Somers Pointe Golf Club - East Hill

Every time, I go here to play the crew from the proshop, starter, ambassadors are very friendly and kind..

Courses are pretty well maintained.

I really enjoyed playing here.

I played Somers for the second time over the weekend and there are plenty of things I like about the course but I feel there're more things to dislike. The first time I played was late in the season, so it was tough to get a sense of the condition of the course so I was disappointed to have arrived (when most courses are already in great shape), to see the greens in pretty poor condition as well as several tee-boxes being renovated. On arrival, their range was also occupied and they only had a tiny putting green for practice. That's the second time this has happened and I feel like that should be advertised as most people want to try and hit at least a small bucket before they go out and play.

Pros:

-The challenge. You're rarely able to use driver (even on the longer par-5's) which means you can get some excellent iron practice in. You really need to be able to shape the ball (right-to-left for righties) in order to score low here. In the right mindset and playing well, this can be a lot of fun.

-Layout. While the layout has pros and cons, there're a lot of fun doglegs but one of the best features of the course is the undulation. I can't think of a single hole that's flat and straight. Again, great practice off of slopes and awkward lies

-The employees. On both of my trips to Somers, I've found the staff to be incredibly inviting and helpful. The starter in particular - great guy!

-Firmness. The fairways were in good shape and often resulted in getting an extra 20+ yards of run-off.

Cons:

-As mentioned, the greens are in poor condition. Several greens have large patches (from what looks like it was caused from the sun/lack of water) which throws you off massively. The greens are very difficult to read because of it and you rarely feel comfortable over a putt.

-Trees. I'm not sure I've seen a course with more trees/OB potential. You can rarely miss the fairway and get away with it. While that can be fun/challenging for excellent golfers, it can lead to a nightmarish day of losing/chasing balls in the wilderness. You have to hit the fairway on all but maybe 4/5 holes or you'll end up in a terrible spot or OB.

-Lack of space. The course itself is short and there're too many dogleg type holes because it's been crammed into a residential area. This makes it even easier to lose balls (even when you've hit a decent-good shot).

-Facilities. This has been annoying during both of my rounds. The entire range has been taken up to service members (to be expected), but you'd hope that they'd have at least a few mats available for players. I'm someone that loves to get down early and hit 40-50 balls beforehand, so it's frustrating taking your first shot of the day on the 1st tee, even after arriving an hour early. Also, the putting green is very small with next-to-no space for chipping etc.

-Layout. While I mentioned this as a pro above, it's also a con. While fun at times, you want to be able to work on different shots over 18 and you don't really get that here. You may only pull out driver three times through 18, unless you can shape your driver however you want. Due to the doglegs, there are a couple of par-5's where you have to start with an 7/6 iron and then still have 300+ to try and reach the green.

-Price. Maybe I missed a deal on booking, but this is not a course I'd play for $75 again. It's more of a $40-$50 type round. Not to say it's crazy overpriced, but I don't think they can justifying charging more than $50.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this course to beginners or to someone who's looking to have a bit of fun. You have to think and plan on each hole. For single-digits/scratch golfers, it could provide some really good iron practice but the overall condition would likely be a deterrent to people that're likely already members of more reputable clubs. If you're playing off of 5-14, you may have a good time and get what you want out of the course but I would look elsewhere first.

This is a great course. The layout is tight, but fun. The greens are very firm and dry, they roll true, and pretty fast for a muni. They are currently rebuilding about 6 tee boxes, so some tee's were in strange places which made for some weird yardages off the tee. Playing a 160 yard shot off the tee box is strange as a longer hitter, but this would make for a fun challenge for a shorter hitter. All in all, I will be back.

Apparently some work is being done to the course. Some of the tee boxes have no grass. Some of the greens are patchy. But for less than $40 with Hot Deal, it's not bad value overall

If you want to challenge difficult green

Here is the best course

I love it course layout

Beautiful maintenance fairway

Nice n delicious hamburger

As advertised the course is narrow, great challenge for iron play. It’s early in the season but some of the greens need maintenance.

The greens were incredibly fast, at some points it was head scratching watching some putts in our group role right off the green.

Why bizarre? Because it was like playing two completely different golf courses...... the front is tight, poorly conditioned and feels like a traditional “condo complex” golf course, while the back is very well

conditioned, more spacious and more scenic.....sorry, but I’m just being honest..

A tight, challenging course but it makes it fun. Fairways are in great shape, most tee boxes are in great shape, some need resodding. Greens are lightening fast, but will be very nice after they grow a little. Will return

Great. gambling course with drivable 4's, crowned par 3's mixed with a few blind shots. Very playable with any tee ball of 220-240. Helpful staff. Nice bar on the turn.

I'm a semi new golfers and this is local so gave it a try. PCe of play was great very friendly staff. Fairways are narrow and fast greens. Fun course will return.

This course was not enjoyable to play on. Greens were horrible, fairways were average and way overpriced

I had a a good round considering but will never play here again!