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4.1
1029 Reviews (1029)
5 Stars
280
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
85.4%
Recommend this course
845 out of 1029 reviews
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4.2
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
88.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 34 reviews
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4.1
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.1%
Recommend this course
62 out of 72 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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Forest Park Golf Course - NYC
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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
1029 Reviews (1029)

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

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun muni course

Great value, esp after noon on a weekday. Good course to walk. Gotta be a little careful because some fairways and teeboxes are in the shooting gallery — you’ll hear ‘fore’ a lot. Pay attention! But it’s a fun, relatively easy course with a few holes that are a bit long or tricky. Pace of play can be an issue but if you catch it at the right time, can walk a four hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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

Greens are almost back from aeration

Greens showed that they were aerated a bit ago (maybe two weeks ago?) but were almost completely back when I played. Course was in good shape for NYC and the round was SUPER fast (just over 3 hours...) even if it was a Tuesday afternoon. I would note that the rough was a little long but it just added to the challenge...nothing unreasonable. Hope to get one more round in there before the season is over!

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

Fun layout, but the course is cramped

A good course to play if you live in Brooklyn. I can't believe I was on the J train a half an hour before my tee time. Fair price for a good course, but they needed help on the tee boxes. They were not seeded well.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Interesting Course; Good value

Course is decently maintained. Green could be better with some marks. But not terrible. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round

Forest park is a nice course. Challenging but doable. Course was in good shape. A few blind shots. You can’t never go wrong with a round of golf here. If you never played here before, you must.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

The layout is good

I like the course, tee boxes and greens need more work,

I brought Freind’s tee boxes was the biggest complaint.

Over all it is the most convenient course to play for myself.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough day in the rain

It was tough playing in the rain but enjoyed myself

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Pace of play is so slow

Probably the worst course in NY for pace of play. Played Friday afternoon and usually pretty quick round. Not this day. Course is in rough shape too. Is it that hard to grow grass in NY? Tee boxes are mostly all rubbish, fairways on various holes are crap

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Ok for practice run

My first time playing Forrest park, first time playing solo.

Was paired with a cool group, we had fun but the course is in a really rough shape. I get that it’s a public course but played can Cartland a few times this summer and it’s very well maintained in comparison.

Most tee boxes are dirt patches, greens are cracking, filled with divot holes that no one bothers to fix.

It was a last minute round, had fun, was able to swing the club and that’s all I was asking for, but manage your expectations.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A decent public course

The course was in decent shape, but some rougher areas. Most tee boxes were completely dirt with very little grass. The greens were recently aerated when we went. Some parts of the fairway were pretty baron grass wise. A few bunkers were in tough shape as well with lots of green growing in them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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Why ask me to review the course , when you censor my previous comments on my round at Clearview. If a course is unplayable which Cleatview is and was, fellow golfers need to know. Maybe, management will then put some effort into maintaining the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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