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Fairways are wide, giving you a good chance to put the ball in play. Missing the fairway will cost you, the rough is thick, and there is a lot of natural grasses that you will lose your ball in. Good mix of moderately easy holes and challenging holes. Several holes look intimidating from the tee, use the yardage book they provide, it helps a lot. Greens are fairly small, but they really very well. Lot os slope on the green and they were pretty fast when we played, even though it had rained a lot recently. Course was in great condition and visually interesting, definitely recommend.

It is a tough course, but it is beautiful, interesting, and worth the pain. Each hole has character and is very memorable in its own way. Only one hole has water, but there is plenty of danger with the well placed, and plentiful bunkers, tree trouble, and the penalizing rough. First hole is elevated with a beautiful view and is an appropriate start to what will be a memorable round. I often play as a single and get paired up here and several times I played with people that traveled to try it for the first time. In every case they all said it lived up to expectations. It is not beautiful in the way a course on the ocean is, but it is beautiful in its design, forest setting, and toughness. When you look at each hole they feel more substantial than most other courses. Course is long and I hit more bunker shots here than on any other course, greens can also be tough to read and are usually pretty fast. But the course conditions are excellent (unless you catch them during some maintenance). Beautiful fairways and greens, the conditions stand up to the elite status of the course. For a municipal course (or private for that matter) it is a great course, unique and challenging, and a great experience. Worth the effort!

I usually play early in the morning and pace of play is around 4 1/2 hours, imagine it is longer later in the day but can't comment on that.

Course is unique among public courses in the area. Has a links style feel to it, though not exactly a links course. Not a lot of trees, but I seem to find them on the holes that do have them. Rough is pretty thick and penal, you want to make an effort to stay out of it. There is also a lot of fescue and other types of tall natural grasses that make for a lot of trouble if you are off course (I usually lose more balls here than at other courses). Greens are in good condition but not great, They are a little bumpy, but they are pretty fast. As others have mentioned pace is pretty slow, even when I play a round that seems quicker than normal it is 5 hours, and sometimes longer. Rangers are nice but don't see them doing anything to move the pace of play along.

Overall it is an interesting layout with some split fairways, elevation changes, different grasses, and some easy holes that provide opportunity and others that are very challenging.

I would recommend this course, but if you are not a resident of North Hempstead it is very expensive and probably not worth it. Even for residents it is currently $90 with cart (required on weekends), not a bargain.

This course is open to residents of Lake Success that join as members. I went with a member on this day and enjoyed the course a lot. It has a lot of tight fairways, very thick rough, and pretty fast greens. There is some water around the course that you also have to look out for. I was having trouble with my driver and lost a lot of balls in the rough, it was deep enough that you couldn't find the ball in the regular rough some times. Course is in very good condition and is a good challenge with a nice variety of holes. If you get a chance to play it is definitely worth it.

This is a city course and they keep it in good condition. I had not played in in a while and was very surprised at how good the condition of the course was. It is a short course (par 67) so you should be able to score really well. Lot of par 3s so if you are hitting the greens you will fair well. There are some challenging holes with some blind shots, but most are pretty straightforward. As with all courses if you are hitting it straight you will be good, especially here as that creates some excellent scoring opportunities. The rough is pretty thick on some holes so better off hitting shorter clubs straighter, especially given the short length. It is nice to throw this course in now and then compared to some of the more difficult courses in the area, lets you feel like you are better than you are :)

Played both the Links and Mystic courses and was very impressed. Links course is the lesser of the two but still nice. It is not visually dramatic but it is very hilly with tight greens. I wasn't hitting it straight that day and I paid for it. The rough is thick and the greens are challenging to hit even from the fairway. Several blind shots making a caddy worthwhile.
The Mystic course is the championship course and has hosted PGA events in the past and it shows. Visually dramatic course with great views and interesting holes with a lot of character. Par 5s were very challenging and visually stunning, especially on the back 9. Caddy again was very helpful here as the greens were hard to read, there are some blind shots, and the distances didn't always play as listed. The course saves the best for last though as it has 3 amazing finishing holes. I read that these are the architects (Pete Dye) favorite three finishing holes of all of his courses, and I can see why. First is a dramatic par 5 to a green surrounded by mostly water. Then a long par 3 over water with the green running along the water on the left side. And the final is a dramatic par 4 with a long uphill tee shot with a dramatic drop off on the left and bunkers on the right. Course still has a huge scoreboard behind 18 which adds to the drama.