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4.1
116 Reviews (116)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
93.8%
Recommend this course
105 out of 116 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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4.2
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 18 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6257 yards
Slope 121
Rating 70.7

Formerly known as "Port Jervis Country Club".

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The Lynx at River Bend Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1915
Fairways Ryegrass
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect A. W. Tillinghast (1915) Ron Cutlip

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted All major credit cards accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no jeans allowed, cargo shorts are ok

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2021 #21)

Reviews

4.1
116 Reviews (116)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 6

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Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

This course is one of my favorites in the area. Very nice lay out & from tee to green very fair yet challenging. High recommend. Charlie in the pro shop if GREAT! Very friendly & helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highly recommended

Course was in great shape got a hot deal on golf now played another for 10 dollars so overall 30 for 27 holes pace of play was fantastic, weather was top 10 day and 19th hole was hopping.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Up and comming

This course was literally resurrected from near dead I haven’t played it in a few years because it was so bad.However ,I was hearing good things about it lately ... so I booked a tee time and I’m glad to say it’s recovered nicely . It’s obvious they put a lot of time and money into greens , bunkers ect The staff is friendly and professional as always .
I did run into a few members jumping around on holes and such , and thus ,some slow play (no ranger) but overall it wasn’t a deal breaker.. I’m glad for the principles and management. They’re nice folks .congrats !!!! Well done and good luck

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice day of golf

Course is in good shape they are currently up grading the course and doing a lot of work on the course to make it even better. Staff is nice and friendly . Had a good time playing this course would recommend and play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Getting better all the time

Wrote a review after my first visit here in August. I'm hooked. Great layout with far better than average conditions. Greens were aerated about 12 days ago and three days later, you could barely tell. I've never seen greens come back in such great shape so quickly. Charlie in the pro shop is the employee I'd wantto have run my course if I were fortunate enough to own one. Changing this to my home course next year for USGA handicapping. Make the trip, it's well worth it. And check out their VIP membership offer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Well worth the trip

Traveled about 3/4 hour and will definitely play again. The course was perfect for the average golfer. The course was interesting and in good condition. Fairways were cut well and the greens were true and in great condition. Greens a bit slow and it took a couple of holes to adjust. Thoroughly enjoyed the round. Very minor negatives were cart paths and a couple of holes on the back nine were a bit difficult to find first time around.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Nice Course

My partner & I really enjoyed our round. The course is in really nice shape from the tee boxes; fairways to greens. Highly recommend the track. Only complaint was there is no water to be found. Other then that we had a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful old course

Course was in good shape, fairways cut low and greens were true. Tee boxes were not very clean and we had a little confusion finding tee boxes on a couple of holes, but overall a very pleasant round,.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the Drive

Very scenic, maintained well with good greens. Worth the drive. Very good prices for food and drink.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very challenging

Enjoyed the course. Layout is a little confusing the first time around. The staff was very friendly .Enjoyed the day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Diamond in the roughh

Very nice layout..but the holes are a bit confusing

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Great Find

Bought a summer home in the Poconos and traveled the 20 miles to this course. Very friendly proshop staff. Explained the layout to me while I paid the fee. This course is a 10-15 handicapper's dream. You can be slightly off, but still save par. There's enough trouble, however, to keep you on your game. A real gem of a find.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout! Improving the course everyday! Poor pace of play.

We played this course twice during our visit to the area. The layout is great with both narrow and wide open holes. Challenging course with high risk high reward holes. We played Sunday, July 30 and Friday, August 4. The amount of trees and bushes planted in a 5 day period was astoundishing. The design and shape of the course gets better each day. The greens and fairways are in great condition! The only negative is pace of play. No ranger on the course and we were behind a five some! We had to skip a few holes to get in front of them since they wouldn't let us play through. Our second time out we had to do the same thing with two very very slow four somes in front of us. If we waited behind them, we were looking at a 6+ hour round. Overall, friendly staff, great price, and excellent course! Hire a ranger and it would be a 5 star!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Needs some attention

This course looks like it could be a nice course but is not very well maintained. The fairways where almost as thick as the rough. Not sure why they don't mow more often.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/24/2017:
Hello Ed, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Lynx at River Bend, in the New York area. We are sorry to hear that the fairways may have been in poor condition when you played and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a smooth round and a friendly experience with our staff, so we hope that made your round a little better. Thank you for golfing with us and we hope to see you again in the near future.
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Commented on 09/01/2017

Dear Golfer, thank you for your feedback. It seems like you played the course right in the middle of a major turf renovation project that was being done this season. We have spent over $50,000 introducing a new hybrid turf to the fairways and we were not mowing as much as normal to avoid stress on the new turf. We hope if you return you will find conditions that would better match or possibly exceed your expectation. Sincerely, Team Lynx

Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

fun to play

Course was in good shape and it was kind of fun trying to figure out where the next hole was. Signage was good though.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This Course has been through it all and still....great

I have been playing this course since it was a private course over 6 years ago, now. Not only has the condition improved 100%, but the friendliness and feeling of 'everyone belongs here' is so much better. It isn't the easiest course, though I am not the best player. But no one makes you feel inferior here. Practice proper golf etiquette and there is no complaints. Most recently I played on a busy saturday, there was a bit of a wait to start, but that is to be expected on a Saturday morning and we had fun once we got going. After reading some of the negative comments I had to write a review even though I usually don't because these guys have been through the ringer. They have come back from 3 huge storms in 3 years and the just fact that they were able to recover at all after Sandy is a feat in and of itself. Ill give credit where credit is due. Keep it up guys! Ill keep coming back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Surprisingly lovely course

The perfect weather certainly added to the day but the course was beautiful and in terrific shape. The water lilies were straight out of Monet and the greens were perfect. Very charming young woman checked us in and, aside from some minor confusion caused by "playing from the whites" which won't correspond to this course's tee scheme, it was a lovely day. I am not used to playing weekends and thus recoiled at the $50 price tag but I'm told that that's the going weekend green fee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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