Much more environmentally friendly than Red Lakes, Orange Lakes, and Purply-Crimson Toxic-Sludge…read moreLakes. It's nice that while the rest of us are paying $8 just to visit the beautiful lake the rich and upper-middle-class golfers get to do their thing just outside the pay section of the park. How convenient. Still it's a beautiful Golf Course. A shame that a big chunk of such a beautiful area was devoted to a golf course, but welcome to the human race. They are very eager to tell you that Robert Jones designed it. I'm glad it's such a well-designed and beloved course, because it's in one of the most naturally beautiful areas for a golf course anywhere. Anyway, the Golf Course itself is a 4-star course, with 3-star prices, and it averages out to 3 because I don't like that they take up a decent-sized chunk of this expensive national park, which everyone else has to pay to explore. But that's just me.

To Those Committed to Great Golf Experiences:…read more On Friday 9/1/2023, we played Green Lakes State Park Golf Course. I booked a tee time 7 days in advance and there was only a single open tee time available on Friday at 2:20 PM going into a busy Labor Day weekend. When we arrived at 12:20 PM a cancellation had just occurred and the PGA Professional Jeff Carson was kind enough to let us take the open time at 12:30 PM. His offer was much appreciated since we drove 2 hours and 20 minutes one-way from the Albany area and planned to return after golfing. The park and the grounds in the area of the golf course are in extraordinarily great condition that reflected a truly strong commitment to a regular schedule of well-timed and planned maintenance and upkeep. Green Lake State Park Golf Course stands out as one of the best, if not the finest, golf courses we have played in the last 10 years and that includes both public and private courses. We play between 50 and 75 rounds of golf in a typical year. The place is absolutely in immaculate and outstanding condition. The tee boxes, fairways and greens were perfectly groomed and manicured, the rough was fairly deep and challenging and the greens, well the greens were simply amazing; fast, very undulating with many severe and challenging breaks that were difficult to read, but the putting was quite fast and very true. The traps were well raked and maintained with ample amounts of sand. The layout was designed by famed golf course architect Robert Trent Jones in circa 1930 and he made full use of a dramatically beautiful wooded landscape with severe elevation changes to create a challenging (but fair) exciting layout that is as stimulating to play as it is beautiful to observe with its many scenic views of Green Lake and the surrounding forest where the park is located. The par 3's were all challenging, well protected by bunkers, but set at fair yardage lengths. The par 5's ranked among some of the most interesting holes on the course due to their dramatic changes in elevation and the par 4's were all reasonably long, often with doglegs that required executing difficult approach shots to well-bunkered greens and tough pin placements. The greens are a wide variety of sizes, but every one was rolling fast and loaded with interesting undulations, unusually large and sometimes multiple breaks, and great, very challenging, but fair pin placements. The course was in perfect condition and this would have been challenging enough to maintain if this were a lightly played private country club course, but this is a very fairly priced, extremely well-played, busy public golf course in a desirable State Park setting. The golf course is itself nothing short of a real jewel that NYS should be proud to list among its finest State Park golf offerings. The golf course, as great and enjoyable as it was, is only part of the story. I believe the clubhouse and all of the amenities went through a significant remodeling project in 2015 or 2016 and the end result is a really nice bar and a well run restaurant that offers a terrific menu with great drinks and an awesome view of Green Lake from the veranda located at an elevated point maybe 150 to 200 feet above the lake itself. The renovations to the facility and all the surrounding amenities just added to the first rate dining and golf experience. The restaurant/bar concession is known as Yards Grill and it is exceptionally well run with great food and well made drinks and a sizable menu with a wide range of meal choices. The one thing I would like to stress and add to this review is that this kind of experience doesn't just happen by accident. It begins and ends with the commitment the NY State Parks Department is making to have Green Lake State Park be an amazing destination and a truly great golf experience. That could not be reflected better than by the current PGA Professional Jeff Carson and the commitment of his entire dedicated team who operate and maintain this wonderful facility. Even on what had to be one of their busiest days, they operate a golf facility in a manner that is professional, friendly, kind, considerate, and truly customer service focused and oriented and from what we experienced and saw while we were there, that approach applies whether you are golfing there on a regular daily basis or just visiting on an occasional trip like we did. Kudos to Jeff Carson, the PGA Professional, and all involved with his team and thank you for a truly great golfing experience that stands out and will be memorable for a long time in the future. I cannot give Green Lakes State Park Golf Course a stronger recommendation or a higher rating to anyone who loves to play golf. This place is a 10 on a 5 scale in my book and this rating is truly well-earned and richly deserved! You won't regret playing at Green Lakes State Park Golf Course and/or eating at Yards Grill. Thanks so much! Jim Dombrowski Delmar, New York

Today was the first time visiting Pearl Gates Golf course. I took my son there to hit a bucket of…read moreballs the driving range as he's developing an interest in the sport. I was disappointed that there is no Pro nor do they offer lessons, but with all do consideration I'm pretty sure they are not set up for that. All in all, I was satisfied with the facilities and the price point. Absolutely nothing preventing me from a return visit. But, first I need to get him some lessons as it's been 20 years since I played and I do not want to teach him my bad habits.

Great little (mostly par 3) course An executive course with…read moremostly par 3s, a couple of par 4s, this short 9-hole is perfect for getting some short game and par 3 work in, and also great for bringing new golfers or family members, as it is casual and not crowded. There is also a driving range and putting / chipping practice area. I would recommend walking or pull cart, but they have golf carts if you want. I come here often when I am in town as it is a quick way to get some golf in, and bring friends for some casual golf.

Decent indoor stimulator, nothing too fancy. A bit pricey, but options are limited with the weather…read morehere. They do have a somewhat full bar, but don't expect any cocktails or garnishes. The staff member was very accommodating and friendly. You have to make an appt ahead of time during certain months.

Nice clean facility. Friendly and helpful staff. Reasonably priced. Great course selection.read more

Great course for the price, $14 for 9 holes. Pretty well kept up, the only thing I would suggest is…read moresand on the carts to fill divots. Had a great time playing greens are pretty quick. Kept up well.

I like the course and the layout. Seems a little pricey for what it is. Challenging greens…read moreespecially if you are above the hole

It's such a cool place but we had the meanest front desk lady ever! She never looked up from her…read morebook and we finished the course we hit it in the nose of the clown and got another game and she just said "What color ball?" while neve looking up from her book. We were the only people there and probably the only people there all day. It was a rainy day. She was the most miserable person I've ever met honestly. The course is cool and super fun just watch out for the lady.

My husband and I came here for a fun little date night and will absolutely be coming back. Fun for…read moreadults and kids, and absolutely beautiful course with lots of beautiful plants flowers, and little fountains as well as a stream. The course is very well maintained and it truly felt like we were in our own little world as we played mini golf. They also have an ice cream stand and a seating area to enjoy it.

Love it here, the course is always well kept and the staff is excellent: friendly and helpful. The…read morerestaurant has beautiful outdoor seating and plenty of space to host your next event. The pro shop is filled with lots of also golf goodies!

We ate here for dinner the other night. They have both covered and uncovered outdoor seating which…read moreis nice being right on the green. The food was really good. I've had both the Riggies and the Chicken Francaise. Both were very good. I order the Riggies mild and they were not spicy at all. I don't like spicy so this was perfect for me. You can also order them hot. Dinner came with salad. The menu said that dinners also came with rolls but we didn't get any. The chicken comes with two sides and they had a couple different options that sounded good. We were going to have dessert but they only had cannolis as an option :( A few other things worth noting, you can order off of the lunch or dinner menu for dinner which some might like. And they also do banquets and parties here! They have a large room that can accommodate a good size group.

Fun place for young kids to tube! 40" height limits so it was great for my 4 and 6 year old. It's…read more small, but we didn't fear injuries and our little 6 year old did the tubing and magic carpet herself feeling independent while it was small enough we could watch without worry. Friendly staff as well. Every person was kind and generous.

Great little place for snow tubing. We had heard about this place and decided to try it out on a…read morevery mild Winter day. Glad they had the 'walker' to bring the kids up the hill for more snow tubing fun. I like that it seems you can bring your own food or buy it there. We didn't know that beforehand, but their food prices were reasonable. I appreciate the option as sometimes it'd be nice to be more economical, but still come out to snow tube.