Putnam County Golf Course

Played on Veterans day. Generous fairways....tough greens. The front 9 holes are very close together. Errant balls create issues with slow play. Nothing can be done about this...just a product of the acreage. Back nine is more spread out with a greater variety of holes. Course is very well maintained. Greens have a lot of contour and are fast. Overall, a classic Mitchell course...very enjoyable.

Solid course. Lots of elevation change. In great shape and had decent pace of play with 9:08 tee time on a Saturday morning. Very scenic and a great choice for those coming from Southern Westchester.

cold and windy weather, lots of leaves making it difficult to locate balls. sand traps like the parking lot (under construction with no spaces for cars!) and impossible to hit out of. 15th green pin location impossible!! i executed a perfect approach to 15 ft below hole. putt stopped right next to hole and proceeded to roll 75 ft down hill and off green.. next putt, same result.. IMPOSSIBLE pin location

It was a cold day but the course was excellent, the greens were maintained well. The course is currently having construction done so there were a lot of loud noise around certain holes. But as soon as you got around that the course was little less than perfect. At the 7th hole, there was a lot of leaves in the fairway and a grounds keeper came immediately and corrected the situation picking up all the leaves. The pace of play was well maintained and there was very little need for the ranger to be out to push the pace. The bartender and staff were very friendly with a warm smile on a cold day. I would recommend this course to anyone. This will be my home course from now on, making the longer drive that much more necessary.

This is a very challenging course for the recreational golfer. Many par 4s are well over 400 yds. Having played on October 27, 2013, the leaves were down and hiding golf balls. The greens were very fast and hard. A missed uphill putt would return back to you (or worse). All in all a great course I would return to with my A game.

Hadn't played here in years, but will be back again in the near future and hopefully next season as well.

I have always enjoyed playing at Putnam County Golf Course, even back in the "Lake MacGregor" days. It has it's share of challenging holes, but also has some fairly easy holes, which offset one another. I am a woman, and the forward tees play just over 5,700 yards, which can be long for women that do not hit a very long ball. My average driving distance is between 200 and 220 yards and I still had trouble finding some of the greens in regulation. The greens are good. They just aerated them and they are very true. Warning: There can be some very subtle breaks at times. The only thing about this course I do not like is that many of the fairways run parallel with one another, and it can be dangerous out there! Also, didn't see any rangers out there helping to speed things up a bit, although I did get my round in in just over 4 1/2 hours. All in all, I would highly recommend this course to anyone who enjoys a fun course with plenty of character. It is especially beautiful to play in the fall. Be prepared to use every club in your bag!

First, the good news, the course was cheap and relatively well maintained.

The bad news: this is what i encountered on the course, in no particular order:
1. 4 10 year old kids driving a cart, and 1 of them drove it on the green.
2. A fivesome on the tee box.
3. There were 8 groups on 2 holes (the biggest group being a 3some).
4. in those 8 groups, there were 2 singles and 5 2somes, all allowed to go out on the course following each other.
5. A woman in a 2some in front of me, hitting 3 balls off the first tee, 1 during her practice swing, the second a terrible shot.

Enough said i think.

the greens were aerated the week before but still had good pace. some challenging holes. good golfnow price.

As mentioned, both on their website and other reviewers, the front and the back are vastly different: The front is OK, but you should be aware of errant shots from other fairways, as the holes are bunched together, and are pretty straight forward: The back is better; the holes are more interesting, and are mostly seperated from one another: pace of play is a problem, but that's sadly prevelant these days: Don't pay full blown retail, but worth a look if you get a discounted rate:

Nicely laid out course.no thin grass areas on tees,greens,fairways,or rough. Visually attractive course.Enjoyed playing here,will be back.

I enjoy playing there because of the location. The staff is very friendly and accomodating.

Course conditions are consistently improving under the new ownership

Good course...very quick and tough greens... Starter would not let us have lunch after 9 holes...said would back up other players??? This ruined it for us...probably won't come back.

This course has been kept well after new management took over this year. I've played this course many times and always enjoy it. Tee boxes, fairways and greens are maintained. The only down side is if you play after a day of rain, the drainage is a problem. Bunkers were updated this year and water hazard is only a problem in two holes. Overall I enjoy this course.

Played a bunch of courses in the area and I would put this one in the richter, centennial and candlewood valley cc class.

In past years this course was always notorious for very long rounds,and being run by high schoolers. But it looks like some of the operational changes the course has recently underwent are paying off. Course conditions were great, and staff was courteous and knowledgable. There was a cart girl, but lacked a ranger on the course. Now we were very fortunate that the foursome in front of us realized after seeing us(twosome) waiting on the tee box for three holes that they were slowing us down and did the right thing by waived us through, otherwise it could have easily been a 4.5hr round!

The front 9 is a little 'municipal' for my taste. Every hole is a pretty straight forward up and down that's on top of each other. People will be on your fairway and I'm sure you'll be on theirs, and that can get a little annoying after a few holes. It's not as if the holes are bad, or aren't maintained, they're just nothing special. Plus they're wide open, so they're fairly simple.

The BACK 9 is a different story. The holes are actually separate from each other and there's actual character for each hole too. Also, this is when the course picks up on difficulty too. Distance is definitely an issue so bring your driver and bring your fairway wood.

Overall the course is solid for the price. It's hard to find any average/above-average course on a Sunday morning for less than $60 + cart. There is a cart lady that came around quite often. The clubhouse is conveniently placed at the turn, so it's an easy in and out with a serviceable snack hut. I'd say the staff was N/A. They weren't rude or poor, they just weren't really an issue. I still have my receipt that I was supposed to give to the starter ha. There is a driving range too. I'd suggest it if you want to play a valued course on a weekend. I probably won't go out of my way to play it again, but I'm not disappointed that I played it.

No waiting, good pace of play, friendly staff. All in all a great day of golf!

Course is under new management as of 2013 and everything is looking much better tahn in the past. Many upgrades and renovations made to course and equipment!