Forest Park Golf Course — Attraction in New York

Forest Park was my first time golfing in New York. I am coming from South Carolina and I golfed there a good bit.

I am a 10 handicap in SC and I shot an 87 on my first time for reference.

Forest Park is a very short course, with two drivable par 4's and a par 5 on 18 that will leave you 100 yards from the green with a halfway decent drive. The fairways are very narrow and the OVERHANGING TREES are definitely be a strategic obstacle! If you want to score low, you need keep the ball low. The grass is a little long, fairways could be cut a little shorter and the greens are a little fuzzy.

It sometimes feels like a shooting range rather than a golf course, one of my playing partners getting hit with a ball and my cart getting grazed around three times. People are all over the place, and the average skill level is extremely low. One random partner scored 90s, the other two scored 100s easily. You will hear fore being yelled all day.

Pace of play is very fast and the flow is actually pretty efficient despite how busy it is. I kinda like that, although I think it might be a little calmer with less people. I went on the weekend, so there's that.

Is it a challenge? For a par 70 course, yes! It tested my driving accuracy, irons, and chipping. A texas wedge out of the greenside rough here is impossible, you have to chip it at a very steep angle. The bunker on hole one has a fly problem, but the other bunkers are actually really fluffy. There's also a few elevated greens that give you a blind shot into the pin, pretty cool!

I can't wait to go back and work on my game here. I think Forest Park, despite it's admitted flaws, could be a great place to improve as a golfer or maybe just get introduced to this...

Played October 12th, 2023

Nice track, a great scoring opportunity for better golfers and a relatively easy place to get better at the game.

Forest Park is your average city course. At just over 6,000yds from the back tees, it is shorter in length than what you find at a normal course.

A major issue which appears to be finally being addressed is the tee boxes. On many holes, it has literally been dirt for many years. However, beautiful looking tees with fresh sod are just a few weeks away from being ready to play!

The greens were not exactly in the best condition they could be. They were not blown or rolled on this visit, so they were rather slow and bumps seemed to be normal. If you play a lot of rolled greens, they are painfully slow.

Pace of Play was reasonable. About a 4 hour 15 minute round. Weekend times are known to get out of hand, so just beware.

For $52 plus a $40 cart (split two ways), it is an okay price if you don’t want to travel...

Easily one of the worst courses in the tristate area. Played on a empty (after 1pm) weekday in November. Starter said no one is here so go out whenever you want. Sure thing! easy enough. Well what happens when you just let people go out whenever they want? 1 solo guy, 1 solo guy, 1 solo guy, 2 walkers, 2some, 2 some are all waiting on the 4th tee. Add in a short layout + newbie golfers who are looking for balls under leaves = 2.5 hr front 9 with a 10min+ wait at each tee. Conditions are also terrible. Leaves on every green, tons of divets on greens, tees are just dirt, ranger drives around but does nothing. I saw people leaving the course mid way just fed up with the wait and conditions. In comparison, Van Courtland is miles better and we all know how bad Van Courtland can be.

This used to be my home course so it holds a special place in my heart but in Fall of 2024, it's really a shell of itself. The course and management should be...