Primo88

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.