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4.5
137 Reviews (137)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
94.4%
Recommend this course
118 out of 137 reviews
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4.5
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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4.8
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.6%
Recommend this course
28 out of 29 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6482 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.1
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Philip J. Rotella Memorial Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/31
Architect Hal Purdy (1984) Stephen Kay (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
137 Reviews (137)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 9
Thick Rough 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Local course

Like all courses, pace depends on who you happen to be behind. After many rounds here, typical pace is 4.5 hours. Have played in 3.5 up to a high of 5.5. course is always in great shape. Interesting course layout; not always best to grip it and rip it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Horrible Experience

I've always heard great things about this place, but always ended up playing patriot hills or ny country club which is in the same area.

I have to say that this place was horrendous...pace of play was horrible (5.5 hrs) and employees were very rude. Was summed up with 3 elderly ladies which is fine, issue is that i drive the ball 300 yards and play from the back tees. Most courses would put me in my own cart, but not here...they were rude and unhelpful and i will likely never come back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Solid course

Second time playing. Enjoyed the layout of the course. Greens were a good speed, could be faster. The ground is very hard so many shots rolled through the greens. Overall, fun course and good value at twilight rate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Easy to book

I like the fact that booking a tee time from your home makes it much simpler to know you will enjoy a round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf for Rockland County!

For the money, this course is great. It's challenging and forgiving all at the same time and the greens sometimes plays like Augusta!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Rockland gem

Beautifully maintained course. Ranger kept pace of play moving. Great mix of challenges from bunkers, water and hills.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Quick 9 holes

Got out with my sons to play a quick 9, Some blind shots on the front. Course was in good shape and we flew through the 9 in about 90 mins. Will return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good value in beautiful setting

Very nice and challenging course with great scenery. Staff was friendly -- quickly loaded up our cart -- and got us our quickly. The pace of play was a problem with a slow threesome ahead of us and the course was very crowded despite it being a somewhat cold morning in November. The marshal checked in with us a couple of times apologizing for the slow pace. There are some long par-3s and some tee shots that require some distance to clear water, as well as a par-5 with water guarding your approach shot. Course was in very nice condition. Would play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Friendly Staff, nice layout, good shape

Positives: friendly staff, good value for the money, pace of play was excellent.

Negatives: Greens were a little slow and too many par 3's.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Impressed with this course

As of October 2015, the course is in fantastic condition. Fast greens, checkerboard fairways. Truly a pleasure to play this course. Played on a Sunday at 9:30, so it was crowded. It took us about 2:00 to play the front, but the back was log-jammed, so overall about 4:30. But this course was worth it. Plays considerably longer than the card as you drive into significant upslopes on half the par 4s and 5s. Leaves in the rough will make finding off-line shots difficult in the next few weeks, but the scenery is great. I'll definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

Our 4 some tee time was 12:40
Front nine was not bad but back nine was like
2 more 4 some was a head of us from nowhere
and we were done like 5:15.
We usually finish in 4 hours and 10 minutes I am only the beginner the rest my players were advanced.
I wish they could keep the pace cause this course is not public

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I love the course

There was a heavy rain fortnight. Therefore some of the holes were quite wet, however overall course conditions were good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good buy

Had 2pm tee time, was able to Tee off at 1:45pm. Round was 4 hours 15 mutes. Course is playing well. Only con was 7th hole being converted to a par 3.... A beautiful hole ruined.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Nice challenging course. My issue is 4 par 3's on the front. Kind of feels like an executive course at one point. Cannot use all your clubs. Back 9 is longer and more interesting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vrod

The pace of play was good. The course was in good shape. Had an enjoyable round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

VERRRY SLOOOOW !!!!!

Played on a Wed afternoon pace of play was excruciatingly slow. 4Hrs 50 min. I've played in outings that played in less time. Not a ranger to be found on the course, at least I didn't see any during my odyssey at the course. Too bad, it's a nice layout but I can't deal with that time frame

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I'm not play this golf course again

This course was in great shape like 2years ago but this year is the worse the green is slow the staff is very rude I'm not play again

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slower Than Slow

Played on a Saturday. There was a tournament going on in front of us. Guys kept coming back through us to the tee because they couldn't find their tee shot. Would never hit a provisional. Holes were backed up like crazy. The round took over six hours because of this "tournament". You would have thought these guys were playing a PGA major. Rangers were a joke; very timid and did not do their job keeping the pace of play moving. Terrible experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Read the course policies

Got a 4:20pm tee time for $45 thinking I could get a full round in by 8:30. On the 12th green i was told by the ranger that the course closes at 7:30 and that I needed to leave. They have the audacity to take tee times as late as 5:50 and charge good money knowing that they close in an hour and a half. When I called the pro shop the next day to explain what had happened they told me to read their course policies next time before I go out and that their was nothing more they could do for me. Would NOT recommend anyone else playing this course and getting taken advantage of.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beware the water hazards

Great course with some challenging greens. But, beware the water hazards on the back 9; 14, 15, and 16.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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