Sprain Lake Golf Course

I’ll keep it short. This is one of my favorite courses in the area. I played through 10 holes today when the ranger suddenly appeared citing rules that he refused to clarify. Needless to say I was upset, so myself and the person I was golfing with packed up and left. I would have complied if the ranger had been a bit less rude about the whole thing. My partner, who is my brother, and I are a bit younger than what these guys aren’t probably used to so maybe something about that set him off. Unfortunate, but it happens.

Sprain Lake is in excellent condition. The only complaint is that on a Saturday afternoon, with a 12 noon tee time, the round took 5 hours. On a weekday morning, when I have teed off before 9, the round takes 4 hours or 4 and a quarter.

Everything on course was in good shape. The 8th hold was closed on my last visit; they are repairing the greens which were showing signs of extreme wear when I played earlier in the season. They have a "spare" par 3 that makes up for it (if you're keeping a handicap, no fair taking that easy par 3 instead of the more challenging par 4 it replaces without an adjustment).

One nice amenity is the snack shop after the 9th hold. It's well stocked with fresh sandwiches and a good selection of drinks.

This is a fun course to play. Well placed shots are needed if you want to shoot a good score. However, the course has degraded since last year. Several fairways are under repair and looking dry and the greens were SLOW! I recently played Mohansic and Paramus and the greens were fast and true at both courses. Note to golfers, repair your divots on the putting surface, please. Hopefully the course will rebound. After your round stop for a cold beverage the AC is great and the staff are very friendly.

Going back soon.

Always fun playing Sprain Lake, but at this point in the summer the course is starting to show the ravages of wear and tear, especially greens and tee boxes.

The course shows you how it has been taken care of and maintained. I’m always happy when playing here

I have passed by this course for 25 years and always said one day I need to try to play it .

Well I finally did and was very pleased with the golf course itself and it’s Amenities . Course in great shape . Fairways and greens . It’s not a long course but that doesn’t mean it’s not a

challenging layout . It has several interesting holes where you need to think about the correct club selection before taking your shot

It appears the clubhouse was recently renovated and the restaurant is worth stopping in for a meal or a drink

Kudos to the staff for a job well done

Looking forward to my next tee time @ Sprain Lake

Well maintained course with scenic holes around the lake!

The course was in very good shape with all the weather we have had lately. Played the round in under 4 hours which was great

Had a good time had to fight the sprinkler system on some holes.

Staff was friendly, fairway and greens well-maintained will definitely return to play again.

First time and never be back. The layout is terribly bad

I played this course many years ago and for the money this is probably one of the best county courses you can pl;ay. Very picturesque and many course improvements. Pace of play was over 5 hours but the morning rain nay have contributed to the overcrowding for the afternoon rounds.

First time play here. My friend said it’s layout is not good. But everything is much better than I thought. I don’t find many good course like that around New York

Water comes into play on a few holes. Well maintained layout. Careful club selection from the tee on holes 3, 6, 11, 12, and 17 required as hitting too far, too straight could be trouble. The greens, at least on this day, seemed much slower than other county courses. Started @ 2:30 and finished @ 7:00. This is the exception. I’ve played lots of 6:00 super-twilights and getting in 9 holes can be a challenge. Sometimes you can go from 8 to 13 & 14 then back to 8 & 9, but more often than not you have to stick with the traditional sequence. Nice pro shop and grill. Would be great to have starters at 1 (thru 6:30-7) and 10; I’ve seen players complete the front nine then come back to do it again because the back is “too slow’” making our Twilight time a snail’s pace. And seen ppl who start their twilight at hole 10. I’m comfortable walking the front with a pull cart at twilight, but ride during day/full rounds because it really heats up.