Bowling Green Golf Club

Very challenging layout. You need to be able to work the ball both ways to really shine here. The white tees are great for high handicaps but the entire layout is great. Great conditions, serene setting and great staff.

i enjoy playing the course because you hit ever club in the bag. greens are undulating so never an easy task to putt well there.

It is a great course with some of the most difficult Par 5's on Front and Back. Mid-Handicappers will easily score over 100 on this course. You have to play with a lot of skill but even bad shots can be recovered, mostly. Friendly people at check in. There's a driving range on the course. All in all a great experience and would love to play again.

Overall: A top choice within 1 hr of Manhattan

Pros: Tree lined course+greens in nice shape (should be beautiful in fall), amazing pace of play! (threesome in less than 4 hours on a Saturday morning)

Cons: Front nine a bit unimaginative, greens fairly pedestrian, on course facilities average

Bowling Green is a course made for walking. It has very little in the way of elevation change, and yet it is varies in its layout and fun to play. It is well kept, framed by towering oaks and spruces. The rough is low and well-groomed. There are limited opportunities to lose a ball here, unless you hit into the water, which comes into play most prominently on 4, but also on 8, 10 and 12.

The restaurant/bar is great, very friendly, and so are the course personnel.

I've had two unusual experiences at Bowling Green. Last year, there was a black bear hanging out on the 17th fairway, and I had to play a shot about 50 years from him (her?). This most recent time, the wind was blowing hard as we started, and after hitting our first shots, a very large oak crashed down about 30 years in front of us. We all claimed free relief.

I've played Bowling Green at least 6-10 per season and its always in great shape. The started, (Ed) is cordial and accommodating. Even those that are grooming the course while I'm playing quickly move out of range. My round has never taken more than 4 hours because that have a ranger that pushes slow play along. Only one hole layout, (4) is a bummer. It has a 90 degree dog leg. Tough to hit the green in 2.

For a golf course, whose website emphizes, a 4hr 10 min round, they failed misarably. We teed off about 10 minutes late (we were on time), and the round took just under 5 hours.

If you are going to promote pace of play, then I would expect someone (anyone), to make sure that happens.

We played early. Pace of play was great. Played as a twosome and finished in 3 hours. That's right 3 hrs without rushing.

Took a chance as a single and it worked out for me, hooked up with 3 guys in their late 40's (I'm 66) who came to play golf. One guy was a 7 handicap. That particular day everything was perfect. Weather, pace of play (4 hours) condition of course all excellent. If you can hit the ball straight this course will suit you. Otherwise you will get frustrated. Some narrow fairways, doglegs, water, and woods make this course challenging. The greens played pretty fast and there are plenty of sand traps guarding them. Be sure to play from the appropriate tee box or the course will play too long for most golfers. I think it's an excellent course but overpriced.

Wouldn't it have been nice for them to let us know that it was cart path only. We may have chosen to walk if we knew. We only knew because an older gentleman drive back to the starter and asked where he could get a flag for his cart as he was not able physically to walk. Course was in really nice shape. It is always a fun round of golf at Bowling Green. It might have been nice if the half way house had remained open when we made the turn. The cart girls made 2 passes and then ended her day. But all in all an enjoyable experience

Played after heavy thunderstorms the night before so we were regulated to the cart paths. Unlike a lot of courses, these paths are smooth and well taken care of. Course drainage was great considering the amount of rain. Balls still traveled and the greens were consistent and were almost dry. Some tough water holes if you can't drive the ball. Pace was a bit slow but not outrageous.

First off, the rules that the starter provides are absolutely ridiculous. He said 90 degrees with the carts (I never understood this stupid rule, because even if you're going to be riding in the fairway anyway). He said no riding the golf carts under the trees. Are you kidding me? Let me state that the fairways and rough were not in good shape. This course prides itself on it's course conditions, but it's just not there. The tee boxes are chewed up and very very weedy (The fairways and rough are weedy too by the way. This course also prides itself on its absolutely wonderful 4 hour pace of play. The pace of play here is awful. A Sunday morning, waiting on every shot, with hackers everywhere. It was absolutely awful. The staff here have very cold personalities. The ranger told our group on the 4th hole that there is a group coming up behind you, pick it up (Yet he didn't say anything about the group ahead of us that was looking for their ball for 20 minutes). If I did not make a phone call to the clubhouse to bring out a ranger, our round would have easily been close to six hours.

Such an overrated course.

A pleasant surprise, Bowling Green exists as a sort of hidden gem, but purely because of location, not popularity. The course was very crowded, due in part to Father's Day weekend, but the pace was ok all things considered. Very few holes have any margin for error off the tee, as you are often faced with some kind of woods, tree line or water on each side of the fairway. That makes for a challenging, but rewarding experience if you can keep your drives and long irons straight. The fairways and greens were in excellent shape, with a pretty unforgiving rough. The greens were fast and undulating and required a precise handle of speed and accuracy to be successful from a scoring perspective. I will be back to challenge Bowling Green again.

The course was very gettable from the blues if you stayed on or near the fairway. Very slick greens with counterintuitive breaks here and there (due to grain I think). All in all some of the most fun greens I've played in the tri-state area.This was my first time playing BG and you need some local knowledge on a number of holes. There are several holes where you need to hit less than driver and some where from the tee you can't even tell which way they dog leg. Lots of water, much of it in play, some of it blind. The course was very well laid out for walking. Oh and the 18th hole is an uphill par 6 (they call it a par 5 but ... ;)

Overall a fun layout, a nice walk and a few 3 putts

pace was a little slow[about 1/2 longer than it should be]. Everything else was very nice

Love the course, played it many times over the years... on this occasion the greens were awfully slow... spoilt what should have been a great day... would not have been an issue, but expect a lot better for a $100

Played on a chilly May Day. Staff was very friendly and the pace of play was good. Most fairways are lined with tall trees in either side requiring an accurate tee shot. 18th hole is especially challenging, close to 590yrds uphill!

Have played this course for several years as has my wife. Easy to walk if you are so inclined. Very woman-friendly. That's coming from my wife. Water comes into play only on two holes which is a big plus for her. Challenging course but you can score low. Tough final hole - long 580 yard par 5 uphill most of the way. Very park-like.

Came in as a single and hooked up with three nice guys. Had a great time on a great course on a nice day

Course is always in at least good condition. Tight tree lined fairways. Looking for a quick round this is the place. Couple of the guys in pro shop can have attitudes. Could use some help with their manners when it comes to customer relations. Bob the starter is always helpful and smiling...great guy! Fun and challenging course