Forest Park Golf Course

Hunter Bliss

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 wonderful game.

bruce wilson

Nice layout, awesome greens.. Cons; 3 ball washers on entire course. Bring water on weekdays especially if you walk. No portable water on the course. Friendly staff. Low handicappers will score here. Alotta guys playing the tips when should be playing the vaginals.. 4 hour round.

Peter Thek

The course offers 15 - 20 minutes to play a hole. Expect to play fast... Greens and T boxes are close, expect incoming from players from the other direction.... Four !!

jaswinder singh

I wish I can give 0 star, golf course is really bad shape, tee area is bad, fairways bad, greens are worst to play. Poor management, supervisor or manager has to take better steps to improve the conditions. We are paying bunch of dollars to play, totally waste of money. Will never return to play unless they take care good care of the course.