Pelham Bay at Pelham/Split Rock Golf Course

Great course; fair price!!! It's a great course. The only drawback was there was an outing the same day and now one advised us in advance. Should have been posted on line in advance.

It was probably the hottest day of the year and by the back nine there wasn't a drop of water to be had and slow play didn't help...we were playing with an elderly gentleman and we had no water till we were finished and we only seen the snack girl once which was the 2nd hole... On hot days the coolers need to be refilled

Place is nice. Round was way too long and too expensive for a 5 hr round. It was overbooked at 640 am

Teed off at 12:45, by 3:15 (2.5 hours later) I had just finished 6. First two holes probably took an hour. They had warned us it was a 5.5 hr round but this was on pace for 7+. Rains came and thankfully allowed me to pack it in. Play this course in the off season if looking for a decent inexpensive option in NYC area. Avoid at any potentially busy time.

Split Rock has a great layout, but is an example of poor management. It was May 18 and the rough had still not been mowed. I played 13 holes, was at the 5 hour mark and walked in. Every group spent 10 minutes on every hole looking for balls, the greens rolled like a tee box.
The Pro shop staff is nice, the starters are nice, but the superintendent should be replaced. Clearly he was the guy who finished last in his class if he even has a turf management degree.
People should stop playing until they improve the conditions. Whatever company is running the course should be fired and the city should hire someone who actually cares.

A little slow, but by far the best public course I've played in NYC

Played Split Rock. The course was in good shape and the round was very enjoyable.

I enjoyed the 3.5 hour round, finished the front 9 in 1:25 minutes. The guys I grouped up with were pretty cool too. Going to play Split Rock this weekend.

This course is very flat and wide.You are tempted to hit longer,but once you miss the fairway,you must pay the penalty by losing your balls.I played there in November and lost a quite lot of balls hidden underneath of piles of dead leaves.

Split Rock is an excellent track, but many of the fairways were covered by leaves on a calm day, making it very frustrating looking for balls. Most golf courses now have blowers that take care of this. The greens were also very hairy and looked like they needed work. With some more attention to these details, it would be a better experience.

Greens aerated at the end of sept. Course showing the wear of the season on the greens particularly. A few tee boxes more dirt than grass. Pace of play always an issue on weekends and holidays. All that being said I will play there again just because it's close to Manhattan and it's an easy course. Better putting/chipping area that most NYC public courses.

A couple of greens were in dire need of fixing up, as there was more sand then grass at hole 3. The fairways were great, a couple of slow players, but they werent' making them into full foursomes. It's a forgiving course, but make sure you bring your fairway woods, unless you can drive the ball 250+yards., Very friendly staff, i look forward to playing there agin.

5 hours and 45 minutes to play 18 holes. Greens very patchy. Will never play this course again

I would not recommend to anybody to play this course. Greens are horriblly maintained.

Greens were good besides 3 holes which were airated. Pace of play was slow and we didn't tee off on time. But it was a good course overall.

Golf course was in great shape except for 3 aerated greens and 1 dead green. Wide forgiving fairways, fast greens. Fun course to play.

I love coming to Pelham/Split Rock. As a beginner golfer, it is a great course that has some challenging holes but not too many. The course is maintained, except some of the greens (please rehab). You get a lot of bang for your buck when you book the Hot Tee Times on Golfnow. Will be playing here often, I live right down the road!

I have played Split Rock many times. Always challenging bc of the distance. Experience was greatly affected recently bc of the greens. Very sandy. Could only recall one green in somewhat good condition. Much rather spend $70 on one of the shorter Westchester courses. Hopefully SR will be back next year to the condition I've been used to over the years.

Pelham Bay is a forgiving links-style course, yet it has reasonable length--not a pitch and put by any means--with some challenging par 4's and 5's and for the most part is very well maintained. Together with it's more challenging 7000+ yard sister course--Split Rock--it is part of a nice 36 hole facility in the north Bronx in the City Island/Orchard Beach area. Except for the jets flying overhead periodically you'd never know you were in the City. Can be a bit crowded on the weekend, though. Best on a weekday or late afternoon.

This course was in great condition and the staff was very friendly. We finished out round in 3 1/2 hours. I would definitely recommend this course to a friend.