Forest Park Golf Course

Decent value for the money. Easy to access from Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. There are very few sand bunkers. The greens are INCREDIBLY slow.

Forest Park is a good course considering the amount of players that go there because of the location but the Tee Boxes and some of the greens could really really use some attention, no matter the skill level you should not be standing in mud when you are in the Tee Box

FIRST OFF THE TEE BOXES ARE BARRON, HARD AS A ROCK. I LITERALLY NEED A HAMMER TO PLACE THE TEE. THE FAIRWAYS ARE ALL HARD PAN, GREENS WERE AERATED, SANDED SO CANT COMMENT. ALL IN ALL I WONT BE BACK.

We played only 12 hole on 9/4/13 because 2 group ahead us was very slow, these 2 couples they did not play well enough to tee off from the blue tee!!!! after 12 hole we all quite.

Tee box and green very poor condition

I usually play at an assortment of public courses in Long Island including Bethpage Blue/Yellow/Green, Bergen Point, Crab Meadow, Lido Beach, and Spring Lake.

This was the first time I played a full 18 holes at Forest Park in many years. I would normally avoid it due to the fact that it always busy and has a notoriously slow pace of play.

I played on a Friday afternoon at 2PM just before labor day. The course was in pretty good shape for late summer. The tee boxes were a little beat up but not horrible. The fairways were in good shape. The greens were in terrific shape but very slow.

The pace was slow especially for the first 5 holes but then it picked up. It took an hour to play 3 holes (yes 3 holes!!!) and I was seriously regretting my decision, but the guys I was playing with assured me that after holes 4 and 5 things would get better. They were correct. Hole 4 is VERY narrow with trees on both sides and Hole 5 is a wicked dogleg right so things get very backed up on those holes. After that the pace got better and we finished the round in just about 5 hours. Not great but horrible.

The layout of the course is a lot of fun and was a good challenge for me. I usually shoot around 100 for a full 18 and on a good day I can get close to 90. The course had a nice mix of holes. On some you needed to be very accurate off the tee and on other you could swing for the fences because there were 4 fairways side by side by side with very few trees. Some the greens were a lot fun with multiple levels and some crazy breaks.

For someone of my skill level who has some time to kill, this course was a good challenge and a lot of fun.

The course is relatively short so I decided to walk with my pull cart. There were a couple of steep hills but I would definitely walk it again. It cost me $31 without the cart and it would have been $36 with a cart. Both were good deals. BTW: Golfnow offered the same tee time for $32 with cart. Once you add in the fees, it cost about the same as just walking up.

If you are looking for true greens and nice tee boxes, this is not the course. For the price through GolfNow, it was a nice afternoon playing golf.

Great to come back and play this course as my brother was up from Florida - once you start it gives you the feel of a private course and the course won't disappoint.All kinds of different shots are required-cant wait to play it again.

Been playing it since the 70's- always liked it for the woods that surround it.Play the blues and the tight fairways come into play--even the shorter pair 4's--you have to make shots.Overall the course is in descent shape-the greens could use some work.Would recommend course to friends.

For $28 riding and only 10 minutes away from home, the only thing to complain about is the slow pace of play. There were no ranger moving things along. The course is in decent shape considering the amount of play it gets but play there only if you have at least 5 hours to play.

Tee boxes were thin out and hard five or six greens were in bad shape fairways were nice

This course offers a fun experience. It offers plenty of opportunities to get good scores, but also features some challenges if you miss your line! Due to the various skill levels that play here, the round takes longer than 4 1/2 hours.

Lots of trees to hide from the sun! I love it!!! One of my favorite! Oh and I'm only 12 minutes away!

Really one of the best public courses available around NY and it's less than 10 miles from Manhattan. The course is challenging but not excessive. It mixes perfectly very long and more reasonable holes, the design is really amazing with a lot of trees. Condition of the fairways is excellent, condition of the greens could be better, they are irregular and it's difficult to get the rythm.

Tee box plaques and scorecard yardages were way off, tee boxes really bare on a lot of holes. Cart paths need a lot of attention. Tee times were backed up at least a half hour-45mins. tons of unrepaired divots in the fairways and ball marks on the greens. Didn't see one players assistant / ranger the whole 5 hrs. on the course.

I played July 14(Sun.) 2013. It took me to finish more than 6 hours. There are always 2 or 3 teams waiting for every single hole wherever you go. Simply too many golfers at the course. And a lot of beginners are there also. They don't hit well and don't understand the game either. Every single guys ahead of me hit more than 5 to 8 times to hit the green and endless putting is an extra. Golf is about the pace and courtesy to other players. There is no ranger there to expedite their pace. This is a second time I had this month this delay. Don't go there at weekend. You'll be exhausted and frustrated. No more forest park golf course for the time being. I'll be back when the weather is bad.

Over booked and the staff was unfriendly. Saw the greenskeeper run over someones bag and say it was the golfers fault. He obviously was drinking all day and did not care. It took me 6 hours to finish a round and on top of that not all but many greens were not maintained well. Have played here before and usually is much better.

VERY NICE FAIRWAYS AND GREENS, LOTS OF TREES, SOME FRIENDLY SOME NOT. PROPER CLUB SELECTION CRUCIAL FOR SOME HOLES. SOMEWHAT SHORT FROM THE WHITE TEES BUT STILL A GOOD TEST OF SKILLS. TEE BOXES AND GREENS A BIT TO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. MUST WATCH FOR INCOMING SHOTS BUT ALL IN ALL A GOOD TIME WAS HAD.

I made a 12:07 tee time. When I arrived well in time for my reservation there was a line of atleast 10 golf carts. I was told they were running 30 min behind schedule but clearly it was going to be much longer than that. What's the point of making a reservation if the course can't maintain pace of play?

Not recommended.

When i first arrived there the man checking me in for my tee time said that i still had to pay (what his computer told him) even tho i put everything on my card. After showing him the confirmation email from golfnow and that i owed 0 at the course he promptly changed it within his computer without hassle. Beautiful Course within a park in queens. The golf Carts were a little old but had no problem running. The first 14 holes moved very nice until we got to the 15th hole we were backed up until the end. Very nice course presented a challenge for me. really enjoyed playing there and had a great time. Coming back to Long Island, Hit a lot of traffic. probably wouldnt play around that time again because of traffic issues.

Only played 9 holes because play was so slow. Almost 5 hours for 9 holes is ridiculous. Staff so unfriendly and not helpful at all. They don't care of the customer. Don't waste your money at this golf course, better to pay a bit more and play on a course where they appreciate you. They oversell tee times and stater is there for decoration. If your up for a traffic jam at a golf course this is your place