Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course

It’s a city muni in January, 36° out and only people on the course was the man I was paired with, the 3 in the group in front of me and the 3 behind me. Course conditions are so so, pace was as expected with how little people there was and staff was easy going. Just moved here from LA, by no means is it on par with even the worst kept LA muni but it’s what I expect trying to golf in the golfers haven that is NYC. Not looking forward to peak season here but whatever.

Have always enjoyed playing VC but not some much as of late. The last three rounds, pace of play has been consistently awful. So Much that we didn't even get to play the last four holes. No matter how we tried to vary the booking times, the rounds were still running into 4 and half hours to only play 14. Ever since they stopped offering carts as part of the greens fee, it's been a nightmare of slow walkers who don't want to pay extra for the carts. And since the course is somewhat hilly, on the last four holes, that slows walkers down even more. And when the course is wet, and is cart path only, even slower play. Drainage needs serious improvement. The tee times need to be staggered more as well. My suggestion is either employ more rangers, or put a moratorium on walking when it's a full tee time card. No complaints about staff, they're always great. But if things don't get improved, I'm seriously considering not playing this course next season, sad to say.

Great municipal course. Not the longest, but enough challenges with the layout. There is a little bit of everything. The place is always in good condition. I play during the week, pace of play is fast for the most part. The snack stand is positioned so that you walk by three times during the round.

We paid for the 18 hole course with a tee time at 12 pm. We were able to only play 9 holes in 4h because they overbooked the course and were starting tee times every 5 min. They did not supervise and people were taking very long taking photos, playing multiple balls.

Great course. Should play once at least. Has a rich history. I play it because the hot deals are really cheap. Fairways have a lot of slope though. It's in the city so can't expect very straight flat fairways. Par 3s are a bit annoying.

Getting tired of the pace of play here. I know, Sunday in a city course is going to be slow but we were delayed to start and 9 took 3.5 hours.

Look, it could be amazing. Especially if it had some kind of member option like the west coast clubs do. But it’s worth playing. Enjoyed myself despite having to pull over and do some work. Get out there and enjoy.

Very well maintained for a city coarse. Greens were in great condition. Everything was well maintained very nice coarse.