Leatherstocking Golf Course and Pro Shop — Local services in Town of Otsego

In from out of town playing this beautiful course for the first time. Manageable from the back (green) tees at 6,400 yards. As advertised, #17 and #18 are the gems, with #11, a long par 5 up on the ridge line overlooking the lake a close third. Conditions were excellent, as expected. Greens were very firm, so front half of the green was a good bet for most holes. Bought the $8 yardage book, which it was definitely worth it and a nice souvenir. Pace of play at 8a on a vacation Wednesday was good at 3.5 hours, but could’ve been quicker. Staff were super efficient, kind, and helpful. Be aware: driving range is 5 mins down the road in your car (as others have noted). You buy tokens at the clubhouse and then get back in your car to go over to the range. Practice green is also across a couple holes away from #1 tee. So overall, I’d say get there at least 15 extra minutes before your round if you wanna warm up and get a feel for the greens.

Two main gripes: 1) there’s no colored flag or other system for pin locations, nor GPS in the cart. For me, just having a GPS watch and no rangefinder, and lots of elevated greens, it was hard to know how deep the pin was on more than half the holes. So basically, bring your rangefinder if you have one. 2) Price: for $135 (relative to the otherwise pretty reasonably priced courses around the area), I would have expected more amenities — no GPS in the carts as noted, never saw the beverage cart during our 8-11:30a round (and since you don’t pass the clubhouse at the turn, that’s even more of an issue), and no drinking water on the course anywhere.

Overall, glad I played this beautiful place, but will probably look for a different higher end course next time I’m visiting...

Played golf for the first time at Leatherstocking and I was impressed. The 18th finishing hole that runs along the lake is spectacular. The course will challenge you as missing greens will place a lot of pressure to save par as bogey or worse is likely if your short game isn't sharp.

Practice green is great for putting and chipping but allow extra time to hit some balls before your tee time as you have to drive to the practice range.

Overall, as far as a NY golf resort destination is concerned I find Leatherstocking to be a great pick along with the Sagamore in Lake George in Upstate NY. Looking forward to a...

Beautiful course. One of the most scenic I have ever played. You can see Otsego Lake from most holes. The course is pricey but I thought it was worth it. Course conditions were good. Greens were firm and have some slope in them. It’s an older course. It’s not very long and the holes are packed in together. Most of the greens are small and are well guarded with bunkers. One negative was the lack of a beverage cart and we were playing on a Saturday. The course never returns to the clubhouse after...