Nine Hole Par 3 at Smithtown Landing Golf Club

Not sure if it was hacker holiday, but there was

A group in front of us that did not belong on this course.

After 5 hours we decided not to finish the rounds. 2 holes left, if we stayed it probably would have been a 6 hour round.

The ranger was around but didn't seem to help.

The course itself was in great shape and fun to play. Maybe one more try, definitely "not" on the weekend!!!!

Great staff and course kept nice. Greens very fast which I like but my putter did not:).

Off fairways was a little sparse and hard but forgiving.

Will play again

Smithtown Landing is a very nice course with some challenging holes and greens. Some of the pin placements on holes provide even more of a challenge. The course was in good condition and the greens can be tricky, but run at a good speed. My only complaint is that I feel the greens are very firm and it's very easy for well struck irons to land on the green and run off. I also felt that some of the rough was overgrown and too many grass patches on the fringe of the greens. Smithtown Landing offers a lot of value for your money and it's one of the nicest muni courses on Long Island. I recommend it to anyone!

its a nice course but the pace of play is aweful. they need a ranger out there to make the pace faster. I was waiting for 15-20 mins on the tee box

Observations:

GOOD

-Greens were Fantastic!! - firm and fast

-Rough was not too long, but thick and playable

-Fairways in nice shape

-Course "shot sight-lines" were cut nicely

-Challenging 2nd shot/approach shot little course - rolling, undulating fairways and small greens

-New tee box on #2, and view on back of #11 is great

-Town looks like it has put a lot of money and time into upgrading facilities since last here (bar was not open yet, hence, low mark until :):)

-Allowed to have a personal cooler if it fits in the cart basket

LESS GOOD

-Some spotty areas on a few of the tee boxes and green perimeters

-Pace of play in the afternoon - saw a "six"some" playing on a busy course

-People playing in tee shirts (Disclosure: somewhat a golf traditionalist, biased)

-Driving range - old mats on concrete, can't hit woods

-Golf cart traffic jam near pro-shop, and can't get a key until you are about to tee off, can't take a cart to the driving range or practice green, can't take a cart to drop off / pick up your clubs (maybe have a staff member(s) circle the parking lot with a cart to help elderly like Spring Lake?)

NOT GOOD

$2 - for a tiny tiny tiny potato chip bag

$7 - for a can of non-craft beer

$5 - for a "dirty" soaking hot dog, not grilled

* Couldn't find the "snack cart" person on course

Overall, love the course...will be back! It has been 2 years. Keep up the good work, enjoyed the day with friends. Thanks!

Lots of doglegs, and blind shots. Excellent condition , greens were super fast and hole placement tough

Challenging and beautiful all at once. Putting greens are a little fast but otherwise the best public course I've played on Long Island.

It's a good course but it's a bit shabby right now. This course was usually in great condition. There's hills that create difficult lies/shots.

Try to get here as many times as possible during the golf season. Also, they are making vast improvements throughout the course.

Smithtown Landing is a very nice course offering some challenging holes. The greens were aerated when I played, but it was still fun playing. The greens will be on good condition when they are done, as they usually are. I like the course and recommend it to everyone. The staff is always friendly and accomodating.

I have played here a ton but I dont think I will be back. Apparently there is a new rule that they wont give you a key to your cart until your tee time. As for the course it wasnt in good condition all greens were air-rated and the cup on a few holes was damaged. Additionally there were a few tee boxes of just dirt literally not a spec of grass. The round also took 4hr52min. For a hotdeal $55 a person aint bad but how can you even justify north of $65 when you can go play bethpage for less