South Shore Golf Course

Excellent price on golf now for a late afternoon round
$ 28 with a cart is a great deal
Course was in great shape, tee boxes could use a bit of work
Greens and fairways were perfect
Interesting course with a few short par fours and some fun dog legs
Staff was very friendly
Will definitely play again

NYC Best kept secret… After not playing golf for over 18yrs, I started up again this past June. I always liked the layout of this course, but remembered what bad shape it had always been in. But I decided to give it a try anyway. Make a long story short, I was shocked that the course is in such great shape… Played there today 8÷26÷14 and was annoyed but thankful at the greens keeper and his staff for working on the course while I was trying to play. These guys were all over the course.
I can remember hitting on green outdoor carpeting because the tee boxes where so bad back in the day, but not anymore…
Spoke to some of the regulars that play at South Shore and they have told me that they’ve done a lot of great work in the past few years to get this course in great shape…
The course does have a place called the boxwood restaurant… Whats cool is you can call them at the 8^th tee and place an order to have ready when you make the club house turn. Another nice thing about this course and this is a secret so keep it to yourself, people don’t realizes what great shape this course is, so its not crowded. The all think they have to goto LaTourette or Dyker to be real golfers… South Shore is the place to be and if you don’t agree with me, great!!! That’s one less person I have to what to hit in front of me… lol
Hope this helps, Give it a try…

Played two Sundays ago. Have played here the two previous years and enjoyed the course, nice layout and condition. This time it was in horrible condition, most greens have no grass, just sand based. Fairways and tees especially on the back nine were mostly grassless. Don’t bother making reservations because they let walk ons go ahead of you even as your time is bypassed. Probably will be unplayable till next year.

This is the worse NYC Muni golf course. Stay away from this place. If you’re in Staten Island, go to La Tourette:
Here are the reasons why:
1. The greens are so so at best. You can have a hole that’s well maintained then another hole which is all beaten up.
2. The course does not have a restaurant or carts selling drinks and food. Since South Shore is in the middle of nowhere, your closest store for drinks/​food is ~1 mile away at the BP gas station.
3. The course does not have water coolers or any type of service. There are like 4 water fountains across 18 holes. Since there are no restaurants or stores at the course, good luck playing here in the summer.
4. This place also charges a cart fee if you want to replay. No one does that. Replay are generally 50% of the original green fees minus cart since you’ve already paid for the cart the first time. This place is just double dipping since they can’t bring anyone to their course.
5. It smells. Since you’re so close to the landfill, you’ll smell trash on a hot humid day.
The only bright spot about this course is the pace. You can probably finish 18 in 4 hours. Then again, there’s a reason why no one goes to this course.

I have to agree with the last review — this course is a mess after it rains. I’m willing to give it another shot, but my first impression was not a great one.

Pretty awesome golf course. Nice rolling fairways with greens that are relatively easy to play. The only time this course is a mess is right after rain. There are a lot of low lying areas. One of my favorites is a short par 3 that is essentially just a giant hill but with a decent shot with the 9 iron you’re money. Nice course.