Kissena Park Golf Course

I understand the pace of play is generally prolonged on weekends especially when playing at municipal courses however when we arrived at the club house to check in for our tee time we were told by the friendly club house manager there was a bit of a delay due to the starting up of the golf league which generally runs every other Sunday. However this still does not absolve an hour delay in tee time or a 6 hour round of golf. How about you remove the designated tee times from golf now when the golf league is running to avoid triple booking tee times and delaying tee times etc? But then again I guess this would eat away at course profits and hinder course maintenance (sarcasm).

Hey its winter and you cannot expect things to be in great shape. The greens have taken a pounding but it plays. Overall this short course is a challenge and fun. I have been fairly lucky and the pace of play has been good. Steve who runs the place is a great guy and made us feel right at home. I really enjoy playing here

Not bad for a quick round of golf. No par 5's good course

Absolute dogtrack. Worst conditions I've ever seen. No grass on the tee boxes, no grass on the greens. Busy on Thursday at noon. Not worth the $20 I spent.

It boggles my mind how this course is rated so high,

While all the other city courses have made advancements, Kissena is left in the Stone Age.

With that being said...

Pros:

1.Good for the beginner, seniors or very short hitters.

2. It is deceptively challenging for a short course.

Cons:

1. if you don't play during the growing season (may) , the course gets burnt out shortly after.

2. The Worst kept greens, I have ever seen on a golf course.

3. Pretentious rude golfers.(this is not Augusta)

4. Slow! For short course this course shouldn't not take more than 4 hours to play on a NYC weekend.

It should be remodeled as a 9 hole course, with a modern practice facility for all skill levels.

Short course, easy access and can be done in less than 4 hours. A good practice course for short game with a few challenging green.

Will be back I like this course

Although it's an executive course, the layout allows you still hit driver or long iron off the tee. The layout is full of hills with plenty of elevated greens and tees. The course is definitely way over priced but serves as a good option for those needing a local course. Pace of play is horrible unless you're one of the first few groups out. Greens are in good shape but slow. If you have the time, I think it's better to drive a little farther for better options.

This is a great course and i come here at least twice a month. The conditions are always great and the course is very well maintained. The course has some holes that are extremely easy, while there's other holes that are extremely difficult. The only downside is that there is not any par 5's, but after that i would recommend this course to anyone.

This is my first review so you know it must have been a good round to warrant this.

First off all amenities are close to the 1st and 10th tees. So it's easy to grab a snack burger or dog, bathroom break or pro' shop. The pro shop didn't have much to offer but then again I'm not to NYC courses for the pro shop offerings besides some tees.

It is true that this course is short but I found myself pulling out my driver more than I thought I would have. The course was in beyond excellent condition. The greens are super challenging and manybofnyhe par 3's are tough with elevated or floating greens below the tees. The fairways are very narrow.

We tees off at 730. And finished at noon. A 4.5 hour round in NYC?! Awesome!

We didn't have any body pushing up on us and there wasn't a wait on the holes. We just played at our own pace and had issues at all.

Best most enjoyable round I've played in NYC yet!

CP

Great little course. It is maintained really well, although the greens were really slow due to the greens not being cut to proper height. But it was still a great course.

But the pace of play is horrible. No marshals around to tell people to pick up the pace. Groups ahead took forever. They weren't good, but took enough practice swings to make a golf pro blush.

Decent course, if recommend for a cheaper place to play.

Have played here for many years but not much over the last 4 or 5 . Usually have played around noon or a little later and finished inside 4 hrs , not today backed up on just about every hole . First realy good weather day for golf we all had the same idea !!!!!

a short course for local golfers, staffs are extremely rude. better spend little longer driving to play better course.

Despite being a executive par 64, this course is tricky if you don't know it. Having short par 4's, most of the fairways are rather narrow so getting off the tee into the fairways is a must. Hole 9 and 12 are pretty difficult par 3's where most people make bit numbers. Arguably the hardest par 3's for a NYC muni course.
Conditions are well kept, especially for a NYC course. Being conveniently located, this course gets packed on weekends. Playing Kissena, do not underestimate it, mid to high handicappers are likely to struggle.

I booked my tee time at golfnow.com, and it was a good price. I enjoyed the course and I look forward to playing there again.

Easy to get to, close to manhattan -- course conditions weren't ideal, lost a ball in some mud on the edge of a green, greens were very slow and not in great condition. PAce of play on a sunday morning was extremely slow. This is a short course (no par 5s) and it took my pair, 5 hours to play 18 with a cart. Nice to find a course so close to where I live in brooklyn (15 minutes on the BQE), but not worth the money.

Had a very nice round. Course is short but very challenging. Many elevation changes especially on par 3s. Would recommend to everyone.ll

Great condition, Tees, Fairways and Greens. Rolling terrain, not an easy walk depending age. Staff was very friendly, and we played under 3 hours.

Of all the golf courses in Queens and NYC....Kissena golf course is probably my favorite of them all. All 18 holes are nice...love the condition of the course and the atmosphere.