I already know hence why I booked for Pelham. Might as well have golfed in Florida….WE NEED TO DO BETTER. This isn’t the first time something like this happens!!!

Course overall good, The only downside is the mosquitoes.

I would never recommend playing at Split Rock Golf Course during the summer. The mosquitoes are insane! No matter what bug spray you use, it doesn’t help. The mosquitoes are everywhere, and many golfers end up leaving after just nine holes because they simply can’t take the constant bites.

One of the oldest courses around, and she holds her head high. Many challenging , but very playable holes. Course was in excellent shape, which makes it more enjoyable. Some recent changes in the course have helped the pace of play immensely. Keep it up. I'll be back.

I played at Pelham Split Rock Golf Course today, and the mosquitoes were absolutely unbearable!

They were everywhere—on the golf cart, at the tee box, along the fairways, and around every green. Swarms of mosquitoes surrounded us the entire round. We sprayed mosquito repellent all over our bodies and kept reapplying it to our faces and necks, but it barely helped. We still ended up with countless mosquito bites.

We couldn’t even stay at the tee box for more than a few seconds, and around the greens we had to rush our chip shots just to get away from the mosquitoes. It completely ruined the golfing experience.

This was by far the worst golf experience I’ve ever had, and I won’t be returning to Split Rock.

If you’re planning to play there, I strongly recommend wearing long sleeves and long pants, and bringing the strongest mosquito protection you can. Even with bug spray, the mosquitoes were relentless.

I’ve played here a good amount over the years. The course was in good condition and pace of play was good for NYC courses. However this is the second time this summer the mosquitos have been very bad. Getting swarmed by mosquitoes mostly in the front 9 wasn’t a great experience. Whether it was the tee box, fairway, or rough it was bad everywhere. I’ve never been bitten this much and while Split rock is typically worse, Pelham was really bad. Doubt I would play here again if these conditions don’t improve because it wasn’t even enjoyable

I strongly recommend avoiding this course. The mosquito problem is out of control, and it’s unacceptable given the cost — $93 for a round of golf plus $3 for parking. I only made it through nine holes because every single one was swarming with mosquitoes. They were constantly buzzing around my ears, and I ended up with mosquito stains on my clothes from swatting them away. It’s genuinely unsafe to allow players on the course under these conditions and the city should do something about it. I will not be returning. Absolutely awful!! Worst round I ever played.

Constructed about 120 yrs ago under influence of great designers cut through unique park with no houses. Greenskeeping excellent except tees. Bunkers. could use a few more rakes. Sand good, but some have poor etiquette.

One of my favorites in NY Area. Sister Sokit rock slightly more difficult. Built later. Some similar holes. Par 3’s on Pelham excellent .

Have played Pelham Bay since I took up golf 50 years ago. The investment by NYC from the Giuliani Adm is still visible in excellent greens and sculptured traps. The ninth green with ageless hanging tree is a landmark. In early May course was in excellent shape and provides more attractive views than you might expect.

Two things course might consider:

1. A food stand closer to 9th green - 10th tee to expedite refreshments. Cart attendant did nice job making rounds.

2. The 18th holes is barren until you reach an interesting elevated green. To break up the onen field look, adding one or more fairway traps along left side woyld make hole more distinguished and push shots to the right away from roadway.

Otherwise an under valued, attractive course that provides an excellent golf day.

As we checked in, we were told that we had to wait for the entire morning outing to come off the course. When we were able to check in and drove to Hole #1 there was probably 12 groups in front of us waiting to tee off. This happened 30 minutes AFTER our tee time. We were told that we could go to the other course which we did. Had to wait another 15 minutes as others ran to this course. The group in front of us was extremely slow and not hitting far. They were waiting for the group in front of them to get close to the green. There was no way they could hit that far. Where were the rangers? Things kind of got a bit better until we got to the 10th hole where we saw a bunch of new people teeing off.

Lots of slow walkers as well. We could not wait for another 4 groups to tee off so we jumped ahead to hole 14. Such an unorganized ordeal. Paid money and didn't get our full round in. I have been golfing for a very long time and never experienced a round like this before. Will never return. HORRIBLE