Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Courses Reviews Summary

Course Conditions

Pros:

• "The tee boxes and fairways were well kept and the greens were all in great shape."
• "Played Split Rock for the first time this year (2023) and found the course to be in great shape."
• "Split Rock is by far the nicest NYC muni course."
• "Course condition was excellent. Traps were freshly raked, fairways cut and greens rolling smooth and true."
• "Been playing Pelham Bay early morning with the sunrise often this summer. The conditions of the course are pristine! Especially the greens!!!"
• "Course is in good shape. Has some challenging greens with tiers and slopes."
• "Pelham Bay is in good shape, although the poor drainage means that when it rains hard there will be puddles for days."

Cons:

• "The bunkers were overrun with weeds and there was crabgrass on some of the fairways."
• "The greens need work. At times there were tire marks and a lot of sand filled divots the size of a city pot hole."
• "The sand traps were in very bad shape though - quite hard packed and weeds growing in them."
• "The course was as expected for a public course however the mosquitoes were unbearable."
• "The actual course is very poorly maintained. The sand traps were hard and had grass growing from them. The greens were beat up."
• "The faraway grass in places looks like it never saw water. Poorly repaired spots."
• "Every green was littered with ball marks making putting a chore."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The new crew at Pelham/Split Rock are getting it right!"
• "Retirement party: The entire planning process was easy. John was very helpful."
• "Starters went from surly to welcoming and amusing."
• "Where do I begin? John and Jessica went above and beyond for my welcome baby shower."
• "The staff in the pro shop and grill areas was extremely pleasant and professional."
• "John and his team did a great job."
• "We just had our engagement party over this past weekend and WOW what an amazing time!! The food was delicious, the staff was great!!"

Cons:

• "The staff were high school kids that demonstrated no class when we asked for help."
• "Do not use Golf Now to make your reservation. They don't accept it and charge you twice."
• "Completely unprofessional course staff with extremely long wait times."
• "Pro shop stuff very unfriendly!"
• "Between the 4 staff members sitting in carts, not once did I see them driving around to make sure pace of play was on time."
• "Person behind the front desk didn't know how to use the golf software, couldn't give me a tee time price."
• "Noone was seeing to our guests needs. Noone email showed them were everything was."

Pace and Playability

Pros:

• "The pace of play was fast even though the group in front of us were walking and we rode on carts."
• "My friend and I went out at 10 am as a twosome with a cart and finished in 3 1/2 hours!"
• "The layout and pace of play is generally pretty great for a busy NYC golf course."
• "I think the pro shop did a great job getting everybody out there."
• "Played Pelham 3 times now and had an amazing experience all 3 times!"