Carroll Park Golf Course

I have been golfing here twice/​week, all summer and taking private lessons with their golf pro, Mitch. It was a great course to learn on. First, Mitch has been so very helpful in taking me from a non-​golfer to someone who could maybe pass as barely mediocre but probably hold my own with friends or business acquaintances. At least I would be worse than whomever I am playing with so perhaps they will feel badly for me and give me the business. Mitch walked us through all the basics at our first lesson (making a tee-​time and those unspoken rules, what you are expected to wear/​bring and gold etiquette.) Throughout the summer we graduated from putting lessons, sand and pitching wedges, drivers, how to play a sand trap, the proper way to hold a club, where to place the ball in your stance, etc. I learned a lot and when I go play now I hear Mitch’s voice in the back of my head, kindly coaching me through my swing.
The course is 9-​holes and can easily be walked or ridden. Other than the course looking a little swamp like in places after a rain, its very pretty and provides some challenges. There are par 3, 4 and 5s but it’s not too difficult. I get abut a 6 – 8 on each hole and am happy with keeping my score in the single digits. The course is sandwiched on three sides by a scrap yard, a warehouse and I-​95. But mostly you can only «hear» these distractions and not see them as you are playing. Hole 8 is my favorite because at the end of it is a random trailhead that you can go on a nice scenic hike through.
The prices are VERY fair. $ 25 for a private lesson for an hour (and Mitch often ended up playing with us for longer. He’s a really talented golfer, btw.) or $ 18 – 22 to play. I’m bored after 9-​holes so this is the perfect course for me. They also rent clubs, sell tees, balls, beer and hot dogs. After coming here all summer long I feel very at home and happy I was able to play and learn here.

This is a very nice golf course when you don’t have the time to play 18 holes. The fee is easy on the pockets and I enjoy walking the course. My wife doesn’t like me coming here, but I’ve never had any problems playing here. The chipping area is great for working on the short game.

I enjoyed playing 9 holes here. The course is in surprisingly good condition considering the rough winter we had and the number of golfers who play here.
It’s an easy course to walk. The pace of play was good on a very busy Saturday.
It’s not a challenging course but one that’s enjoyable for infrequent golfers.
I’ll play here again.

First place i ever played a half round of golf. Went with some guys from work and had a decent time. The grass is bad and there is trash everywhere but it’s a city park. Nice place to practice for the cheap. Yes there were locals just cutting through the course but that’s the charm. Beer and food (711 style rolling hot dogs) are available. Leave the snobs at home.

I, for one, love going to Carroll Park. The previous review is right – it’s not for those who are expecting Pebble Beach. It’s a community golf course. And, while it is in an industrial area of town, it’s nowhere near as dangerous or as disorganized as he would have you believe. There’s a lot of different people who come out to Carroll Park, with one thing in common: they just want to play.
Soapbox moment – if you’re afraid of city things, like pitbulls, having to make sure you’re aware of yourself at all times, and running into people who don’t look or sound like you – stay in the damn suburbs.
For a city golf course, a place that is inexpensive, friendly, and quick to get to, this place is OK in my book.

if there is a golf god, then this course is the anti golf.
yes, its that bad.
pack a helmet, mace, and bullet proof vest to play here.
the helmet is for balls flying everywhere
— this is a place for beginners that have never been to a range. theres no way of knowing where the ball ends up
the mace is to protect you from surrounding resident hoods walking their pit bulls on the ‘course’
the bullet proof vest?
— let me explain it this way, it use to be a 12 hole course. #10 and #11 were tucked away in a valley wedged between i95 and the ghetto. you can shout all you want, no one will hear you. the perfect place to be robbed, shot, and both robbed and shot.
the course itself is a driver and a sand wedge on every hole. you might pull a 9 iron for their longest par 3.
the staff is disorganized, and then they take their frustration on you
the food?
a room with vending machines. there is a counter that serves something, but one look at the place, and you feel safer with a snickers from the $ machine
im embarass to say that ive been there
do i have to give a star?