The Lazy Swan Golf & Country Club
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About
Located just 5 minutes off of the New York State Thruway in Saugerties, The Lazy Swan Golf Course is a championship 18-hole course designed by Golf Architect Barry Jordan. The course has been exquisitely crafted as “a series of linked passages of natural beauty” with each hole presenting its own unique character and challenges for players to overcome. Players will encounter several cascading and reflection ponds, rock outcroppings, dramatic elevation changes, an alpine garden, and beautiful views of the Catskill Mountains.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Blue M: 71.0/126 | 406 | 203 | 348 | 435 | 362 | 310 | 155 | 485 | 170 | 2874 | 197 | 530 | 182 | 355 | 437 | 515 | 185 | 413 | 528 | 3342 | 6216 |
| White M: 68.7/123 | 380 | 175 | 340 | 385 | 352 | 310 | 130 | 462 | 138 | 2672 | 145 | 516 | 130 | 355 | 415 | 482 | 165 | 385 | 495 | 3088 | 5760 |
| Gold M: 65.5/113 | 355 | 153 | 330 | 360 | 322 | 300 | 115 | 400 | 130 | 2465 | 135 | 500 | 110 | 260 | 375 | 420 | 95 | 290 | 445 | 2630 | 5095 |
| Red M: 64.0/112 W: 64.0/112 | 335 | 143 | 285 | 306 | 316 | 206 | 100 | 392 | 82 | 2165 | 110 | 402 | 95 | 250 | 320 | 375 | 90 | 285 | 440 | 2367 | 4532 |
| Handicap | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
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Every time I play Lazy Swan i have to remind myself multiple times that I am in the Catskills From the amazing restaurants, outside and rooftop bars, and the great course layout, we spend our day experiencing it all. After our early round we have lunch and then meet friends for drinks all within 20 yards of the first tee box. Can’t wait to return
Needs work
I played this course 2 years ago it was in better condition Sand traps were in bad shape then and they are now, my main complaint is the grass around the sand traps is a foot high. If you were lucky to find your ball you can hardly get it out of the grass never mind the conditions of the bunker. The other complaint is some crabgrass in the fairway and Tee boxes need some working on. But with all that I said I still like the course just needs a little work and I think it would be well worth going to
I have mentioned in some previous post that we had a change in our superintendent this summer, and also lost some employees with him. We hired a new " super" and he now has a full staff, the course has really improved the last 2 weeks.
Needs work
I’ve played this course about 10 times over the past 3 years
This is the worst I’ve seen the greens, not all but at least 9 of them had punched spots that had turned into dirt no grass in spots around the greens
The bunkers were hard panned dirt and weeds in them.
The layout is fun to play some really difficult holes
I really hope this course gets the improvements it needs to bring it back to a 5 star course
We have had a rough summer. Unfortunately, our superintendent moved to a new course in the middle of season and a few workers left with him. We had to find a new guy and it was during the " growing season" for grass. Thankfully, the weather has cooled down and the heavy chemicals can now be applied to the grass. Give us a few weeks and it will return to the course it has been in the past. Trust me, it angers me, more than it does you!
The Swan
Played the course early Sunday and it was wet....if they had cart paths it would have been paths only. Course was very wet and rough pretty high due to lack of mowing. Still a great day, can’t wait for it to dry up so i can come back. Had lunch at bar and it was excellent.
Conditions were good,rough and traps were rough but expected due to recent heavy rains ,
Lovin The. Swan
Course was in excellent shape with all thevrai. Greens were pretty bumpy due to a golf outing. Many bunkers still unplayable due to rain and bunker edges not trimmef.
Thanks for the review. Yes, the rain has been plentiful the last month, when the course dries out, everything will be back to the norm.
Bunkers washed out. Some has gravel with no surface sand. Clumps of cut grass in the rough made it difficult to find balls. Bunkers do not have enough sand and not setup by personal to play fairly. Took a nice gouge out of the bottom of my sand wedge.
Sorry to hear about your wedge, I haven't heard anything like that before. With all the rain the bunkers were washed out. Unfortunately, you can not do anything to the sand until it dries, wet sand becomes mud if you groom them while they are wet.
Great set up, but tough conditions
This course is beautiful and I will return again and again. It seems though that this course has received far too much rain, and they have not been able to keep up with the condition of the grass, especially in the rough. The fairway and greens were pretty soft, but very playable, but the rough was completely unmanageable. The rough was at least 6” deep almost the moment you go off the fairway. This would be fine if there were not so many bunkers and so much water. The result was a video game course which was extremely penal today. I think it would be fabulous and extremely fair with the rough cut to an inch or the course to be completely dried out.
Thanks for the review! Yes, the rain has not stopped the past 2 weeks. Our rough is generally fair and very playable. Unfortunately, the wet grass is impossible to cut, as soon as we can cut, we will.
Great Setting/Needs Some Love
Beautiful setting on the edge of the Catskill Mountains. Atmosphere at the outdoor raw bar is without compare, and the delicious ceviche was made with red snapper and shrimp, not tilapia!
Staff were cordial, but certainly not engaging in the least. While fairways were groomed, the perifial rough was in need of better maintenance. Some quirkiness in the layout, it was still both challenging and enjoyable with the exception of the #16 par 3 hole that had a blind green and seemed forced into the landscape (I made a 3.) Cart trails, not cart paths, no cart beverage service provided, and very limited access to potable water was extremely taxing on a hot and humid day. No excuse for a course not to provide ready access to water for their clients in the heat of the summer! I recommend the course if your in the area, but would not travel 1 1/2 hours to get to it as I did! I will however recommend that outdoor raw bar setting to anyone traveling in the vecinity.
Unfortunately, we had over 5 inches of rain the few days before you played, with 2.5 inches on that Friday. The day before you played, Saturday, we didn't allow carts. Sorry, but you can't cut wet grass.
Great day!
The course is in great shape considering the midsummer heat. The greens are in amazing condition and roll fast and true. Not a long course, but does require different shots to manage your way around. Fun layout and reasonable price. They have a great restaurant and raw bar too! I will be back very soon!
Thanks for the great review, come play again!
Slow day
Don’t play on Tuesday . Senior day and pace of play is very slow.
The pace of play is fine. Unfortunately, you were a 2some that was behind 9 foursomes in a row. Those seniors are the reason you are able to purchase Hot Deals.
Holiday rate, no holiday service
We paid 63 dollars for holiday rate, 18 holes of golf. There was no food, there was no bar service or beer cart, the coolers were full of ice with no water until the 13th hole. I won’t be back
I'm sorry the restaurant was not opening, I can not control what they choose to do. My job is to deliver a great conditioned golf course and that was provided. As for the water coolers, they were full, a block of ice may have been blocking the spout. The staff would not put ice and no water.
Great value for the price. Greens are big and in great condition
Thanks for the great review, come play again
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Thanks for the great review! come visit us again!!