Somers National Golf Club

Dead spots all over the greens. Not to mention the greens had a large amount of big ball marks even early in the morning.

75% of the greens had patches of dirt, the cart paths needed to be repaved 5 years ago, starter told us we couldn't bring water on the course unless we all put them in our cup holders, half way house wasn't even prepared to make a hot dog (took 15 mins), we found a dead goose in the middle of the fairway on 4, and the tee boxes were in terrible shape.. not worth $70/round.. safe to say I'm not playing here ever again

This is the second time writing a review as it seems The other disappeared. The greens are basically dirt patches, the course layout is absurd and the starter tried to tell us we can’t bring water onto the course... they basically built a condominium complex and said hey let’s make a random golf course in between everything! I wouldn’t play this course again if I had to and I recommend to not waste your time and money here. The only 2 somewhat enjoyable holes were 2 par 4s on the back 9. The par 5s on this course all basically make u turns and you have to lay up off the tee boxes with irons. There was no joy in this course besides drinking with my friends in the cart.

Unless you have no other options I would avoid playing this course. I have never seen greens in worse condition than this. Starter tried stopping my buddy from bringing water out onto the course. The layout is also absurd as well. I can’t tell if they just built a bunch of condos and then decided to place a golf course in between all of them but that’s what it feels Like. If it was Cheaper for a round I’d refrain from this kind of a complaint but I’d avoid it.

Paying $75 for a weekend round (with a cart) is expected around the westchester area, however this price for a course in this condition is a rip-off. Almost every single green had brown spotting and in some cases dirt patches. Green spray paint over the greens was not only noticeable it stained everyone’s golf balls and shoes. There were some pleasant and challenging holes with some great views but overall I was very disappointed in this course. Do not waste your money playing here.

The 2nd hole fairway is on the side of a hill which which slants left to right. I hit my driver 200 yards straight up the left and based on the course design the ball landed, bounced and rolled all the way OB on the right side. I was the first to tee off and the 3 others in my group had the same thing happen. Unless you can hit your drive consistently over 300 yards, this is an impossible hole. The hole foreshadows the rest of the course which was filled with a ridiculous amount of narrow doglegs. By the time you hit the back 9 you're no longer enjoying the round.

I'd like to revise my prior negative review of the course. While some aspects like employee interactions and tee-boxes could use a bit of work, the experience at the course is a great value. It's often times very difficult to find a course to play in Westchester County for below $45 and have an experience like the one you get at Somers National. While that warrants a lot of younger golfers, it's worth the occasional "FORE".

I would not recommend this course to anybody. It is insanely narrow, has very slopey fairways, and you can barely use driver on any holes. Absolute waste of money might as well go to the driving range instead while you're at it.

1. Course is a trap for walking. It is insanely undulating, like not one flat area ANYWHERE in the course. Then, they'll charge you $30 to cart it up. So it's a trap. Don't walk it. I did, felt it for three days.

2. Club has this air that the housing development came first, then added the golf course to try to make it more "private". Club screams that it wants to be private but financially can't.

3. If you are going to allow walking as a GC, then at least give them a guide. I had probably 4-5 tee shots that I thought were perfect, but were OB/Red stake/Lost because there is NO HOLD IN ANY FAIRWAY. I get difficult, but this wasn't difficult fun. This was difficult for the sake of being difficult. Course needs water BAD. I only had all pars, three doubles (thanks layout) and two bogeys.

4. Greens are like playing putt putt. Too fast, not consistent, and impossible to read because of the inconsistency. So you just tap everything and hope for the best, even uphill - 14 stemp easy. Par 5's have such extreme dog legs that you have to hit irons off the tees. There are two drivable par 4's on the back that should have probably been designed as a par 3 and a longer par 4. It's like the architect didn't know what he was doing on some of the holes. All the holes are risk and no reward for the risk except the short par 4's.

5. If I am putting the 50+ minute drive from northern Manhattan to go play, I will go to Bethpage, Van Courtland, Hudson Valley, The Garrison 100x before coming to this course. It just simply isn't a lot of fun. Why make a 500+ double dogleg par 5 and make me hit iron off the tee?

Good experience, but I wouldn't play this course again unless I really had to.

We played today 6/20 and they course was in good condition. The tee boxes were torched due to volume but everything else was good. The greens were extremely fast, extremely! Staff was great and friendly. Only suggestion would be to clean up areas off holes but that’s being picky. Would play again.

I have played this course several times over the past three years - mostly because it so cheap. But I will no longer come back because it is a real estate development that added a golf course that was designed course solely so it would fit the grounds. The greens are ridiculous with most having a 15 - 20 degree slant because they didn't have the money to properly architect them. How do you hit a perfect draw shot on #10 tee, hit the middle the middle of the fairway and have the ball roll downhill into the woods and lose it? Also the course has passed through several owners and the conditions have gotten worse. There is construction on #7 with no GUR markers. I am done with this course no matter how cheap - I will pay up for a real golf course - no more real estate development courses for me.

1. Crazy to walk it. Up and down all day. That’s why the walking rate is so low. There is no flatness on the course or greens.

2. Hudson Hills and The Garrison are much better for the money and drive from NYC.

3. Pretty sure this club would not be open to the public if they had the choice. But, they need the money.

4. Greens were rock hard and needed water bad. All pins were on the credits of hills. Even had a member in my group putt 3 feet past the hole, roll back past the hole and end up ten feet on the other side of the whole. That’s not fun challenging. Had no confidence in any putt because it was a crap shoot how it would react.

5. Design is weird. Can’t hit driver on any par 5 because lay of the land and design won’t let you hit it further than 250 at most. It’s all risk and virtually no reward. And if you’re going to make people walk, give them a guide. I hit 5-6 great shots off the tee and got penalized for it because I simply didn’t know the distance or what the course looked like.

Great experience but probably wouldn’t drive back there.

A Cornish course that’s gone wild . A classic set up that’s just bad taste and no appreciation for the game. Simple adjustments would make this classic a beauty the 3 rd hole sand trap has never been touched and if you’re ball rolls in you might get Covid a fair amount of goose droppings too finish off your round will complete your outing.The best part of the experience is the new shirts on the starters.

Tee boxes are not level and completely beaten up. The greens are also kind of ratty. The worst is the wild forest feel of the trees which see like they have never been cut back or cleaned out. Its very hilly and ball will roll-off consistently into wild wooded areas even though the shot may have been good. YOU SHOULD NOT WALK THIS COURSE AS IT IS MORE HILLY THAN YOUR TYPICAL MOUNTAIN COURSE. This course is a $20 with cart round not $50/walking

Challenging course

Stunning views

Great for practicing all variety of golf shots