Blue at Eisenhower Park Golf Course

Short but challenging course. Plenty of room to get into trouble with errand shots. Approach shots must be liofted on to elevated greens. Overall a great day of golf!

I was excited to play Eisenhower Red on a summer weekend, having played other public courses in Long Island including Bethpage.

The first issue was that you have to pay simply to park at the golf course. I'm not talking about valet service - just to bring your car to the facility costs $10. This was a first, but ok the course must be worth it.

I HAVE NEVER PLAYED A SLOWER ROUND OF GOLF IN MY LIFE. IT TOOK 3 HOURS TO PLAY 7 HOLES.
Every tee box we came to, there was always 1 group if not 2 groups WAITING to tee off. We would wait typically 20 minutes after every green. As such it was impossible to get a rythm or take the situation seriously.

I left after 7 holes because life is too short to spend it in line.

I play this course every week because they have 5:30am-8:30am blocked out for walk-ons, so getting a tee time is easy if you wake up early enough.

The staff is ALWAYS friendly. Many people think every hole looks the same, and while that may be true, it still provides what you look for in a good golf course...nice tee boxes, well kept fairways, and fastest muni greens that roll true, and 4 hrs 15 mins pace of play.

The only bad thing might be when you tee off early in the morning, the sun is directly in your light of sight so always have a friend keep an eye out on your ball.

This course is perfect for those who has fear of losing balls in water hazards because there is none.

Course is in excellent condition, because I booked through this website I was not able to get resident discount

As sad as it is, teens are still not welcome at most courses and that was not the case here, I don't have a single issue and our tee time went off with out a hitch, One little suggestion, We played behind a foursome that wore cut off sweats and sleeve less tees, I hope that this was an oversight on the starters. Public course or not, the players should have been asked to cover up or given a warning on the dress code.

Nice little course. Round took 4.5 hrs on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Would have been faster except for one slow group we eventually played through. Good value. Course is not too long so good for shorter players.

Where do I start? How about the mile walk to the hut where you pay? I felt like I was betting Ponys at Saratoga standing at four plexiglass windows with attendants are busy socializing behind them. I had to wait until the one girl was finished showing the other a picture on her iPhone. You then walk back through the lot to get a cart. Not the optimal set up. If you're hungry you better grab a snack at the snack shack. The water fountains are all disconnected and there's not a single cooler on the course. You're not allowed to bring your own cooler (pretty standard) but they could at least give you a bag of ice. Nope..the ice maker is broken and according to the attendant, the course has no plans in replacing it. OK FINE..TO THE COURSE RIGHT?!?!?

So you stand up at the tips on the first tee box and look out on a well groomed fairway. First tee shot inspires confidence as there are nearly no hazards, and the fairway is large enough to land a fleet of 747 Jets. The condition of the first tee box and fairway is deceiving because they appear well groomed. The greens were in horrendous shape. Hard as porcelain. I saw multiple flop shots and pitches hit the green and bounce almost four feet in the air. If you're lucky enough to get your ball to stick, the pleasure will shortly ware off. The last aeration didn't go well, as the greens are choppy in certain areas with weeds growing in random patches. The ball bounces off its line or gets eaten by a huge patch of crab grass. The rough and fringe around the greens aren't in any better shape either. I've had cleaner lies pitching in my backyard.....and I haven't mowed it since last season yet! As another reviewer stated, the sand is inconsistent. Some traps have more rocks then sand while others have an abundant amount of soft cakey sand. This makes it very tough to judge your shot from hole to hole.

Unless you get out at an awkward time or have a free day of the week, you're experience will not only be unsatisfactory..but extremely long. Yesterday I managed to get out of there after 4 hours, but that is a rarity when I play there. Eisenhower is a course that needs to meet two key points...you need to be free with no where else to go. If you can go somewhere else, make the trip to bethpage (about 15 minutes). I actually shot a decent score, so for the record, this review is not a disgruntled golfer who is mad at himself and blamed the course.

Totally a nice experience the fields are excellent condintions

It's my local course that I play several times a year. For Nassau County Residents, others just pay more.

Eisenhower Park is a complex of 3 courses in the middle of heavily populated Nassau County. If you are looking for ambiance, you should look farther east on Long Island to privately owned public courses. First, you may have to park hundreds of feet away, the area for paying fees is a 3 window bank-like affair, where several people on the other side of the windows are socializing while you wait. You then have to walk several hundred feet again to sign a form, leave your license and pick up your cart. It can be frustrating when it's busy which is most of the time. I imagine it's the way it needs to be, but it's a factory like atmosphere. If you are handicapped player, it's a real challenge.
The blue course is not a very scenic course, and, except around the greens, there are few lateral hazards. You can spray the ball and probably have an open shot back. The tee boxes have quite a few divots, the fairways are in good shape, the greens are large and fast and undulating, and of course they have been recently aerated but they seem to be well maintained. The traps are full of small pebbles and the surfaces are hardened.
If you can, a much more satisfying experience can be had by driving further east. If not, Eisenhower Park, given its minuses is a convenient place to swing a club.

It was a great course, value for money. Staff were friendly and helpful too. I lost sand wedge on the course and the staff were helpful to help me retrieve the club.

Good golf course, challenging convenience location. But took very long time to play. Unfortunately bad golfers with lack of etiquette make it slower.

I am a local county resident. I have played the Blue many times. Most of the local "experts" run to go play the Red course. Why? I do not know! The Blue as well as the White are designed with much more character. The Red for the most part is fairly straight holes. The Blue would be a true gem if the course had 300 more yards. Most greens are elevated and surrounded by bunkers. People may complain the greens are slow, but remember this is a county facility with many daily rounds. Ultra fast greens would burn out under the number of rounds.

If you play, try to play early or during the week. I agree that mid-morning weekend rounds can be a 6 hour horror regardless of the course at Eisenhower.

For the price as a county resident, well worth the money, especially if you are willing to walk.

Played Eisenhower Blue for the first time and liked it. The course was not very busy, to my surprise on a Saturday morning, and there was no wait to tee off--unlike Clearview Park, where you often have to wait behind five or more foursomes to tee off. The course was in good shape, although some of the greens were a bit bumpy, but not too bad. Fairways are wide, which is good for beginners, but the greens are well-guarded by bunkers. The course is also very flat, so if you like to walk, this is a good choice.

Good as it can be for a county course, friendly staff.

AVERAGE COURSE. NOT BAD NOT GOOD. IT TOOK 2 1/2 HOURS TO PLAY THE FRONT 9, WHEN WE GOT TO THE BACK 9 THEY WERE SENDING GROUPS OFF TO PLAY 9 HOLES, WE HAD TO WAIT 20 MIN. TO TEE OFF ON THE TENTH HOLE. 5 1/2 HOUR ROUND, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN MORE THEN 4 HOURS.