Country Club of the Poconos Municipal Golf Course

Had time to kill in the Poconos and figured I’d get 18 in…or attempt to. Was a Saturday so I was surprised the course wasn’t packed when I arrived. Guy at the pro shop was kind of rude honestly, starter was cool though. Anyway, the main problem I have with this course is it’s layout which absolutely kills the pace as you’re driving at least 3-4 minutes from hole to hole as opposed to a traditional layout where the next tee box is aligned with the green. You’re driving through residential neighborhoods where cart paths will be oddly placed right next to people’s driveways. I felt like I was driving the cart more than actually golfing. I’ve played on some pretty chewed up courses but this was one of the worst I’ve seen, some tee boxes were reduced to mud, greens were badly maintained, rough looks like it hasn’t been cut in weeks and fairways were lackluster. Pace of play was so bad I had to leave after 12, probably would’ve been a 5-6 hour round if I had stayed which is bad considering the lack of players. Don’t normally leave reviews but I was dumbfounded how bad this course was and I have low standards. The only bright spot is that it takes you through some scenic routes when you’re not driving through neighborhoods. So many better options in the area than this, definitely avoid if you can

Tight fairways so do your best to keep the ball straight and read the course lay out book they hand you when you get there.
I'll help on every hole.

Much like LACC (2023 US Open) CCP has short par 4s and long par3s. The only forced carries you will find on the course are the par 3s and some wetlands through the fairways. If you're spraying your drives plan on bringing lots of balls. It is tree lined on the side of a mountain so you will no doubt have challenging lies. Its score card may indicate a lap-dog, but it has teeth for those who don't golf their ball.

Budget extra time due to the amount of driving between holes. Beautiful course. Could have been slightly better maintained in some areas and on tee boxes. Will deff be back

I played this course with my son. I have never played a course with so much driving between holes. Unfortunately the conditoin of the course was poor. Tee boxes and fairways burned but most of the greens were decent. We still had a fun day.

I think the country club of the Poconos dropped the ball on Irragation the spring. Most of the tea boxes were completely brown grass, and some of the greens were partially brown. Hopefully they will be able to recede and recover.

Tess, fairways and greens were in horrible shape. Burnt out all over the place in June! Unacceptable. Pace of play was interminable. Can't recommend it at all.

Horrible course condition.
No amenities.
Rude staff.

Pros: nice elevation changes. Reasonably well manicured fairways and greens. Didn’t wait on any hole and never got pushed. Typical Pocono mountain golf.

Cons: some tee boxes are badly burned out. Because it is mountain golf you need to beware of rocks (especially hidden under the surface). Long distances between holes… you have to take your cart on the local roads for quite a while.

I really enjoyed playing and look forward to going back with a better understanding of the course.

Too big a group ahead of us 6 people.. never seen that before and hope never to see it again… had to wait at every hole(?we were a foursome

First time playing. Literally no one on the course at 1 PM on summer weekday. The good - most holes had interesting design and a lot of elevation changes. Relatively cheap compared to golf in neighboring NJ. The bad: No amenities on course - zero water, layout precludes visit to clubhouse at turn, frankensteinian layout requires driving golf cart for miles between holes mostly on residential streets. Greenskeeper must have been on vacation for a year - tee boxes burned to crisp, fairways splotchy, greens dying off. A lot of long forced carries so if you can't drive it 230+ you won't survive. The worst is that there was no drinking water on the course - pure contempt as we didn't bring water with us. Golf cart was rickety and scary going down the many steep inclines.