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The Swan Golf & Country Club
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About
Located just 5 minutes off of the New York State Thruway in Saugerties, The Swan Golf & Country Club (formerly known as The Lazy Swan Golf Course) is a championship 18-hole course designed by Golf Architect Barry Jordan. The course has been exquisitely crafted as “a series of linked passages of natural beauty” with each hole presenting its own unique character and challenges for players to overcome. Players will encounter several cascading and reflection ponds, rock outcroppings, dramatic elevation changes, an alpine garden, and beautiful views of the Catskill Mountains.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6216 yards | 71.0 | 126 |
| White | 70 | 5815 yards | 68.7 | 123 |
| Gold | 70 | 5095 yards | 65.5 | 113 |
| Red | 70 | 4532 yards | 64.0 | 112 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 4532 yards | 68.2 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.0/126 | 406 | 203 | 348 | 435 | 362 | 310 | 155 | 485 | 170 | 2874 | 197 | 530 | 182 | 355 | 437 | 515 | 185 | 413 | 528 | 3342 | 6216 |
| White M: 68.7/123 | 380 | 175 | 340 | 402 | 352 | 310 | 135 | 485 | 138 | 2717 | 145 | 516 | 130 | 355 | 415 | 482 | 165 | 395 | 495 | 3098 | 5815 |
| Gold M: 65.5/113 | 355 | 153 | 330 | 360 | 322 | 300 | 115 | 400 | 130 | 2465 | 135 | 500 | 110 | 260 | 375 | 420 | 95 | 290 | 445 | 2630 | 5095 |
| Red M: 64.0/112 W: 68.2/117 | 335 | 143 | 285 | 306 | 316 | 206 | 100 | 392 | 82 | 2165 | 110 | 402 | 95 | 250 | 320 | 375 | 90 | 285 | 440 | 2367 | 4532 |
| Handicap | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 07/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 07/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 07/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 07/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 07/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 07/04/2019
Incredible
I have golfed many courses across the USA and overseas. This course was all you could ask for with its layout and so many challenging holes. Beautiful upstate scenery. I guess my hole in one on the 7 th hole from the blue tees makes it my new favorite. 155 yards 8 iron. I knew I hit it good but did not see the green from the tee box. Me and my sister were looking along the back ruff thinking maybe it rolled off but when my sister got tired of me looking she decided to putt and found my ball in the hole. My first hole in one
Lazy Swan Saugerties, NY
Very friendly and accommodating I'm handicapped and they were very good to me. Thank you Lazy Swan
Glad you enjoyed your round!!
Best Father's Day Ever
My son called me on Saturday and asked if I wanted to play an early round for Father's Day. So, I had two big things going here: Being with my son and Playing golf with him. The Lazy Swan is an awesome course, that requires more thought than most courses which we both like. Only used driver on about 7 holes because good course management tells us that long irons were a smarter choice. Greens were very fair, although the reads were tougher than others. That just added to the challenges we love in golf. We are hoping to go back this weekend and play again.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your day!! Come visit us again!!
Great course
Very friendly and accommodating people jo Ann is the best you must stop in at the bar restaurant after play great music and a lot of laughter had a great time going back tomorrow to play
Thanks for the great review!
Very enjoyable course to play
Nice layout, views, surroundings and accommodations.
Thanks for the positive review!
This course needs a better Golf maintenace crew
This course is in need of better maintenance cutting of grass is awfull They seem to think that maintaining the greens and fairways are what make a golf course all grass off the fairways were cut unevenly or not cut at all weeds all over cut grass left in clumps all over
So, the course got great reviews 2 days before you played, the day you played and a day after you played. Are we blaming the course for our round???
surprise
Great views,great happy hour,great view of the mountains,and interesting layout.
Thanks for coming out!! hope you play again!!
Will be back...!
Wonderful place to play. Staff very friendly. Great post golf amenities. Course a real pleasure to play. Will be back.
Thanks for the great review! hope to see you again!
Terrific golf course
Incredible deal on Golf Now. Always greeted in a friendly manner in the pro shop. There are 18 interesting holes with greens that roll beautifly, ranging from relatively flat to roller coaster type. (I'm talking about the par 3 11th). Beautiful views too. I think the course is in great shape for early spring.
Thanks for the great review! Our staff is doing their best to make the course enjoyable, glad your're happy!
challenging course
course was in need of lots of work which is kind of expected this time of year in this part of the country. they wee working on the golf course . and as a rule I would highly recommend to any and all to play this course. Lots of fun. Can't wait to play it again.
We are doing our best to get the course into top shape, Mother Nature has not been kind to us so far this spring.
Come and see this place
Was told for years not to play here by colleagues and fellow golfers due to the difficulty and lack of playability. Goes to show that you have to play it to believe it. Found out that the difficulty of the track and the elevation changes proved to be too much for the prior reviewers.
As a former golf course superintendent and Turfgrass student, this course far surpassed my highest expectations. Tee to green, the conditions were immaculate, and the water features and natural areas enhanced the aesthetics. There are some tough holes here, and the par 5's are some of the best in the hudson valley. Will be beck again and again.
Thanks for the great review, hope to see you again!
Lazy Swan Golf Course a "Gem"
We played the Lazy Swan Golf Course in Saugerties NY for the first time and it was one of the nicest rounds of the year. Its located 1 hour south of Albany NY and just off the NYS thruway... The layout is very good and in fairness you really need to play it once to know where your shots need to go.. There are some uphill shots that are blind holes and the sizes of the greens are not known to the golfer....However that shouldn't discourage you from playing this course more than once.....Very happy we discouved it here on Golf Now...
Outdoor bar closed
course was in excellent condition and the price was right! Unfortunately the outdoor bar was completely shut down. One of the reasons to travel to this course is the outdoor Bar which is beautiful and the food was also very good... Was disappointed we could not relax with food and a Beer especially after shooting my best score after...
What A Gem!
Great layout with beautiful scenery and Vistas, awesome holes , a fantastic 19th Hole, not to mention a Head Pro who makes sure that everyone is taken care of! GO PLAY!!!
Thanks for the great review!! Hope to see you again!
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Great shot!! Thanks for the review, come visit us again!