18-HOLE COURSE

(photo courtesy oysterbaytown.com)

Ranked No. 6 in our Top 30

Pro: Doug Miller, PGA

General Information: 516-677-5980
Pro Shop: 516-682-4776
Wait Times (starter): 516-677-5977
Reservations:  516-677-5961, reserved tee times can only be made by tee-time members, call for info
Run by: Town of Oyster Bay
Open: April - December, Closed Mondays
Available for Outings: yes
Memberships: are available to both Residents &
Non-Residents. Call for details
USGA Computer ‘handicap’ system available: yes       
Cost: $20
Credit Cards accepted: none
Discounts: for junior & senior residents and also
for twilight play
Pull carts: n/a for rental.   Bring your own
Gas carts - for two
Member  - $30
Non-member - $40
Restrictions: min. age 15, soft spikes only
Club Rentals: yes

Amenities:  
Pro Shop: yes, full service
Lessons: yes    Clinics: yes
Driving Range: yes, 20 stalls
Practice Putting Greens: yes     
Practice Chipping Area: yes
Lockers / Showers: yes, for men & women
Clubhouse: yes    Restaurant: yes
Bar / Lounge: yes
Snack Bar: on course at 8th hole

Website: http://oysterbaytown.com/departments/parks/golf-course

GOLF COURSE

Built: 1988 
Architect: Tom Fazio

Description: With some of the tightest fairways on Long Island, this seemingly shortish tract plays a lot longer than the yardage on the scorecard.  With rolling terrain & great stands of  trees, almost all tee shots require both length and accuracy.  The greens are small & normally undulating, if not drastically tiered.  The front nine plays a bit tougher, but the back shows its teeth on the closing three holes. Each is a par-4 playing over 440 yards through tight, well-bunkered fairways to small, multi-tiered greens.  The fairway on the 17th cuts a swath through beautiful huge pines and the staff likes to say it wouldn’t look out of place at Augusta National. 

Signature Hole: #4.  A 414 yard (back tees), par 4.  Tee shot plays downhill to a hidden fairway, then doglegs right, around a spectacular bunker complex and marches uphill to a very difficult 3-tiered green that sits at least 60 feet above the fairway.  The fairway is narrow and heavily tree-lined, par here is a good score.  
Comments: I’ve never played a course with tighter fairways...Punishing, if you don’t hit it straight.  I spent all day hitting out from behind trees, and I couldn’t have enjoyed it more ... Defintiely not for beginners ... In great shape and a real test of course management ... The greens really required a deft touch, not just for chipping and putting, but for all approach shots ...  Always a special treat for my son and me whenever we play here.  It’s a beauty, and without a doubt one of our all time favorites.  Public golf with the private touch.  Wonderful variety of holes, each offering a different challenge.

Directions: Distance from Manhattan approximately 33 miles.
LIE (east) to Exit 44N (Seafood/Oyster Bay Expwy, Rte 135), go north to Rte. 25 East.  At 3rd traffic light, Southwoods Rd. (go left), 1/2 mile to club on left.

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