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Dogwood/Oak Tree at Middle Island Country Club
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Middle Island Country Club sits almost at the center of Long Island and has been one of the area's most popular public golf courses since first opening in 1965. The 27-hole course is divided into three nines that are played in different 18-hole combinations. The entire layout was carefully carved from 225 acres of the Lustengarten Nursery. Middle Island's Dogwood/Oak combination features narrow fairways lined with trees. The greens on the front nine are the most challenging of any of the three nines. They have subtle breaks that leave many golfers wondering how they "just missed" it. The Oak nine is almost as tough, but you will get a slight break. It requires careful course management since there are many doglegs that can make it play longer than what's indicated on the scorecard.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 7034 yards | ||
| Men's | 72 | 6621 yards | ||
| Ladies | 72 | 5560 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.7/127 | 430 | 585 | 170 | 393 | 175 | 340 | 438 | 597 | 433 | 3561 | 511 | 484 | 389 | 209 | 370 | 397 | 323 | 227 | 563 | 3473 | 7034 |
| White M: 71.5/125 | 397 | 561 | 160 | 365 | 144 | 316 | 405 | 562 | 403 | 3313 | 487 | 470 | 366 | 198 | 361 | 382 | 300 | 207 | 537 | 3308 | 6621 |
| Yellow M: 69.4/120 | 382 | 546 | 119 | 344 | 129 | 301 | 390 | 540 | 357 | 3108 | 451 | 455 | 337 | 178 | 306 | 367 | 280 | 187 | 520 | 3081 | 6189 |
| Red W: 71.6/118 | 327 | 429 | 110 | 313 | 129 | 264 | 323 | 453 | 309 | 2657 | 415 | 345 | 340 | 188 | 345 | 368 | 276 | 174 | 452 | 2903 | 5560 |
| Handicap | 8 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by sdl31 on 01/02/2025
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Photo submitted by sdl31 on 01/02/2025
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Photo submitted by pdrgolf218 on 06/26/2024
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9th hole on Spruce. Photo submitted by NZIENTARSKI on 09/24/2022
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Final hole on Spruce Photo submitted by golfever1969 on 08/26/2020
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Par 5 Photo submitted by golfever1969 on 07/12/2020
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Stone bridge after par 3 Photo submitted by golfever1969 on 07/12/2020
Despite the very dry weather, the course was in very decent shape. Staff was very pleasant.
I am 70 years old and appreciate the fact they have a set of Senior tees but Ii would argue they are too long.
One hole is a 455 yard par 4 from the Senior tees!!!!!!!
Overall, 6100 yards for a Par 71 is just too long
I would ask management to consider shortening these tees some 400+ yards
Worth the Trip
Decent course with challenging holes and generally in good shape
Be prepared for slow pace if you tee off in the morning.
Please don’t waste your time
I have given MICC numerous chances over the past handful of years. Have historically played 1-2 times per month. I ask all of you reading this to not waste your time. The conditions are horrible, grass is not maintained at all. Pace of play is among the worst around. My group typically plays at 6am (first tee time) they routinely let people out on the back 9 which slows the pace of play to a crawl at best. Starter is often unfriendly, acting as if he is doing us a favor by letting us play for a round that we paid $90 for, which is far too much for what this course has to offer.
Getting better
Place is in great shape. Def seems like they are trying to improve it. Only complaint was we had to play play the back two 9’s instead of the the front which is a nice open track because they had some slow play I front of us. Not the course fault but I guess they could have sped them up.
excellent shape
really a challenging course,nice layout.greens are plush ,but not fast.lots of shade if you need to hide from the sun at the tee box.
Ballparks / pace of play issues
Overall decent experience. Finding more and more courses on the Island having ball
mark repair issues with golfers. Way to many on several greens. It should be considered a privilege to repair a mark you made from sticking a green. Also, as with many public courses we came to a screeching halt with a foust e in front of us playing from the whites, hitting ten yards past the golds on every hole. We had to ask to pass it was so painful. Hard to control that I know. But it is a nice course and people should respect Golf etiquette more and we would all enjoy it to the fullest no matter the skill level.
Make Sure You Have Plenty of Time
Course was in good condition. Pace of play was terrible. Over 5 hours to play 18 holes.
