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3.1
436 Reviews (436)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
151
3 Stars
128
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
62
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.8
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.7
60.3%
Recommend this course
269 out of 436 reviews
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Avg Rating
2.6
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.2
Layout
3.6
Pace
2.8
Amenities
2.1
StaffFriendliness
3.3
38.1%
Recommend this course
8 out of 21 reviews
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3.0
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
17
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.8
58.6%
Recommend this course
41 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6268 yards
Slope 123
Rating 70.0
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South Shore Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Fairways Poa Grass
Greens Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Alfred H. Tull

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18.50
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Reviews

3.1
436 Reviews (436)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 9
Elevation Changes 9
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Beginners 13
Walkers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 13
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

Greens are in really bad shape
It’s almost impossible to putt on at least 4 greens
Hopefully it’s back in order soon enough

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played

Buyer Beware

Some greens are unplayable. The bunkers are filled with rock from Pompeii. Your clubs get stolen by the group behind you. The tee boxes look like dug up tombs. There add random mounds of dirt the height of your waist in the fairway, amongst other unplayable spots. There’s also a few hornets nests here and there. There is no rangers on duty to enforce pace of play. The groundskeeper has been missing since 1982. All this for $82. I know what you’re thinking, you just need a place to play today, but trust me, it isn’t worth it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing

No grass on tee boxes. Greens terrible. Overall poor condition

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

It’s South Shore

Overall course is in good shape, but several greens on the back 9 were apparently vandalized but are improving. Pace of play was great, under 3 hours with cart. It’s a fun layout, lot of variety in the holes, for a public golf course at a discounted rate its great value, full rate with cart it’s overpriced.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Southshore wait until next season to play

Although it rained the night before the condition of the course bad. Just about every tee box was mud. A few greens are still recovering from vandalism. Used to be one of my favorite courses and I hope by next season they will have figured out how to get plush tee boxes again. They should not charge more than $40 with cart in the condition it is in.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Bob

Place stinks. It’s up for sale and you can tell. Telling us cart path only when 5 of the greens have longer grass than the fairway and every team box is a pig pen.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shambles

Looking to spend alit of money on a goof course with crappy conditions for 5 hrs look no further The tee boxes were dirt with a few patches of grass, and the greens were aerated and covered in sand making it impossible to putt At the turn i waited 20 mins to get water and a snack. There was only one person working (inefficiently) causing huge back ups on the course. I couldnt wait a lifetime so went without. No cart girl and no water supplied on the course American Golf you ought to be ashamed if what you did to this facility

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful

Ranger had an attitude about carts not on the cart path when nobody stated it was cart path only, course was run down compared to what it looked like a few weeks ago. Greens are usually pure but this round they were unkept and filled with divots. No mention that a few holes on the back 9 were being worked on and greens were unplayable prior to booking tee time. Ranger kicked us off the course on hole 18, didn’t allow us to finish the final hole of the day. They charge a premium price for a sub par course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Event Host

Mike & his staff were tremendous during my recent memorial fundraiser. Anything we needed we had immediately. The pace was excellent and our players really enjoyed the course. We’ll do it all again next year!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Go Elsewhere

A 1/3 of the greens were all sand and the bunkers are trash. Not worth the money…

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Teebox in trouble

Some tee boxes are not in good shape and should be seeded and closed off. 3 greens were sanded but oters in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Horrible conditions

Got a hot deal for a Saturday afternoon round prepaid. Second time here, went in 2022 and really no issues, not the same the second time around. Maybe 3/18 tee boxes were level and grass, most were dirt mud and hilly, finding even ground for your tee shot shouldn’t be difficult. The back 9 was where things got really bad. Every other green was sanded so much that sand would fly up when the ball landed on it. 3 separate holes had so many sand hornet nests that we couldn’t even chip or putt without being swarmed. Bunkers were basically just dirt and if your ball was even a few yards off the fairway on any hole you’re likely shooting out of some dried up mud patch. No course should be in this poor condition at the end of July. For context I’ve been using GolfNow for 3 years and have never left a review good or bad but I was pretty disappointed in the cliff the conditions of this course have fallen off. Won’t be coming back until it’s cared for better

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

One of the better NYC public courses

Good value, good pace of play, nice course layout. Teeboxes and bunkers need some work but fairway and greens in great condition. Overall great experience, would definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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