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4.1
1028 Reviews (1028)
5 Stars
279
4 Stars
441
3 Stars
189
2 Stars
73
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
85.3%
Recommend this course
844 out of 1028 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.2
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 33 reviews
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4.1
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.9%
Recommend this course
61 out of 71 reviews
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Course Highlights
This NYC municipal course offers a varied layout with tight tree-lined fairways, wide-open holes, and improving conditions that reward thoughtful play. Exceptionally friendly staff and solid value for money make it a top choice among city-area public courses.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6053 yards
Slope 119
Rating 69.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1896
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Bendelow (1896) Stephen Kay (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.1
1028 Reviews (1028)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 14
Elevation Changes 11
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Walkers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Near the Airport 6

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

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Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is on the upswing

Greens were good. On the slow side but rolled well. Players need to fix their ball marks. I fixed at least 4 on every hole. I feel price is a bit high on the weekend with a cart. The times fill up so they can get the rates they charge. Need to pick up the garbage. Trash was filled up n beer cans all over. Come on! Will go back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great shape

Course has a couple dead tees, but it looked like they were rehabilitating the longer tees and then would switch it around at a later date. Course is in great shape, especially when you compare to other city park courses. Great challenge. Play was slow on a Saturday but that’s to be expected with the amount of people there on Father’s Day weekend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Pace of play was dreadful

Friday afternoon pace of play was so slow. Waited 40 minutes at the 4th hole and 15 minute every Joel after that. 3 and a half hours to play 12 holes. Unfortunate for a Friday afternoon

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Every time they make upgrades

Beautiful forest park

Plz need include cart when I purchased hot deals

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A hidden gem in Queens

If you like trees, and wildlife, you will enjoy Forest Park Golf Course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

You get what you pay for

And sometimes less. Not a great course if you like playing nice courses. Tee boxes are mostly sand. Bunkers are not maintained or raked. If it’s the last course you can play that day, go for it!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 174
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Wet weather
Walked

Always a fun round

I always look forward to playing here. I seem to perform my best on this course. But the greens were terribly slow yesterday. That is the only criticism. I do appreciate their attention to the changing weather and leaving the course open to continue play once the torrential rain moved through. They did a great job drawing the line between thunder and lightning in keeping the course open.

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Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improvement

Greens are in better shape. Need to be mowed now that they have grown nicely. Super slow.

Newer players need to be educated by the course management in repairing ball marks, fixing divots, and where to park carts. Make the effort hand players a flyer with simple bullet points. Otherwise the course will be In bad shape by mid July. And please can u open up some holes on the practice green??? Jeez.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Architect

Very tight course with players unfamiliar with rules. Hitting up, not calling out 4, etc.

Holiday weekend, so, to be expected!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Well Maintained NYC Course

Given the state of some of the public NYC courses this year, I was pleasantly surprised by Forest Park. Fairways were well maintained as well as the greens. There is evidence of some damage that was done during the pandemic, but for the most part, the greens were running well without too many barren spots. Tee boxes need work, but again, it's a public NYC course so there's only so much they can do given their budgets.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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