Lives
New York, NY
Handicap
0-4
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

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Average Rating

4.3
4.3
Total 3 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

3 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
3
Not Recommended Courses
0
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
1
First Review
07/02/2014
Last Review
10/15/2018

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Heron Glen Golf Course

Played On 10/14/2018
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Very nice facility

Overall, this is a very nice facility. There's a grass range (can we upgrade from those yellow range rocks though?), a large putting green with plenty of different areas of slope.

Head pro was on the range for a TaylorMade fitting day and I chatted with him briefly - really nice guy and very knowledgeable when it comes to equipment.

The course is very fair - it's all right on front of you at Heron Glen. Most holes are framed nicely for a particular shot - and you'll be rewarded if you execute it. The main defense is the greens, which have some slope and speed. Several of the greens - 5, 8, and 16 come to mind - are quite large but divided into segments that makes the target play small depending on the pin location. 11 is a great short par 4, and 18 is a wonderful finishing hole. There is plenty of space to play golf here, and the course won't put up too much resistance from the whites or blues unless you are really wild off the tee. (Black tees look like a different story, as they will bring several forced carries and stretch out the par 3s, although I haven't played the tips.)

Course conditions are as close to a private country club as you will find. Greens roll quick and true, bunkers have the perfect amount of sand, and the fairways are smooth.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Dyker Beach Golf Course

Played On 10/12/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Good value, decent course

Pretty good value for the money - $40 for 18. Dyker is a solid old-school parkland layout. It's quite short, but there are still some good and challenging shots to be made. The greens were in really excellent shape - firm, quick and shockingly true given the amount of play it gets. Some of the greens have some real character and complexity that the quickness brought out beautifully. They must have a new greenskeeper who really knows what he is doing. If they would just fix up a few of the tee boxes, this course would be a borderline hidden gem.

Separately, it's a super-easy walk and have nice views of the bridge and Poly Prep campus.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy

High Bridge Hills Golf Club

Played On 06/28/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Short but very solid track

A really nice course for the money. The course is quite short - about 6600 from the tippers - but it's a good layout. There are some good risk-reward shots, especially on the par 5s, all of which are reachable. The par 4s are very short - you really only need driver on #2 and #5 (and on 2 you could even rip a FW since it's quite far down hill). Two of the par 3s are very short (~100) and two are very long (210+). The one-shotters were my favorite holes. On many holes the greens are the best defense - there's a large valley in the middle of the course, and many of the breaks run deceptively towards it.

The course was in good shape - the fairways were pretty firm and the greens were rolling true - not particularly fast, maybe 7 or 8. The rough is light, although if you really spray a shot, there's quite a bit of fescue/native grasses. One thing that is a mild stroke-of-genius is that almost all of the wooded areas are marked as lateral hazards - it definitely sped up play.

The practice areas are also pretty sweet. The have a grass range with targets from 60 to 270 yards (big hitters beware - you can pop range balls onto the 2nd hole with a long drive). There's a nice putting green right by the first tee that's actually joined to the 9th green - old-school links style (although I almost gave someone a heart attack when I dumped my approach deep right and almost into one of the practice holes). The clubhouse/pro-shop is nothing special, but this place is basically all about playing golf.d

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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