Three 9-HOLE COURSES

(photo courtesy of nysparks.state.ny.us/golf)

Pro: John Tong, PGA

General Information: 631-269-5351
Pro Shop: 631-544-0036
Reservations: 631-269-0707
Reserved tee times are available for a fee of $5 extra per person.  Call up to 7 days in  advance for NY State residents who are registered with their New York State Driver’s License.
Run by: NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Open: Year-round, weather permitting. Closed Monday & Tuesday in winter
Available for Outings: yes
USGA Computer ‘handicap’ system available: no
Credit Cards accepted: yes, MC, Visa.
Restrictions: children 11 to 16, must be accompanied by an adult. Non-metal spikes required & proper golf attire
Club Rentals: yes   
Discounts: NY State resident seniors, weekdays only.
Carts: Pull - $3 for 9, $3 for 18 holes   Power - $24 (for 2 people) for 9,  $36 (for 2 people) for 18

Amenities:  
Pro Shop: yes, full service       
Lessons: yes          Clinics: yes    
Driving Range: yes, 22 stalls
Practice Putting Greens: yes          
Practice Chipping Area: none
Clubhouse: yes       
Bar / Lounge: yes              
Lockers / Showers: none
Snack Bar: open at dawn, serving breakfast and lunch

Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/golf

27-HOLE GOLF COMPLEX

Built: 1962 - 1964        Architect: Alfred Tull
Description: This 27 hole golf facility sits on rolling north shore terrain, with many elevated tees and greens.  The entire facility is also heavily wooded and has a number of fairway and greenside bunkers.  Each course has its own unique character and any of them will provide a wonderful test of skill for the intermediate golfer.  

Comments: Red and Blue courses demand accuracy...if you don’t hit it straight you’ll spend the day in the woods.  Another terrific New York State facility.  Nicely maintained...heavily trafficked and can play very slowly, bring a little patience and you’re guaranteed to have a wonderful outing.


9-Hole BLUE Course

Description: Offers many doglegs and narrow, tree-lined fairways.  It’s considered to be the most
difficult of the three.

9-Hole GREEN Course

Description: The longest of the 3 courses is relatively flat and a bit more open than the others, with back to back par 5’s. 

Signature Hole: # 8.  This 485 yard par 5 is a dogleg left.  It plays from an elevated tee out to a low lying fairway with the dogleg about 350 yards out.  Only the longest hitters may reach the green in two and only after a long, well placed tee shot (to the right side of fairway). Three major traps come into play, one off the tee at the 200 yard mark in the left rough and the others just left & right of the elevated  green.  A true par 5 hole.

9-Hole RED Course

Description: Hilliest of the three.  Challenging, and if you don’t play it right, you’ll struggle with difficult lies.  
Signature Hole: #6.  A short, 345 yard, par 4.  From tee to green it’s very tight.  Your 2nd shot is to a small green surrounded by trees, left, right and rear.  Hit it straight or pay the piper.

Directions: Distance from Manhattan approximately 44 miles
LIE (east) to exit 53.  Take Sunken Meadow State Pkwy (also known as Sagtikos Pkwy.) north.  The park is at the end of the parkway.

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