Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course

I really like this course due to its unique layout and not too difficult hazards/yardage. However, the course is in poor condition, both fairways, greens and some tee boxes. And it is VERY difficult to walk with enormous distances between sets of holes.

I was very much surprised and disappointed with no control of pace of paly. Event hough if was Saturday it took 6 hours to play. This is the worst case play in my life. Normally it would take 4÷4.5 hours ot worst case is 5 hours I realized that there was warning in golt cart to play quickly but there was no control. Delayed team played as they wanted without considering following team. . Delayed team problems are 1. Very poor in golf and even slow in play 2. Looked for the balls endlessly 3. Endless swing practice at the course 4. Brought children and delay. The course guide must check and give warning
and remove Delayed team if they delay endlessly.
Because of one Delayed team whole people at the course heavily suffer and loose valuable times.

This situation must be corrected

Thanks

Tee Boxes need some care. Other than that, a good course!

Course greens were getting aerated. I do understand the need, but not the failure to notify until arrival with a sign on the cash register. The “temporary greens” cut as much as 60 yards off holes and the greens were actually holes in the ground with a flag on the fairway. No actual green.

Fortunately, there was a no charge for the cart as a result. That was appreciated.

Tee boxes on many holes were none existent- just dirt. For the near future, this course would be a pass. Unfortunate, since it has been about 20 years since I played Van Cortland and was looking forward to it.

The pace of play at van Cortlandt is always a pain, but 5:30h for a round of golf is a disgrace. Tee boxes are just dirt on several holes and players don't fix pitch marks, adding to the slow greens.
The course itself is very accessible and a nice layout, staff is friendly and price is fair. Due to the proximity to the city and public transportation access there are a lot of players who don't play regularly.

I have been play vancortlandt golf course for many many years. I play and practice here because it is very close to my house. I have seen this course at its complete worst. This golf season I would have to say it is the best this course has ever looked in all the years I have been playing here. It is a municipal course and gets a lot of play and a lot of Amateurs who come and beat the course up. But the new superintendent and his small crew have really been cleaning the course up and bringing it back to life. My only complaint is they need more rangers on the weekends so rounds don’t take 5 hours.

I love the layout of this course, but tee boxes need work (many have no grass) and pace of play was terrible (4.5 hours for 13 holes… had to walk off, could not finish, would have been 5.5 hours for 18). Rangers did very little, even though holes were open in front of us. Starter was very friendly and the food in the clubhouse was excellent. Halfway house was also excellent and well stocked. Just wish people played faster. I’ll be back, but on a weekday.

I had fun playing this course. I look forward to playing here again.

A hot buggy day, need bug spray esp. hole 8-11. The 1st tee box much better finally