The Swan Golf & Country Club

I golfed here in 7/14, upon arrival we were greeted with a friendly smile and welcomed to the course. We arrived ahead of our tee time, but were able to get out early. The pro gave us a quick orientation of how the course was laid out and advised drink lots of water, it is a hot one. Restroom were immaculate, clean, clean. You hit them 3 times on 18 holes.

The course itself was laid out nicely, doglegs here and there, uphill shots here and there., down hill shots. Fairways were well groomed, rough reasonable. As mentioned in previous reviews the bunkers are in need of some care. I lost a ball near one of them because of the growth of weeds on the backside, yes yes shouldn’t have been in there, but would have expected to find the ball. The views surrounding you are beautiful, mountains off in the distance.

Pace of play was as expected, not to slow or to fast, just right. We finished in under 4.5 hours with 3 of us and waiting in some holes as we were behind a 4 some. So that is great.

The ride from Albany was easy, but oopsie on google maps, took us past the course, we turned around as we had seen the course but thought maybe another entrance.

We all said must go back now that we know the where to hit and not to hit, yeah like the woods, the water. Haha

Anyway a good value, nice course, nice pro.

Great course to play for the area. Conditions of the course was good and kept in good condition. Only complaint was after a great day of golf my wife and I was looking forward to a few cold drinks at the outdoor bar. A few other people were there also, we all waited 10-15 minutes but nobody came around, even after staff was notified. So we all left.

Lazy Swan is a great course, presents a challenge, always a great experience and a fun day. Best 19th hole anywhere!

After driving through the Hudson River Valley dozens of times en route to NH from VA, I finally decided to check the Empire State off my lists of states I’ve played and after reading several reviews, chose The Lazy Swan as my destination and I’m sure glad I did.

The aspect of this course that drew me to it and that I’ll most remember is the fantastic and unique layout. The signature par-5 7th hole is one of my favorite holes ever with a towering tee shot and nice risk-reward options from the fairway. Back-to-back par-3s on #9 and #10 is highly unusual but this course’s collection of par-3s is so good I didn’t mind in the least.

The diversity continues with driveable (but blind) par-4s, long par-5s, wide open holes and some narrow landing zones. The elevation changes will definitely test your club selection and distance control. Even though it was my first time out there, it was easy to see everything in front of me from the tee on most of the holes. The look and shape of the course made it an absolute joy to play.

The conditions were a bit of a mixed bag. Clearly the course is well-maintained and while the greens were still recovering from aeration that was probably well over a month ago, they rolled smoothly with good speed. It was obvious the course has been working on the bunkers with many of them having fresh sand that’s doing a better job of keeping the weeds out than those bunkers than haven’t been attended to. A couple bunkers were unplayable but properly marked as ground-under-repair.

Tee boxes, fairways, and rough were all in very good shape despite the overall wet conditions. There were two short downpours that came through during my round and the course drained quickly from them both.

The staff here is friendly enough and the facilities are ok but the lack of water on the course, drink cart, and no driving range were noticeable and missed. I got a Hot Deal for $25 on GolfNow, making this an excellent value. I would highly recommend you check out this fun course if you are in the area.

my wife and i play here as often as we are able.The course is always in good condition and the greens are excellent.

The Lazy Swan course will provide many fun challenges to golfers of any level. The course is in very good shape and the views are excellent. The greens well maintained and roll true. Definitely a fun round.

Course was in great shape considering the wet spring in NY. Greens rolled true, tees, fairways in great shape. Nice variety of holes, with some difficulty and diversity. Shout out to the greenskeeper and staff.

The course photos are a little deceiving. The online photos make it appear as if it's a very well manicured course. But that's not the case. The course layout was fine. Fairways were fine. Greens were fine, but a bit inconsistent.

Bunkers were the biggest downside for me since they were lacking sand. They were just dirt. Luckily I only ended up in one bunker (sort of). Also, the bunkers were not cut around the edges, so there were weeds growing all around them, and in them. I had one drive that landed just shy of a bunker, rolled to the bunker, and came to rest on the wall of the bunker on a weed that was protruding from the side of said bunker. Like, literally resting on a plant growing out of the edge of a bunker.

Cart paths (where there were paths) were pretty rough as well. Hang onto your gear. You could easily lose things rolling over some of the rocky paths.

I was the first person on the course, so the pace of play was great. I can't comment on whether or not that is the case for most people.

I would definitely recommend playing this if you're in the area. But for me, I traveled about 1.5 hours to play. I wouldn't do that again unless I heard about a few improvements. But if you live in the area, or are traveling through the area, by all means check this place out. Price is right.

Overall, not a bad course. I've played worse courses, but I've definitely played better courses as well. The bunkers, rough cart paths, and lack of a drink cart made this a 3 star review instead of a 4 star review. Change a few things and you have a great facility.

We had a great time and love the golf course. Pace of play was good eventhough we got stuck behind 2 slow players and ended up grouping for the 9 front holes, 9 back were just us and was fun and fast. Well maintained golf course. Staff could be friendlier with non members though. Also driving range is 2 net and just a practice green. Great value for money and well maintained and fun golf course. We will come back.

Had things to do but my wife said lets play golf so i went on Golfnow and was happy to see Lazy Swam at 10:50 booked it and had a great .

Fun course to play. Unfortunately due to rain lately course has not been cut enough and it shows. Bunkers were in good shape and greens recently aerated. Overall still nice and staff are great.

Played the course early Sunday and it was wet....if they had cart paths it would have been paths only. Course was very wet and rough pretty high due to lack of mowing. Still a great day, can’t wait for it to dry up so i can come back. Had lunch at bar and it was excellent.

Conditions were good,rough and traps were rough but expected due to recent heavy rains ,

Course was in excellent shape with all thevrai. Greens were pretty bumpy due to a golf outing. Many bunkers still unplayable due to rain and bunker edges not trimmef.

Bunkers washed out. Some has gravel with no surface sand. Clumps of cut grass in the rough made it difficult to find balls. Bunkers do not have enough sand and not setup by personal to play fairly. Took a nice gouge out of the bottom of my sand wedge.

This course is beautiful and I will return again and again. It seems though that this course has received far too much rain, and they have not been able to keep up with the condition of the grass, especially in the rough. The fairway and greens were pretty soft, but very playable, but the rough was completely unmanageable. The rough was at least 6” deep almost the moment you go off the fairway. This would be fine if there were not so many bunkers and so much water. The result was a video game course which was extremely penal today. I think it would be fabulous and extremely fair with the rough cut to an inch or the course to be completely dried out.

Beautiful setting on the edge of the Catskill Mountains. Atmosphere at the outdoor raw bar is without compare, and the delicious ceviche was made with red snapper and shrimp, not tilapia!

Staff were cordial, but certainly not engaging in the least. While fairways were groomed, the perifial rough was in need of better maintenance. Some quirkiness in the layout, it was still both challenging and enjoyable with the exception of the #16 par 3 hole that had a blind green and seemed forced into the landscape (I made a 3.) Cart trails, not cart paths, no cart beverage service provided, and very limited access to potable water was extremely taxing on a hot and humid day. No excuse for a course not to provide ready access to water for their clients in the heat of the summer! I recommend the course if your in the area, but would not travel 1 1/2 hours to get to it as I did! I will however recommend that outdoor raw bar setting to anyone traveling in the vecinity.