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3.5
1010 Reviews (1010)
5 Stars
138
4 Stars
390
3 Stars
225
2 Stars
117
1 Stars
140
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.3
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.2
70.1%
Recommend this course
684 out of 1010 reviews
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3.6
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
57.1%
Recommend this course
4 out of 7 reviews
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3.5
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
69.8%
Recommend this course
37 out of 53 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its appealing mix of doglegs and open fairways with minimal unfair hazards. Conditions hold up well even after heavy rain, and friendly staff help rounds move at an impressive pace.

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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6480 yards
Slope 117
Rating 70.3
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Course Details

Year Built 1901
Fairways Rye/Blue Grass
Greens Poa Annua Grass
Architect John Van Kleek (1937)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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Reviews

3.5
1010 Reviews (1010)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 16
Bunkers 12
Plays Long 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Walkers 12
Advanced Golfers 11
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 30

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Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pelham Bay

Pelham Bay is flat and wide open no surprises very nice . With the amount of play the course is in excellent condition .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

very nice course

great shape fairways n rough where excellent greens were readable & makeable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Slow, Unfriendly and Unhelpful Staff

Pace of play was abysmal - walked off the course after a 3 hour 15 minute front nine.

The guy driving around on the cart didn't do anything to speed up the round (it was so crowded I don't think he could have). The waitstaff at the restaurant also wouldn't make eye contact and I had to raise my hand to order at the bar even though it wasn't crowded.

The course itself was nice enough and I would have returned if they didn't overcrowd the place and if the staff was cordial.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Straight Shooters

The course is in good shape. The greens are not ideal as they're very inconsistent from hole to hole. This is certainly a challenging course as it rewards straight shooters and smart and disciplined course management.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slowest round since the last time I played This course.

The management has a lot of nerve to charge 70 dollars for 18 and a cart when they just load up the first tee with multiple foursomes (6 plus hour round). Clearly they aren't concerned with the game of golf or their customers enjoyment/love for the game. They only care about making money. If you are a weekend warrior who hacks and loves to waste money this is your course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has great features

The Servicers are very kindly, the golf course is wonderful, will play again so...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice day of golf

Overall a nice course. But not 100% well maintained...edges of bunkers very rough, greens with a lot of debris from trees.
Challenging greens with lots of slope sometimes. The it self... not very challenging, not that much hazards, greens not that well protected...
It was a nice day and we enjoyed a lot, but if I would recommend the course...
Probably not.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, slow round

The course was in nice shape, the greens are a lot of fun and very challenging. The pace of play was a little over 5 1/2 hours. My tee time was 10:20 and we hit at 10:34

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Split Rock

Nice wide open course in great condition. Great course to try out the new driver. Mostly flat with a blind tee shot or two. I would definitely play at 3:22 again since there was no one else out there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't even bother going on the weekends.

What's the point of making a tee time and showing up early for that if the course is backed up by 5 foursomes in front of you? They have no clue how to run a golf course and they don't care. No idea how to enforce pace of play. They have zero insight on the use of Rangers or starters. The staff excuse to why they were 5 groups behind at 10am was that there was a group that went out at 8am and they were hacks and really slow. Unreal. Make excuses instead of fixing a problem. A real golf course will check pace in groups and if there is a problem they will have someone pickup and move to the next hole.

Don't waste $70 to play here. So much better off either paying a little bit more for a nice course or driving a further away from NYC for the same. It's not even a quiet relaxing location - all you hear are cars and trucks zooming by the entire time.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/09/2015

I was going to write my own review, instead I'll just agree with this person. Tee times are only a suggestion, the 'starters' are just retired cop/firefighter ticket takers there for free golf for themselves. Rangers? They just think that's a NY sports team. If they cared, they'd hire 6 huge former bar bouncers, teach them the game, and let them keep play going. I bet people might then even rake the bunkers! Sad, because I like the courses, Split could be a top 10 course in the state if they tried. I'd compare Bethpage Black layout. Really. Unfortunately it's American Golf at its worst, and they don't seem to care. Too bad because they now have the money to make things better since the clubhouse remodel is now done. Gene and John in the clubhouse do a nice job, but they can only do so much.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

super slow play

need to limit tee times...took 6.5 hours to play 18

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better all the time.

Split rock and Pelham GCs are notorious for 5.5 to 6 hour rounds usually attributed to walk ups being let out in a money grab ,novice players looking for balls or drinking excessively and not caring about etiquette on course. At the end of last season I began to see a change in staffs vigor to get it right. All we need now is a few Rangers who are willing to move people when play is slow and split rock Pelham will be tough courses to turn down. Course conditions other then the work on greens were excellent for this time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

7 Hour Round

Outside of the sand filled greens, the course was in pretty good shape. The thing that stands out the most about our round was the incredibly slow pace of play. This was a 7 hour round with stacked tee times (every 5 mins) and a lack of ranger presence. The only time we interacted with the ranger was when he asked us to fill the gap on a par 4 on our second shot, where the individuals in front of us were just exiting the green. I wouldn't say that it is worth the $70 round, especially if the pace of play is better at other Westchester courses at less expensive prices.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very slow play

Tee off was 20 minutes late and never picked up. We dropped off after nine. Not interested in 6 hrs of golf. Greens were beyond slos

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overview

Split Rock 18 hole course is pretty good. Nice experience for my first time play considering I've played at Pelham before. Looking forward to going back again .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tuesdays are slow

Tuesdays have the discounted rate so it gets crowded. The 2 groups in front of me each had 3 carts and 5 guys and they seemed to be together. They were very slow, it took an hour to play 3 holes, rangers did nothing. Also had to wait for a cart before my round because they were all out already.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

unannouced aerated greens

got it on Golfnow for $70 on a beautiful friday to play this course based on good ratings from golfers. most of the greens had been just aerated. They could have notified.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

good course in area of new york city

fairways and greens are nice, pace of play should be a litte faster

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This was a wide open field with very nice greens

This was the second time I played was pelham and had a very nice time with my buddy. The weather was also nice but the field was great with vary wide green which help me since I didn't loose many balls. My only complain was the golf cart# 32 which died out on our 10th hole but after calling the front desk they had another cart out to us about 20 minutes later. Over all had a good time and can't wait to go back again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Walked

Good NYC course for a great value

Pelham Bay is a solid city course that won't blow you away but will provide an enjoyable round for a great value. It's wide open so you can spray your drives yet recover for par or bogey fairly easily.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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