Lives
Bay Shore, NY
Handicap
0-4
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.4
3.4
Total 14 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

14 Reviews
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
7
Not Recommended Courses
6
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
04/15/2013
Last Review
02/17/2021

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Providence Golf Club

Played On 02/10/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome course

Spectacular greens, champion level, a touch slow, but pure. Great layout, scenery, feel. The vibe is all golf, which is nice. I would absolutely play here again, given the opportunity. Thanks kindly. Rich

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

Highlands Reserve Golf Club

Played On 02/08/2021
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gack

Looks good from a distance. It's not. Greens, fairways, rough, all sketchy, bad lies, etc. You could tell it would be great, but someone forgot something along the way. Respect the game, the course, the people.
Also, GN can bite it. Wholly regret signing up with these people. Won't make that mistake again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Mill Pond Golf Course

Played On 05/27/2020
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good course, straightforward for the most part, bunkers are not so great

Title says it all. Pebbles, some golf ball sized, (yikes!) in the bunkers end up on the greens. Make certain you have sand under your ball and clear away the rocks. Shouldn't have to do that, but well, there it is....Landscaping required on the greens as a result. Nice!? Not so much. Otherwise, tees, fairways and greens were nice. Putts rolled true, fairways were in nice shape, all in all, not terrible. I don't believe we have a broom iron in the bag, Maybe we could carry an electric sweeper? LOL Have fun, stay safe out there!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/01/2020

Hello rsayage1. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Pine Ridge Golf Club

Played On 09/30/2019
2.0
Previously Played

Conditions have deteriorated steadily this year

Generally I enjoy playing this course, back tees, it can be a bit challenging on quite a few holes. Noticeable deterioration of conditions this past year. Aerated greens are taking well over a month to recover. Of course, this makes it impossible to score and or save par, though they still have a bit of pace to them, I like Fast greens .
Tee boxes and Fairways again have deteriorated over the course of the season. Pace of play of course is hit or miss depending on what's going on in front of you. Skipping a hole or two is par for the course of late..
This is a great track that is enjoyable to play. Hopefully they get their act together going into next season. I will not be visiting again this season

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/16/2019

Appreciate your honest feedback. We take customer concerns very seriously and do our best to provide a great experience in the shop, on course and after a round. We'd like to continue this conversation with you about our course conditions. Please reach out to use at info@pineridgegc.com to further discuss. Thank you.

Peninsula Golf Club

Played On 05/09/2019
2.0
Previously Played

Seriously? 9 holes, 3.5 hours

My title says it all. Greens were bumpy and long in the tooth, hairy. Looks good from a distance, until you get close. Yikes!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average

North Ridge Golf Club

Played On 09/10/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not bad for a quick 9

Overall - OK
Carts are gas - loud and unresponsive
Course is somewhat tight - lots of trees, very pretty.
Grounds were well taken care of, but that might be due to 1/3 of the course being roped off, as in NO Carts.
Lots of construction going on - new homes, very sloppy looking outside of the course
Fairways and greens were nice. Some blind shots, a little course knowledge is always helpful. Found it easy enough, but I was hitting it straight that particular day. LOL
For a quick -2 hour round, I was by myself, it was more than do-able. I can imagine it will take longer with a group and more people on the course, but not that day (thank you very much).
Greens rolled pretty true. Could be a touch faster. I found very tricky little breaks that needed a close read.
So, if you have tunnel vision, pretty. If you're looking around, not so much. I heard it was an 18 hole track, making room for home building. It looks like it, but the course itself, not too bad. Have fun.

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

The Champions Club at Summerfield

Played On 03/26/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Friendliest Staff, awesome people, awesome place

Excellent! If I summed it up like that, sweet and simple, you'd get it. But, the people there were amazingly kind, patient and gracious. I was a bit late for my time, but they figured it out without blinking. The ladies inside the clubhouse were sweet, very kind. The head pro was a true gent. The course was great, well maintained, fast and true greens, fast and firm fairways. Place was being maintained while we played, but they always stopped and let you play your shot. Very impressed. This is how it should be everywhere. They understand that you took the time to grace their facility. It seems that they get it. Highly recommended if you are in the area. Very pretty too once you're out there. Rich Sayage

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/16/2015

Hi there! We are so glad you enjoyed playing at the Champions Club. We do our best to keep our course maintained and our staff is more than happy to help in any way they can. We can't wait to see you on your next round!

Green Valley Country Club

Played On 12/09/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Excellent all around...lot of fun

Great course, interesting holes, lies and visuals. Greens were pure if a touch slow, but no worries. You'll have a lot of fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy

Great Rock Golf Club

Played On 10/13/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Fast Greens makes for a slippery slope

A course like this makes you appreciate a good putter with soft hands. They were lightning, re-teaching me to be super soft in the hands. It was a good lesson. By the 4th hole I was good to go. From there, precise clubs, knowing when to club down, using the slopes of the fairways to your advantage, all came into play. The course has so much character, elevated tees, beautiful scenery, sloping fairways and greens. It really was a treat to play her again, after a year away. The course was in excellent condition, especially for one played so much. She deserves to be treated well. It's an excellent layout, a great piece of land, one that I'm glad was resurrected from it's closing early in 2014. Go enjoy and fix your divots and ball marks, people!

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

Pine Hills Country Club

Played On 10/10/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice course, played, but nice

I had a good time with 3 other guys I paired up with, all could play a bit. Pace of play was superb. Course is played a bit, so I have to say it was in pretty good condition all things considered. They've already done their aeration and dressing , where the course is coming along nicely. She can be challenging if you don't know where to club down off the tee. A few blind shots. Nothing crazy. Greens were moving at a good pace, so care needs to be taken with short game and putting. In all a good time in mid-October. Brisk conditions, a little overcast, and we had some fun. Overall, an enjoyable round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
3.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Good Course, too bad the back 9 is a circus show on the greens

Nice little course. Easily played with long irons, hybrids and irons. Fairways could have shorter grass for nice runs on shots. There were issues, concerning pace of play and then the greens, especially on the back 9.

Pace of play issues: The course actually played fine, but it could play quicker. Roping off 75-100 yards of fairway before the greens does not allow for ease and quickness of play. There were numerous times my playing partners, double digit handicappers, were not making their approaches and had to walk back to their shots from the green and then back to the green. This could take 3-5 minutes additional time, easily. I understand protecting the areas around the greens, but 100 yards of it? Not reasonable, and short-sighted.

Greens: Circus show. That's what I remember thinking when I hit the back 9. I get the usage of upper and lower tiers, but the severity and the number of tiers on one green? You have to see it to believe it. Number 10, 11 and 12, and then a few others going to 18. At first glance, you say, hey, this is pretty cool. It gets tired real fast. I enjoyed the front 9. Fair and interesting. There was one hole, I think 16, where there is an actual spine, looks like a whale's back running vertically thru the green. Miss to one side, and you have this ridiculous putt over a severe and sharp mound that will run away from the hole no matter what you do. When you see it, you'll understand.

If not for these 2 issues, I would give this course excellent marks. I found it otherwise interesting, with some character. She was a little played, fairways and greens, but given her usage, in pretty good condition.

Play it to say you did so, but I'll wager you won't be eager to go back any time soon.

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

Sandpiper at Spring Lake Golf Club

Played On 09/24/2014
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Walked off ...slow play...no management on course

1st nine holes took almost 3 hours on a Wednesday late AM tee time? Seriously? Impossible to play with any rhythm. Walked off after 9 holes. No one attempted to control pace of play. Just pack 'em in, put 'em on, and collect your greens fees and cart fees. Nice. First time I've been, last time I'll be.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not bad, good value, interesting holes, shortish, small greens

Quite a few blind shots, no directional bias from the tees. A 200 - 150-100 stake in the middle of the fairway would be helpful. Small greens, some cool contours, interesting holes in general. As a whole, it was okay. I wouldn't rush up there to go play, but a decent outlet in a pinch. Rich

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate

Willow Creek Golf & Country Club

Played On 10/15/2012
3.0

Very pretty, fairly challenging

Nicely maintained, staff a bit of a problem. Tee times not adhered to while starter was just shooting people off without regard to pace of play or grouping 4 at a time. Thus, 2 -3 -4 -2-3 player groups going out meaning wait wait wait. Seriously, a good club knows how group players. Otherwise, nice greens, fast and true, tight fairways, long bunkers :-) Not for less than capable players

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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