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4.6
219 Reviews (219)
5 Stars
117
4 Stars
77
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
95.9%
Recommend this course
199 out of 219 reviews
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4.7
9 Reviews (9)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 9 reviews
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4.7
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
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21 out of 21 reviews
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Course Highlights
Well-maintained turf and a thoughtfully designed layout with memorable, challenging holes consistently impress golfers seeking a top-tier New York State public course. Exceptional value for money makes this course a compelling choice without sacrificing quality conditions or experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6482 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/31
Architect Hal Purdy (1984) Stephen Kay (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.6
219 Reviews (219)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 9
Thick Rough 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Read the course policies

Got a 4:20pm tee time for $45 thinking I could get a full round in by 8:30. On the 12th green i was told by the ranger that the course closes at 7:30 and that I needed to leave. They have the audacity to take tee times as late as 5:50 and charge good money knowing that they close in an hour and a half. When I called the pro shop the next day to explain what had happened they told me to read their course policies next time before I go out and that their was nothing more they could do for me. Would NOT recommend anyone else playing this course and getting taken advantage of.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 145
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beware the water hazards

Great course with some challenging greens. But, beware the water hazards on the back 9; 14, 15, and 16.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Enjoy playing this course. Just be cautious on the 5th hole driving down the switchback turns are slippery, causing tires to slide

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value with lunch included

Although we played in just over 4 hrs the pace was a little slow and we were a foursome playing behind a threesome who were playing behind a twosome. Staff was VERY nice. Course was in pretty good shape. Would play there again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

sunday matach

always like this course - the price is a a little high for public but nice over all

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Overall Bad Experience

Walked onto the tee starter tells me I am late, i tell him i have 2pm he starts telling me he has 2:01 and that he should not let me out on the course. After a few minutes of him yelling at me he tells me that he will let me play if I promise to let any group that comes up behind me to play through. What he fails to tell me is that the group ahead of me is a foursome of very slow old women. Stood over every shot for 6-7 minutes and even after complaining to a ranger about pace of play 3 hours to play 9 I was not allowed to pass this foursome ahead of me as a single player. Will never recommend this course to anyone and will not go back to play

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little expensive

The course was nice. If you live in the town the price is perfect but for a non resident it's pricey.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Much better than a few years ago

Played this course for first time in several years. Much improved since I last played. Fairways are lush, tee boxes are good and sand is okay. Greens are healthy but a bit slow. It's got some very good holes and a couple of strange ones. A par 3 on the back 9 has been converted to a challenging par 4 with a layup drive, 3 wood, or less and a shot over water to green well guarded by a big bunker. Overall it's a pretty nice track and worth playing. I'll be back again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

fun

could have been cheaper on a Friday eeeeeeeeeeeeee

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

a very good time

beautiful part of New York to play in. Fun course, with all kinds of elements: Elevation, water, plenty to think about while you look for the right club to select.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good and bad

The course is always good but the ranger were letting people play slow for the hour of the day .....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Friendly Staff

Played Rotella on 11/9. The guy inside the pro shop (maybe the pro?) couldn't have been nicer. Knowing we never played here, he told us about a few tricky holes and gave us some tips along with a course map. Pace of play could have been better, it was a nice day for November so maybe everyone was trying to get in their last round of the year. They were rebuilding #7 so it played as a par 3 instead of 4, but overall it was a great value for a solid course. Very enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Rotella Round

Play this course a couple of times per year. Greens were surprisingly fast considering recent rain. Some hole placements were tougher than "usual" especially with trying to keep weekend play moving

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Red tee--lady friendly

I was only able to play 10 holes due to rain but course offers a shorter overall yardage for the red tee but still challenging with the water hazzards, narrow fairways & bunker placements

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of the Best Public Courses in Rockland County

Well maintained and well run golf course. The burgers from the restaurant were great too. To keep the course moving they advised us to take our lunches to-go and eat as we played or we would add hours to our round as you must fall back several groups when you stop. It's a strict policy, but it keeps things moving well.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Do not play on a sunday

Played this course a couple of times before and loved it, however I was very disappointed this time around. We got stuck behind a group of 8 playing in front of us!! That is just ridiculous! Pace was so slow for obvious reasons that we had not even finished 15 holes after 5 hours! No rangers on the course either.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

ehh

positive the course was in excellent shape
the pace of play was slow
The ranger yelled at us for pace of play when we were on the heals of a twosome has a foursome.
The bartender is nasty. Will not go in there again
Golf now was suppose to offer us lunch with our round and then the course would not honor it. So not a good experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Course Conditions - Would Play Again

Excellent conditions. Beautiful day. Course Pro is very helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Terrible Course Conditions

I've played this course many times over the years and it is always in great shape. Yesterday, the course was in terrible shape. The tee boxes were all chewed up. The greens had plenty of unrepaired divots (not the fault of the course I know) and spike marks all over the place. The faiways needed some mowing. I couldn't believe how horrible the course was. Like I said, I am always pleased with the course conditions here, but this was next level disappointment.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rotella played well

Course was in excellent shape for mid august. Played in about 4 hrs on a friday morning, would have been faster, we were bunched up a little on the first 3 holes, but no backups.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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