Douglaston Golf Course — Local services in New York

The golf course itself is interesting and you will most likely use every club in the bag. The reasons for 3 stars are as follows... First, you must pay to park. It's only $2.75 but still, c'mon. Second, they actually don't honor tee times! They'll charge you extra for making a tee time, but just know a 1pm tee time means you'll probably tee off around 1:45pm. It's crazy and the only course I can think of that regularly does this. Third, nobody and I mean nobody fixes ball marks on the greens. For some reason, I've seen some of the worst players on a golf course so luckily the longer approaches don't have many ball marks anyway. The shorter holes look like the surface of the moon. Because it's a pretty short course, I think a lot of new golfers play here. That by itself would be fine if these people knew to either pick it up and drop it next to their buddy, and keep up with the group in front of them. 5 hour rounds are the norm, and remember, it's a shorter par 67 course so it plays at least an hour longer than it should. Should be a fun little course, but most likely you'll be so glad to finally finish the round and get out of there. When they're sending out groups every 8 minutes, it'll drive you crazy when the group in front of you falls 2 holes behind! I thought that's what...

A great venue! Truly a gem of the GolfNYC group (Van Cortland GC, Kissena Park GC, and Forest Park GC, are the others). I played on a gorgeous Sunday, so it did play a little long (5-hrs), but usually, you can round this course in 4-hrs.

This is a short, yet challenging course. The entire facility is well maintained with friendly staff. Ed and Jason at the front desk were extremely helpful, and the starters were very attentive, as well. The rangers made sure the players moved at a good pace.

They have a decent snack bar with hot dogs, sandwiches, and drinks fully stocked--all at reasonable prices. The parking lot has a charge of 3$, which is normal at most GolfNYC venues.

All in all, a great course with fantastic landscapes and challenging holes! A must play course!

ALSO, a bit of an inconvenience, however, it’s the club’s policy: you have to give a piece of (state/city) ID when you get a cart key; just DON’T FORGET TO RETRIEVE IT WHEN YOU RETURN...

I don't golf but the sledding was excellent. There is a spot with many hills that provides hours of fun for beginner to advanced sledders. It is very enjoyable and I go every time it snows enough. I usually stay for hours on end rushing down the snowy slopes. There are some trees to watch out for though. Also if your sled falls into a watertrap it is gone forever. The fences help this though. This is a prime sledding location in my neighborhood. Gave 4 stars due to my lack of ability to enjoy the golfing that happens 350 days a year there but the place is still awesome In conclusion I would recommend this awesome place for any sled, toboggan or snowtube enthusiasts. Sorry for the essay. Summed up in...