Marine Park Golf Course

Course was a little soggy after 3 days of heavy raiin. A few holes were under repair and #8 had a temporary green. Knowing this course and their well kept greens it will only get better as the season progresses. Not too bad for an early season round but also keep in mind that their green airations begin this week starting 4/10 .

Course was in pretty good shape especially being its Feb. The only negative was the pin placement on the 16th hole . They put cup almost at the top, back of green & putt wouldn't stop if it didn't go in, it would roll all the way back down the green. took most foursomes at least a 1//2 hour as it was almost imposssible if u didn't hit on first putt. That's 1 of reasons why the pace of play was slow. If they did that on a week end nobody would finish.

This is by far the best NYC muni course I have played. All the other courses near the city are extremely cramped, short, and the pace of play is unbearable. This is actually a real golf experience with manicured greens and tee boxes. The pace of play is poor, but it's nothing like douglaston or any of the other queens courses.

Definitely recommend for anyone in the city who doesn't want to shell out a membership or $250 for point ferry.

Greens are fast and the course plays long. The only drawback is the burns/hills which are composed of patchy grass and exposed pieces of glass, gravel and various debris. Keep it on or near the fairway and your safe.

As far as the on course experience, Marine Park stands well above the average Public NYC Metro course. Tee boxes are immaculate, fairways are pristine, and the greens are very well cared for on every hole. The only downside to the course was that some of the bunkers had little to no sand at all.

It's link style golf, so there is often forgiveness for the errant tee shot, but sporadic wind gust and the long length from the tips still makes striking the ball well a must if you are looking to score low.

MP has a great practice facility despite the one drawback of not being able to hit driver on the range. But that is the club you should practice the least right before a round anyway, so no complaints from me there.

Had a great round with my wife. No waiting and a 4 hour round. Course was in good shape with litter and old tees well policed. Many improvements made recently and so little remains of the old landfill.

This course is by far the second best NYC course after the new Trump Ferry Point. I love the layout, a classic RTJ design. The greens are incredibly difficult, and make an otherwise average difficulty layout, much more challenging. You need to ensure you are in the right spot on every green, so it takes a few loops around the course before you can really master it. And even with proper approach placement, the greens run fast and true, and contain a lot of break. 2 putts is never guaranteed on most greens.

If there's one thing that can be said, it's that the rough is patchy in spots. You're just as likely to find hard pan as you are to find lush rough. This makes life a little easier, since rough should be the courses biggest defense--mostly the wind blowing your ball off line, away from the narrow fairways and into the rough (it's a relatively flat layout, with few fairway bunkers, and water coming into play on 1 hole). The new fescue mounding that has been installed, and is continuing to be installed certainly makes errant shots a little more penal, but there's plenty of room for improvement. Notably the "rough" between the 3rd and 4th holes, which is nothing but deadpan and weeds.

Pace of play can be an issue, but even on weekends, I usually finish around 5 hours, which isn't bad considering other city courses (nearby Dyker, Pelham & Split Rock in the Bronx), can run you 6 hours on a weekend.

This course is completely infested with very aggressive mosquitos. Myself and my playing partners were ravaged by mosquito bites for 3 holes before it became too much to bear and I had to get a ride back to the clubhouse to get some bug spray. I personally was bitten approximately 15 times. Even after applying the bug spray the mosquitos were biting us- just not as frequently so we had no choice but to come off the course after 12 holes. I brought this to the attention of the golf shop pro and he said the Parks Department refuses to spray for the mosquitos. I have played more than a thousand rounds of golf over the years all over the world and have never had to leave a golf course because of bugs. This can be a serious health issue as although Zika mosquitos are not in the area yet West Nile virus is always here. When the Zika mosquitos do make it here, it will have a built in breeding ground. I strongly recommend that golfers boycott this course until the issue is dealt with. Hopefully the economic loss will force the owners and the Parks Department to handle this serious public health issue.

Played this course for the first time and I was very impressed. It is well maintained and has a driving range, and practice area for chipping and sand shots. It's also longer than most NYC courses and challenging. Just bring plenty of bug spray. I will definitely be back.

Second time playing this course and for the money well worth it. Definitely will play it again. No negatives to say about it. Just a nice course to play.

Today was meant to rain but it didn't and the course was empty as a result. Although water puddles from poor drainage was a slight issue, the greens were fantastic.

they have boulders in the mounds they are building. you think they want golfers to ruin their clubs. you would think they would have thought of that before just using the mounds as a dumping ground.

I would highly recommend this course.

The greens are still in the process of healing from aeration but they are playable. It's a good course in terms of convenience for those that live in NYC that want to play a par 72. (not a place I would travel to play) They are making some renovations like adding new mounds to separate holes, which is good that they are putting money into improvements. Course has to improve on pace of play, seems as though groups aren't spread out enough.

As we wind down the season, we're all looking to get some last strokes in. Well Marine Park is par for the task. With the course, particularly the greens, in great condition, you get to practice driving into the wind in a links style setting, while squeezing in your season's last swimgs...Tip: Buy winter golf gloves

Greens and fairways are in very good shape. The mounds off the fairways are still very rocky with little vegetation. Good for finding your ball, but bad for health of your club face. Pin placements were very challenging, almost unfair given the speed of the greens. But it's understandable making the putting hard, since the rest of the course is mostly flat and not so challenging. Look forward to going back and lowering my score!

Course conditions from tee to fairway were ok but their greens are in pristine condition. They roll fast and the undulations are crazy. Chipping and putting are put to the test and you really have to plan and execute irons. You can tap a 5 foot downhill breaker and if you miss the hole, you're looking at a 15 foot putt back uphill. Pace of play was brutal at 6 hours, waited on every hole which is frequent according to the locals that I played with.

Very hard greens but overall a very nice and enjoyable course.

The people who run this course were extremely dishonest. My group of 3 called hours in advance to book a tee time for 315 and the guy told us to just show up because the course was open. After the guy took our money for 18 holes at full price, we realized that there were 3 groups waiting in line to tee off. (30 minute backup). After conferring with the starter, he indicated they just got an afternoon rush but it would open up out there. Fine-- I figured even if we started slow we may get to play 14 holes. (5 hour pace of play). It took us over an hour and 15 minutes to complete 2 holes. (11 hour pace). We called and asked if we could get either a full refund, a partial refund, or even a 9 hole rain check. The cashier claimed they "don't give anything away for free" and "we don't give rain checks". After we reminded him that sending people out for 18 holes at an 11 hour pace is unacceptable for any time of day, he said "when you come in I'll see what I can do". We didn't reach the 6th tee until the 3rd hour, and we had had enough.
When we went into the proshop to ask for the 9 hole rain check, the two men were unprofessional, surly, and rude. They had a callous disregard for their error in overbooking the course to a halt and not telling us that the pace of play was so slow that completing even 9 holes would be unlikely (especially not the 18 we paid for). Barking at your paying customers "let me tell you how public golf works" and "you knew it was crowded out there" is completely unacceptable and intolerable. A paying customer is always right, especially when the starter and cashier know exactly how many people are out there and what is expected. It is very unethical to make false representations about play and just overbook tee times so you can bring in as much money as possible.
The course was in decent playing shape for the price, but as expected it was loaded with hackers and inexperienced players. I only saw one ranger but honestly they tried to stuff so many groups out there that I don't think he could have made it any better anyway. The pace of play was so poor that I believe it was criminal for them to pocket our money the way they did and not try to work out ANY sort of refund or a SIMPLE APOLOGY.

Maybe this was just a bad day (it is aeration season) but I urge anyone who reads this review to NEVER play this golf course. Customers who want to play golf and fork over hard earned money should never be deceived, lied to, and disrespected by the staff the way we were. Courses run this way should go out of business and golfers need to stop paying them money to fleece people like this. This taxpayer funded PUBLIC course cannot continue to operate and degrade our beloved sport that is built on honesty, integrity, and fun.