Forest Park Golf Course

It’s a nice course to showcase your abilities as a beginner. The fairways are open. The par 3s are limited. Good bang for your buck. Staff is friendly. The pace is always an issue due to lack of staff. If they added a ranger to their staff it would make it faster to play a full 18.

Good for beginners but kind of dangerous too. Tee box next to the green. Fairway don't have enough tall trees to divide...balls is flying from different direction. Good luck!

Greens & tee boxes condition is getting better, wondering are they under new management?

Unfortunately, whoever is in charge of making new holes don’t know what they’re doing. Every edge of every hole were all with frail edges. Not one hole was cleanly cut otherwise the greens were in great shape.

The pace of play is horrible they send people out like every 5 minutes in the morning it’s almost a 5 hour round everytime I play

Forest Park Golf Course is a solid choice for golfers looking to squeeze in a round without venturing far from the city. For a course that sees as much play as it does, it’s in surprisingly good shape. The greens roll true, the fairways are maintained well enough to be playable and enjoyable, and the pace of play is generally reasonable considering how popular it is.

What really makes Forest Park stand out is its unbeatable convenience. You won’t find many 27-hole public courses this close to downtown that still offer such accessibility and value. Whether you're a casual weekend golfer or someone trying to get a quick nine in after work, the location alone makes it a go-to option.

It’s not a resort-style course, and you shouldn’t expect country club conditions—but for an affordable, centrally located muni, Forest Park delivers. It’s a staple for a reason.

Played this past week and had a great time. The course was in amazing shape considering all the rain that came through. Be aware that once you start, you don’t come back to the clubhouse until hole 18. There are no bathrooms on the course.

The course is in great shape but expect soft greens and thick rough. This course brings out the best in me despite tight and tree-lined fairways.

I always enjoy playing here. It poses challenges that make accuracy essential like tight, tree-lined fairways, longer distances to the fairways, and thick rough.

When compared to some of the other NYC muni courses, this was one of the better ones. Fairways and Greens were pretty well kept. Pace of place could have been better. Took almost 5 hours to play a round on a weekday afternoon. Group in front of us would hit several balls off the tee with no ranger to help push them along. Otherwise, decent course for the money