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4.1
647 Reviews (647)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
87.6%
Recommend this course
575 out of 647 reviews
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3.2
13 Reviews (13)
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
3.4
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
69.2%
Recommend this course
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3.8
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.4%
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28 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally welcoming staff create a private-club atmosphere that keeps golfers returning to this well-maintained course. Solid conditions, a rewarding layout, and strong overall value make each round worth booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6745 yards
Slope 129
Rating 73.3

Nestled in the Lower Hudson Valley, Putnam County Golf Course enjoys a scenic location amid rolling hills yet it’s not too far from the city. Formerly known as Putnam National, the club was originally opened as a private club in 1959, it opened to the public when it was bought by the county in 2004 but it continues to offer the quality and amenities of a private country club. The golf course has front and back nines that are completely different from one another so be prepared to use all the clubs in your bag. Water hazards only come into play on two holes but don’t let that fool you, this course is formidable even for avid golfers. Putnam County Golf Course's final four holes are an especially challenging stretch that will test you with everything from uphill lies to a slew of strategically placed bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1959
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 12/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Showers, Lockers

Available Activities

Hiking

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.1
647 Reviews (647)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Patio Dining 12
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 22
Elevation Changes 20
Plays Long 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 13
Walkers 13
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Worth the Drive 16

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Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Speedy Greens!!

This course is spread out enough for the intermediate golfer to score well.. Other than some brown patches, fairways were in very good conditions. Tee boxes, for the most part are true to the distance. Greens, though, on a clear and dry day, are true but warp speed on many holes; penalizing for downhill putts not struck perfectly. Really nice pro shop; while inside snack bar is limited, the pub/grill has enough on menu for all tastes. Very good value and pace of play was much better than average.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hole in one!

Got my first hole-in-one on this course hole number 16 with Highwinds greens a little tough but overall a nice course will play again

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good course

The facility was in excellent condition staff were friendly. The course was in ok shape, but not great probably because of the hard weather we had this past winter, I played last year and it was great.I would definitely recommend this course to anyone. And is an open course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Must play

Great course, long but open. Will play again. Staff was friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens are tricky

Some greens were fast and some seemed slower. Lots of rolling greens with tough pin positions. Not saying it's a bad thing it was just a little much for my skill range. Other then that it was beautiful. A little to many leaves but they were out there cleaning it up.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Putnam Nat'l Golf Review Oct 18, 2014

Nice fall day, but with fall comes plenty of leaves. It hurts when you have a nice drive down the middle and lose your ball because of the leaves. Practice green was fast, course greens moderate. No food at the turn. Not very happy about that. For the money, it was semi-ok. Will I play it again, probably. It would not be my first choice though.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course great ...BUT

The golf course has been getting better and better , but due to pace of play hard to want to go back ,they advertise 41/2 he pace of play but no rangers out to enforce.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Having a great day

Greens were in great condition. Leaves were blown off the fairways. Felt like I was on vacation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

5 Hours 10 minutes

- 5 Hours 10 minutes to play 18 this past Sunday
- We waited on every shot
- No on course Ranger to move things along
- Good Conditions and layout
- GC Staff can wear jeans but golfers cannot
- They need to fix the pace of play. Take a note from Smith Richardson in CT. There the ranger goes by 3X on the front and 3X on the back. If a group is behind it doesn't last long.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Putnam National

We went out a few minutes late, but were stacked on top of each other well past the turn. Course had a lot of ground under repair including to future bunkers on 12 (I believe) that interfered with all four of our approach shots. Pro shop was very professional and courteous, as well as the starters. I can'
t say much for the Café/Grill which opens at 7am and wasn't prepared to serve until close to 8:30am without baked goods (rolls, bagels, etc.) WIFI and cell service at 19th hole was a no

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions.

The fairways and greens are in much better shape than in years past.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Delightful and fun

Nice people, great pro shop, and course is in great shape. A ton of side hill holes just hit toward the right to keep it in play.
Driving range available but no drivers. Good to warm up.
Paired with friendly people. I will play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Half a course

It sucks when your at the starter desk, and then you find out that the front nine is closed for routine maintenance. Thank you to the two people in the pro shop for not telling me, I would have left and went somewhere else. And on top of all that the starter held us up for 30 min past our scheduled tee time only to pair us with senior women... thanks putnam!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

convenience

Would definately play here more. This course just keeps on getting better and better. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Too short for me

I'm a golfer who loves to pick up a driver whenever possible. This course, however, is a bit too short with many dog legs. The course condition is ok, but it is designed more for iron lovers as well as beginners in that there just not enough "Out of Bounds" to take some penalties for your mistakes. Perhaps a little too forgiving and that kind of creates disinterest. Just not my kind of course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

better and better

Course is coming better during the summer. Think
There is a continuing vork that hopefully makes the course even better.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Playing Experience

Pace of play was a bit slow. No presence of rangers.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great value

the course was in great condition.
slow round but it was a sunday afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Improving, but Still a Work in Progress

Great day with good weather conditions, but the course stewards need to do a better job enforcing basic golf etiquette. The greens were in poor shape with divot and spike marks everywhere. Bunkers are mostly dirt/hardpack

Our group was told to speed up play, and there was an 80 year old man and a 60 year old woman in our 4-some. How rude!

We were nearly 1 hole ahead of the next 4-some.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Play This Course!

FIrst time playing this course, teed off the blue tees and it was great!! Distance was challenging on the front 9 especially for the par 4s. If you are an average golfer tee off from the whites. Tree lined fairways made it challenging coupled with the dog legs. I would def recommend playing this course!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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