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The Swan Golf & Country Club
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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.
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Awards & Recognition
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Top Courses in New York(2024 #11)
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5 Stars
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Conditions4.4
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Value4.4
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Layout4.5
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Friendliness4.6
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Pace4.7
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Amenities3.8
Golfer Photos
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Views Photo submitted by Joel3054231 on 10/04/2025
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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
Golfer Reviews
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!!!
Excellent staff.
I've reviewed the golf course, 5 stars. This is about the staff. Every time I've played here, the staff has been friendly, professional, and accommodating. As my tee time approached, the Pro informed me that two of the other three in my group had not arrived and allowed me to go on my own rather than get passed by other groups. Not sure it would have happened elsewhere, greatly appreciated. The round before this, a Golf Now member was supposed to go in a 4some, but decided to go on his own. The staff was irritated, who wouldn't be. They calmly handled it in a professional manner. My guess is that any negative comment about the staff comes from one who does not respect the rules or the staff. This is a 5 star group of people. Golf Now members,there are a few of you who should have some respect.
Thank you! A golfer that gets it. A 9:50 does not mean 8:30 or 10:30 or whenever you can make it here. Hope to see you here again!
Nice track, surly staff
Loved the course. Fairways, greens and bunkers were in excellent condition. Some tee boxes were a little rough, but that's what the tee's for. Checked in early and was verbally abused by the proshop for showing up early. The place was empty, and we played in under four.
We showed up early with no expectations to tee off any earlier than our reserved slot. I appreciate the courtesy you showed to allow us to go out early, however, you should have looked upon it as an opportunity, rather than an annoyance. By sending us out early, everyone benefited. Our benefit was that we got to play earlier, and faster. Your benefit was that we paid for a tee time, that was going to go unused. This also allowed you to fill the time we vacated, with another twosome, or singles. In other words, we gave you the opportunity to sell the same tee time twice. Your welcome. First one's free.
Nobody meant to verbally abuse you. I was just explaining that you were over an hour early for your tee time. You booked as a 2 some and you were paired with 2 other singles. That means a 2 some had to follow a group of 6 and 3 foursomes.
Course was in great shape,not hard,not easy,very challenging,greens rolled very well,this course is a hidden gem,definitely will be back because my wife and I had fun playing
Lazy Swan
Club Pro was great. Course was in great shape. Great time with my son
Love the 19th hole
Love the 19th hole. Had a nice round. Pace of play was perfect. The course was in much better shape than it was the year before.
Sand traps are still an issue. Hard packed and in some cases lots of rocks. Obvious answer is to avoid the sand traps, duh.
The 19th hole is absolutely the best part of the pla e . Just a beautiful venue. Open air bar, friendly service. Worth the trip up to Saugerties, just for that alone.
Glad you enjoyed the course. The bunkers have been a work in progress, we have added 60 tons of sand this year and we will continue to improve them.
Lazy swan
We had a great time playing this course. The layout was interesting and challenging, yet playable. The fairways had been cut tight and the greens were beautiful and quite fast. The outdoor cafe and bar was the perfect ending to an enjoyable round of golf in the Catskills.
Good course for the $
The front 9 holes were changed and we weren't told that. Our GPA trackers didn't work, which was frustrating. There were very few ball washers (I am a bit of a fanatic about that) and there was only 1 water cooler on each 9. But, for the money it was worth the play. I did lose about 6 balls on the various water holes.
Sorry you had a problem with your GPS, we changed the hole layout over 6 years ago, so most GPS devices have the update. If you play again, we can tell you how to set your system, so it works. We can also tell you what holes have the watercoolers, we have 4 cooler, 2 on each 9. Hope to see your group again.
great stop between NYC & Saratoga
If u have not played very difficult to know where to put ball on 4's and 5's. Greens are good shape and difficult. How good is the Thursday Happy Hour?
Super experience
Greens fees are ok. Course is lots of fun. Lots of open areas, but tough approach shots. Good mix of holes with great views. 19th hole is super! Actually part of the course when playing from back tees. Lots of fun!
Nice course
Course was in fine condition, a fun and challenging layout, decently priced. Nice outdoor bar when weather cooperates. Swans were active, not so lazy.
DanKnows
Fun course to play with lots of water hazards. You don't need to hit it long to score well at this course. Me and my buddy both broke 90 and we are not heavy hitters. My only complaint is that a few of the bunkers are full of rocks. I went into the bunker on hole 4 and had to pick up my ball. It took me an hour to get to this course but I will return as it was worth the ride.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the course. The bunkers have been redone. We added 60 tons of sand to them.
Poorly Managed Course
Played on Sunday in the middle of the summer (July). Every single sand trap was unplayable either because there was standing water or because standing water had dried and no one on the grounds crew raked the traps. Not a single beverage cart on the course (in the middle of July) and only one water station on the entire back nine (3 for the course in total). It seems like management does not care or is not thinking much about the on course experience of the players.
The greens were in good shape and the pro seems like a great guy. Would definitely want to come back, but likely will not.
Ok. Makes sense. Thanks for responding. Look forward to playing again.
I apologize for the wet bunkers. We had over 4 inches of rain from that Wednesday night until Saturday morning. The bunkers that are full of water, have just had 60 tons of sand put in them and they take a few weeks to settle, the others will get sand put in them shortly. As for a beverage cart, you pass the bar and the snack shop 3 times alone on the front 9. If you remember our 6th hole, there is no possible way to have a beverage cart up that hill. Also, a beverage cart can not cross the road on holes 13-17, per county rules. So, we would have a cart driving around 5 holes.
Thanks for the great review!! Hope to see you again!