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Value
4.7
Layout
5.0
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7327 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Formerly known as The Monster at Concord Resort Hotel - Resort.

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The Monster at Resorts World Catskills
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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Open: 4/15 Closed: 11/15
Architect Joe Finger (1963) Rees Jones (2023)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in New York (2023 #2)

Reviews

4.9
36 Reviews (36)
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Reviews 87
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Reboot

The monster has been closed for many years but the new rebuilt course is absolutely awesome
Being autumn the trees are beautiful
Can’t wait to play again
Thank goodness for GOLFNOW for making it affordable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Treat yourself.

Well the Monster was excellent. I highly recommend we need find the time to head up there. We stayed at Alder Hotel on the Resorts World Casino Catskills property. Shuttle takes you over to course its a total resort feel staff everywhere to help, there was guy on the range cleaning my club after I used it! Never seen that before. 6 sets of tees I played from 5 my partner played from 1 worked out well...6833 yards shot 94. Tee times are 30mins apart that is really nice touch. Carts have all the technology and are brand new like everything.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 734
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Michigan Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing

Was Once 8000 Yard Course

When the course was built it was over 8000 yards in length and billed as the longest course in the world. Course was known for its great routing, very difficult course, and perfect conditions.

Sad that it has closed - I need to dig up the photos I took from
My round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course is very challenging

The Monster has beautiful views, each hole has its challenging personality, course was in immaculate Condition. Invited friends to play the monster from the tips, although we didn't score well. We had a good time. I recommend every golfer should experience plying the 7600 yd. Course from the tips.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

bad shape

Not what it used to be. Played a week ago and cart paths jarred one's kidneys so badly that the soda I brought from home exploded and foamed all over me and the cart due to the bumps on the cart paths. There were bald patches on the fairways and greens, had to putt over dirt on a couple of holes. Between the bald patches and horrible cart paths, it is hard to enjoy the course, even at discount prices. We need the casino bill to pass so maybe they can restore the course to good playing condition. It is too nice a layout to deserve this treatment. I would not recommend it to anyone and I won't go back there, despite the discounted greens fees.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great experience

there are five tees and you need them.the course is long and difficult .lots of water in the right places and plenty of sand traps.little weird,trailer at bag drop with two bathrooms witch is okay but you have to go up a hill across a road to sign in.we will go and sign in before we drop our bags off now that we know.every body should play it at least once.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, great condition, low traffic. Good bang for your buck

We played this on a Saturday and there were maybe 15 others on the course. We were very happy with the condition in general. The greens were a little spongy, but very responsive and rolled true. The mens tees are pretty long in most holes, but the course plays very fair.

Because of the length, the ladies tees are in most cases shoved up onto the fairway with no real tee box which was not a problem.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

very challenging

course was in good shape. staff were friendly.very challenging

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Must try this course

I had so much fun playing from the blue tees, almost 7500 yards, with wide fairways and large greens you could bomb away. Greens were in great shape. The only thing that was subpar was the cart path. It was undriveable, so I just drove the fairways. Can't imagine playing from the longer Monster tees, but I'm going to try my next time out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent courses very challenging some long par 3's

Good experience here - I like shorter par 3's just need to hit from red if not a long hitter - just about impossible to take the cart path a little to bumpy for me - once they redo the path this course would carry top ratings - signature hole for me would be the 10th
Standing high above the fairway w/ a view of the stream and green far to the left distance is a sight to enjoy as you lead into the back nine

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great challenging course for the great GolfNow price.

Challenging and long course. Definitely bring your A game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course surpasses all expectations of golf appreciation.

The course provided a unique and challenging blend of creativity in shaping shots, distance vs barriers, and green reading only the finest putters can appreciate. Along with its complexity, the course provides the golfer with a beautiful, comforting, and relaxing environment; worthy of our time and visit. Thank you to the staff at GolfNow for booking a hot deal on the tee time and thank you to the staff at "the Monster course" concord resort and golf club!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

remarkable beauty

Surrounded by beauty. Course in great shape, so perfectly green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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Course in excellent shape other than a little wet, greens are beautiful. Can't wait to go again. Staff very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course... in dryer conditions.

Fairways were saturated from recent deluge which affects my evaluation. I was tough reaching greens in regulations due to wet fairways...zero roll on my drives. Love the layout and the very long holes. Played once before under dryer conditions and it was outstanding!! Can't wait to play it again before winter sets in.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Check weather reports for week before booking

Probably not an accurate review for usual course condition. Very nice course and would probably play again….but only after 5 straight days with no rain. Rained hard night before but EVERY single fairway was a river, no dry spots at all. Course should have ben closed for day and given rain check to all scheduled guest. Terrible experience

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was not just wet, it was saturated! Cart path impossible - ruts, bumps, very rough ride and was cart path only!! farways underwater. Greens nic

have played this course several times in past few years. Could be a world class course. Only got 6 holes in - wicked thunderstorm and torrential rain. Course already underwater and everytime we have played there water is a problem Cart path only with the worse cart path ever (holes, ruts, washed out)
The resort associated with this course has long since been torn down, area is depressed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Design and Challenge

This is a great lay out and true challenge. Conditions have been better in the past, but still adequate. If you enjoy playing a tough course with a great design, give this a shot. Would be 5 star course with better conditions, everything else is great.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

long ball hitters delight

course is long ,par 3's in the 220 plus range. nice layout that is enjoyable while playing your round. length is there but it is fairly open and almost always what you see is what you get. fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape. Super golf course

It's a shame this course doesn't get more play. I think people are intimidated by the lenth.. 7800 from tips ....but by someone s suggestion. (me) they changed the score card making it more inviteing to women and seniors. More tee boxes, so your not forced to play the back tees . It's a great course in the beautiful catskills ... Down side. Cart paths need to be fixed . This would be a $ 100. Dollar course anywhere else.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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