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4.1
1012 Reviews (1012)
5 Stars
274
4 Stars
433
3 Stars
186
2 Stars
73
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
85.6%
Recommend this course
830 out of 1012 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.1
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.4%
Recommend this course
76 out of 87 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
1012 Reviews (1012)

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrific tee boxes and cart paths

Old man cooking the egg sandwiches was so nasty I asked for a BEC n because I asked him for salt pepper ketchup he asked if I wanted him to eat it for me too that's how the day started off . Course played fast after the first two holes tee boxes are in horrible condition leaves and sticks all over the green

Conditions Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

short but tough

F/P is a par 70 from the white tees, not so long, but very tight and if you can not keep the ball straight you will lose many balls. The course has been built up in the past 5 years and is now a pleasure to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor Time Management

The course, overall, was in fairly good condition. I made a tee time for 11:35, didn't actually tee off until almost 12. By 5 o'clock, we weren't even done with 13 holes yet. They allow far too many tee times. Because of this, you're waiting on EVERY SINGLE hole. When we got to the course, there were 5 foursomes waiting to tee off. This should NEVER be the case. I know it is hard to manage the amount of players who go out but they need to work on getting players out faster instead of holding them up.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Forest Park Golf Course

The course is in amazing condition, I was thoroughly impressed, as was my playing partners, I have never seen the course in such good shape, the greens keeper should be proud of his accomplishment

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

good time

couldnt beat the price for this course, will def go back

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

narrow fairways.

the most difficult aspect of the course iare the very tnarrow fairways on some of the holes. the other sistutation is that the course set up has many greens and t boxes nexgt to each other.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great condition

It poured for almost 10 hours before we hit the tee but the course absorbed it all. Fairways and greens are in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course to be outside and play

Easy access from HWY and staff were very friendly to players! Maintained fairways and greens well! Some holes were challenging due to trees and narrow fairways, while others were relatively easy to make pars. Strongly recommend to play on this beautiful course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time

The greens was in great shape..have to hit good shot to score

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Way too crowded...

Everytime I play this course it's overcrowded and the starter just throws people out there. I had a 2pm tee time and I didn't get started till 2:30 cause I just got thrown in with all the walk-ins. Zero communication between club house and starter. It took my group 3 hours to play the front 9 on a Monday afternoon and I had to leave after hole 11 because it was taking too long. I play at Forest Park only when it's really cheap and because it's 5 minutes from my house. Go to another course if you have the option and don't even think about playing on the weekends!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great for the price, right off parkway, only complaint, course layout was confusing

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short but tight

I like the course - fairways are narrow but with the short course recovery shots get you right back in the game. A couple of holes back up but then the course suddenly opens up nicely.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course Conditions

Course in decent shape 4 this time of the year. Pace was fair.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs some serious maintnance

I went to Forest Park right after sandy the first time around. The greens were in poor shape and the tee boxes were a muddy mess. I assumed this time would be different and would look great and to my shock it's the same as it was after Sandy.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Darn leaves..

The course was nice, greens were decent. But, playing in the fall has it's frustrating moments. I lost 5 balls in the leaves between the 9th 10th and 12th holes.. In the fairway!
Course is close together, so hitting a slice, hook, etc will put you in hazardous conditions, such as having a 4some on the next hole waiting on their approach shot while you're looking for your ball on their fairway... Good luck!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

In the middle of the city this course provides the feeling of being away from it all... Love the par 3 I believe it was the 15th could of been the 16th that went straight over a little pond... I would recommend this course to any skill level player... Keep um straight..!!

Joey
Queens,NY

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not Good

Not good it took over five hours and forty five minutes because there was also an outing going on at the same time. My wife gave me this as a fathers day gift package from golf now. The course was nice but not fun hitting your shot every ten minutes

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

challenging course. Not for beginners though.

course condition is well maintained. It lacks proper directional signs especially when you finish hole 15. The next hole 16, is not adjacent to 15 and we ended up lost in the clubhouse and decided to end play since.its close to sundown.

Slow play understandable since we played Sunday, Oct 13, but ther should be a marshall to encourage fast play. They were hole were wd were three flights waiting to tee off.

Good thing I bought the tee time from golfnow.....

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for twilight golf game

Parking attendant was waiting to charge anyone near golf course area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

would probably think twice.

Not great value for the price.Very long time to play for such a short course.Many of the tee boxes need attention.Beverage cart came around once in five and one half hours.disappointed overall

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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