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4.3
Friendliness
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Pace
3.8
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6254 yards
Slope 129
Rating 70.5

Opened in 2001, Great Rock Golf Club is one of the newer golf clubs in Long Island but it feels much older thanks to its scenic landscape of rolling green hills covered with mature forests. The mountainous landscape provides plenty of elevation changes that make it difficult to find a flat lie. At 6,254 yards, the course is short but it is still a challenging round with narrow, tree-lined fairways that demand accuracy. There is hardly any water on the golf course but with strategically placed bunkers, sidehill lies, and towering trees to contend with, golfers will hardly notice the absence of water hazards. Great Rock's signature hole is the challenging 10th. This par-4 beast is a double uphill climb with a seemingly flat green, but if you read it that way, you're in for some trouble.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Blue/Rye
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire (collared shirts) is required at all times; no jeans or tank tops allowed.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lockers

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3.7
461 Reviews (461)
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/29/2017:
Hi, John. Thank you for leaving a review and rating us 5-stars. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off.
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Beautiful East End Gem

My first time here and I'll definitely be back. We teed off around 11am and breezed right through the round. They have green tees available (in between red and white) which is great for a golfer like me who usually shoots around 100. Course was in excellent condition and I would definitely recommend it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/25/2017:
Hi, Anthony. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5-stars. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off.
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Rock golf

While the course layout is great the tee boxes should be mowed ahd the grass around the green is rather too high,

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Thank you so much for the spectacular review. 4-star feedback is great to see. We will pass on your comments about the tee boxes to our team. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/24/2017:
Hello, Misun. Thank you so much for the spectacular review. 4-star feedback is great to see. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/24/2017:
Hi, Robert. We are glad to hear you are seeing a change from our hard work at the course. We encourage you to continue to come back as we wrap up some of our larger projects. Thanks for playing Great Rock Golf Club.
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Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tough course. Great value for the money, friendly staff, narrow fairways made it hard to keep tee shots in play. Greens were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 08/28/2017:
Hello, Richard. Thank you so much for the spectacular review. 4-star feedback is great to see. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon.
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wtf

This is a great course. Unfortunately the day we played the rough was 8" deep which made a fair golf course almost unplayable. It took 5 hours because you couldn't find your ball unless you were in fairway or on rhe green. If I had known this I would not have chose this course even though I like it.

Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/10/2017:
Hello, Chris. Thank you for reviewing the course. We appreciate the 4-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to earn 5-stars next time. We will escalate your feedback about the rough to our grounds team to make changes before your next round. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/15/2017:
Hello, Sueng.We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 4-stars. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off.
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful but tough

Second time playing here. My first time playing, it was not my day, and i had a miserable time. I need to come back and try again. Playing much better my second time around, the course was still a significant challenge. Toughest part by far were the greens. I had more than a handful of chips land on one end of the green and roll right through to the other wide off the green. I also had a real tough time putting, unable to read the speed - which of corse is on me.

What stood out the most is how rude the starter was (both times) to non-members. First time i can simply remember the starter being very shot and snotty. This time around I was scoffed at for showing up 20 minutes before my tee time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/09/2017:
Hello, Timothy. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. This is by no means the experience we strive to provide when golfers interact with our staff. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. We are glad to hear you are starting to get a hang of the course after your second round. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club, we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a great experience

This is a great course. It's not an easy layout but great conditions and fast greens. I would have given five stars for pace of play but it was my group that was slowing everyone down. The three people I was playing with, while better than me, took too long to line-up every shot much less every putt. We had no one ahead of us that I could see. I let another group go ahead of us which didn't make these three very happy. Three holes later, we had another group waiting behind us. I've played this course in three and a half hours. This time it took five and I felt for everyone behind us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/15/2017:
Hi, Daren. We appreciate you taking the time to review us. We are glad to hear your honest feedback on your round and colleagues. Your group had wonderful etiquette during your game, and we appreciate you taking the time to allow others to play through to better improve the pace. You are welcome back anytime. Thanks for playing Great Rock Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hello, Kun. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 4-stars. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/02/2017:
Hello, Peter. Thank you so much for the spectacular review. 4-star feedback is great to see. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don't waste your money! Course is on bad shape

Where do I begin? As I have a long history with Great Rock... I do not know if they are closing or what but...the overall look of course is horrendous. Almost if the grounds crew gave up, got fired or forgot how to mow the grass. The pro shop is empty, and they claimed they were changing clothing sponsors. Looks like they are close to being shut down or bought out. I would spend another dime to play there unless drastic changes are made.

-Concerned local golfer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/18/2017:
Hello, Dennis. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are not closing and as you mentioned are in the process of changing sponsors. We are going to pass on your feedback about the course conditions to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Great Rock Golf Club, we hope to see you again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 138
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout, Perfect 19th hole

Great Rock has a great layout and many challenging holes, yet at the same time it is fair. Some holes are narrow and demand straight shots. The greens were in fine condition. Best of all is the finish... a very nice clubhouse where they have a nice locker room and super restaurant, with the option of outdoor drinks/dining. Worth the trip!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/01/2017:
Hello, Nicholas. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5-stars. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great day

tuff course in very good shape staff was very helpfull, They ntfd ranger of my handicap to allow me closer to greens .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/01/2017:
Hello, Frederick. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 4-stars is great and we will let the team know their hard work is paying off. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 181
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

GRGC

Great Rock Golf Club has improved. The fairways were in tip top shape. Greens were fast and reading true speed.The rough needs some tlc some bear spots. The sand traps need some work. Grass growing in there and need to be lifted. It was kind of hard to find your ball in the rough due to the grass being high. Same with the fringe. But the staff gets the two thumbs up! For great service.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/12/2017:
Hello, Brian. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 4-stars is great and we will let the team know their hard work is paying off. We always appreciate the feedback and will escalate it to the appropriate teams in charge of each. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great elevation changes, tricky greens, awesome amenities

Traveling so booked solo on line and got paired up with a couple of local boys half my age, doubling the challenge. I call it a hidden gem compared to the public courses I have been playing in the area. Quick warm-up prepared me for the opening water hole, hitting down on hole two awakened other skills and so it went on.

After 18 , the private club feel continued with the full service restaurant and bar. Pro shop, old guy on the range, starter, grounds guys, restaurant and bar, all staff gets a thumbs up.

I will play here every chance I get !!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/22/2017:
Hi, Gary. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us 5-stars! We are going to pass on your feedback to our team so they know their hard work is not going unnoticed. It is great to hear that the efforts we have put in helped provided a memorable and enjoyable experience for you. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club, we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

It's a shame ! Great layout great staff and clubhouse but just can't get past the greens. Absolutely horrible! They must be diseased. Bumpy and fast does not make a fun experience for the serious golfer. Along with myself many friends feel the same way. We won't be back until the greens get some serious work done. It's unfortunate because I really like the course. If they don't invest some serious money to get the greens in excellent shape I'm afraid the course won't survive.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/06/2017:
Hello, Thomas. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. As we begin 2017, we are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recovery the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to see you rated the pace of play and staff to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club, we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Rock disappointment

The greens were invaded shape. The rough was way too high. The course was not well maintained. We like the course, if it is treated properly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/01/2017:
Hi, Edward. Thank you for taking the time to review us and rate the course 5-stars! We always like to hear when our hard work pays off and a golfer has a memorable experience. We are going to pass on your feedback to our team so they know their hard work is not going unnoticed. Thank you for playing Great Rock Golf Club.
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