Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course

I notice that the fairways this year(currently) are much better than I remembered in the past. Some Tee boxes need work but I did noticed a big improvement. I hope you ever is taking care of the greens continues because it’s a very nice course and with nicer greens I believe you’ll have more golfers.

it is a good ciurse to practise if green fee s below 20

I have been playing here for years and the course was never in the best of shape but they brought in a new superintendent this year and I have been slowly seeing the changes. The greens are in spectacular shape and it looks like they are starting to work on the tee boxes to get grass back on them. I’m excited to see what next golf season will bring.

There is no grass on tee boxes. Greens resemble an uncut tee box at nicer tracks. Walked off the course after hole 11, which was 3 hours and 15 min after we tee’d off.

I've been playing here for years, but my last experience made me never want to come back. They don't bother to post aeration notices on line, and when I brought this up in the pro shop, casually, the guy behind the desk dismissed me saying, "never play here again then. never come back." So I won't. Not the first time this particular employee has been *beyond* rude to me (other regulars tell similar stories). It completely ruined my day. Combined with the fact that they don't even put water on the course or have snack shack employees working (what if i want a beer at the turn, or a candy bar?), I'm just going to avoid this course from now on. I feel badly about this because the course pro and the course GM are both incredibly kind, but I won't put myself in this situation again, and will be seeking a refund due to the unplayable (newly aerated) conditions.

The starter was extremely rude and pricing is outrageous for the course conditions/pace of play. Over $70 with a cart for a 5 and a half + hour round for 2 of us. Absolute joke. Tee boxes are so hard you’ll break your tee trying to get it in the ground and there’s 0 grass. Greens are in decent conditions but fairways and bunkers are awful. All around terrible experience.

They closed the course after a 1-hour wait/delay due to weather. I need a refund

I played Van Cortlandt after hearing some very nice things about the course, combined with its proximity to Manhattan. The location, in my opinion is the only plus. The course fails to deliver in almost every aspect of the golfing experience.

The pitfalls began with paid parking, something I cannot ever recall paying for at any other golf course. I don't care that it's just $3, I've played inner city golf courses before and none of the ones I've played had a pay parking lot. Checking in was a breeze, the pro in the clubhouse was quite nice.

Then it's a 10 minute walk from the clubhouse to the first tee. The funkiness of the layout is something that I really can't get past. The course is old, the holes are walkable, but there's 5-6 times where green to tee is far better done driving.

Course conditions were underwhelming, even for a muni. The tee boxes were hard as a rock and not well kept. Aprons were choppy on nearly every hole, but 17 was particularly a mess. Greens and fairways were both in good condition and were honest. Sand traps had many small rocks/pebbles. Greens rolled to about a 9 in my estimation.

Some of the holes were pretty interesting. 1 is a nice opening hole, 2 is a beast of a par 5, 6 is a very pretty hole with water, 13 is a weird par 3 with a blind tee shot from the tips. And 18 is a pretty fun closing hole - a reachable downhill par 4.

Also, no practice facility on site, and the practice putting green by 1 tee was punched and nothing like any of the other greens on the course.

The whole experience was a bit disappointing. Got paired up with a fun couple and had a nice time, but I'm not too thrilled to play this course again anytime soon.

Been playing here for 3 years and pace of play has always been slow. Yesterday was something I have never seen before. Quit after the 14th hole it was so bad. For a City course, still fine. But pace of play needs to improve. The marshals driving around don’t enforce and pace of play. Convinced they just drive around

First time playing the Vanny. Staff was super friendly. The half way house was perfectly situated. The pace of play was slow, 5 hours. But we weren't in a rush and didn't mind. Course was in good condition. Some tee boxes had rough type grass, and the rough was a bit burnt, but given the hot summer and little rain, the fairways and greens were in good shape. Worth the money for a summer Friday round of golf.

I’ve played VC many times and it has always stand out from other public courses in the area, however this last time was a let down. There are no grass in any of the tee boxes and fairways are not well maintained. The guy at the pro shop is great, but you can’t say the same for most of the other guys at the staff (parking guy is awful and the starter is not very nice). Course layout is fun and challenging and the greens are in acceptable shape but they really need to put some effort to the overall condition of the course.

Got 3 carts all 3 were really dirty… not cleaned after each use and all had ripped seats. Really need to make it a nicer experience.. It looks like a golf course from the 80s after you pay and you pick up your cart they need to clean that whole area up put a few more tables and things out and make an enjoyable experience

The fairways are barely grass. The tee boxes are basically just dirt with a few blotches of grass her and there. The greens are really bad too. The halfway house was closed on the hottest day of the year. I only played because the Hot Deal made it less than $20 (I think I paid $13 after a coupon too). It is normally around $70 with a cart which is insane. The course and facility has a lot of history (oldest public course in America), but I will not be returning after what appears to be lackluster management and grounds crew.