Clearview Park Golf Course

I booked a tee time for 4 players. It was a rainy Sunday morning damp and foggy with a light rain when we started and I had a last minute cancellation my 73 yr old father in law who didn’t want to play in the rain and last I checked the forecast it wasn’t supposed to rain unfortunately I got to the course 15 mins before my tee time and the man in the pro shop said where have you been the minute I walked in then lectured me about in a minute we might of had to wait a few hours to play because he was going to skip over us even though our tee time hadn’t passed then he asked if I had my four I tried to explain that I only had three and he made a snide remark to whoever would listen in the pro shop something like oh look and they only have three then he asked me if I booked with golf now I said yes then he decided that he was going to charge me for both carts I guess because it was more convenient for him the I had to collect my $20 after our round then he rushed us out the door I thought our experience with this nasty man was finished but when I woke up the next morning and checked my email I was notified that he charged me $73.50 for father in law which I felt was unfair since it was inclement weather I’ve been to all the city courses and I’ve had some other last minute cancellations before and the course has never charged me and they have never treated me the way he did plus the course had huge patches or sod just ripped up from the fairway on almost every hole with no explanation I was very unhappy with my treatment and I won’t be going back PS I called golf now and the gentleman that spoke to tried very hard to have the course reverse the charges and he got the same man who was nasty to him too and I would just like to know who decides how big the rain drops have to be to allow you to cancel because the man said it was only drizzling not enough to cancel

The fairways are non-existent - high grass, low grass, huge mud spots and pot holes. The greens have almost as much sand on them as the bunkers, which are mostly large holes full of rocks and mud. Lots of tee boxes under construction also means the tee boxes are just dropped in random dirt spots in the rough.

I have been playing at this course for a while. But stop going there since 2022 due to the poor green conditions. Now the fairway green condition is much better and in the process of aeration in putting areas. Has beautiful bridge views. Staffs are much more friendly. Will definitely go back.

I have been going here for over 30 years. What I feel with this change in ownership is that they are making a huge difference. I applaud the cleanliness and change for the better. However, it is not as professional as Douglaston Golf Course. Why does this place require a receipt for the starter? I don't know if they do, but in other places, apps like Golf Now make booking very easy by checking in via phone.

I played mid-March on a Saturday teeing off early afternoon. Took 4 hours and 40 minutes. That's probably an average time for NYC/Long Island public courses - which is not good. The two staff members we interacted with were friendly, nice, and helpful. There's just nothing to the course and its just beat up, which I was expecting, although I have not played here in at least 7-8 years. It is spring/pre-season so I didn't expect the course to be in great shape - and it wasn't so there's hope it will improve in the coming months. If you're looking for a course to go out and learn the game or just get in a round and don't need a beautiful course, then this is fine. We took a cart but many on the course were walking - which would've been fine because we waited on maybe 1/3 of the tees to play the next hole. I would rate this below Douglaston, all 3 Eisenhower courses, and the Bethpage course I've played.

[10] Course notes: NYC-owned track was formerly a private track; Some greens including hole # 7 were in bad shape w/ barely any grass in certain areas about 8x8 feet wide.
[11] Course notes: Greens were benign with no multiple level areas or severe breaks.
[12] Course notes: I was thrilled hitting shots over water on two very challenging and uphill Par 3 holes over 170 yards away with water in play (front water hazard).
[16] Course notes: Parkland style course with benign rough was a significant factor to offset my low FIR and better than average scrambling.
[17] Course notes: The views of the Long Island Sound and Throgs Neck Bridge from a high point in the golf course were spectacular and definitely adds to the unique golf experience.
[18] Course notes: Several tee boxes were under repair and at least 5 fairways had large bare patches or huge patches of weeds growing.
[21] Restrooms were clean and updated.
[22] Walker friendly with minimal areas that were cordoned-off. Elevation changes were not too extreme for push carts
[23] Practice areas were limited to putting green only. No driving range on site. Offsite driving range 2.5 miles away charges $11/ small bucket, too expensive for my budget.
[24] Pro Shop sells sandwiches, cold drinks and coffee.

The greens are rough bumpy and several tee boxes under construction. There is still time before the season.

A day in the 30''s so long drives running out to 300 yds and approach shots bouncing off frozen greens.

Need a lot of work. Some holes need to repair greens.
Fairways were much more worst. Water pipes were explored and fairway was wet sticky situation. If I paid more than $35 by TeeOff, I really regretted that. Fortunately I paid reasonable cost for playing this course. Do not waste your money when it’s over $50.

Tee boxes were literally just dirt. The “fairway” was the same cut as the rough. The greens looked more like browns. It seems that they’re are redoing the cart paths instead of putting money into the condition of the course. This course is outrageously overpriced. I understand it’s the end of the season but the condition of the course is not worth the $60-$70. This course is in dire need of a renovation and proper groundskeeper.