google_ad_height = 250; No local tournaments listed for this course. Breathtaking Catskill Mountain views in, by far, one of the most outstanding championship golf courses in the Northeast! google_ad_slot = "1465711062"; Next one had duct tape holding it together. Because of the elevation change, the hole plays about 80 yards shorter than it looks so you may think youre going to drive the green. Blackhead Mountain The course rating is 69.9 and it has a slope rating of 133. The golf course features narrow fairways lined with trees and strategically placed bunkers frame the double-tiered greens. The course was designed in 1958around the same time, apparently, they last changed the entertainment lineup in the showroom. In 1996, Golf Digest rated the Concord, now owned by Westchester developer Louis Cappelli, as one of the best 100 courses available for public play in the country. google_ad_height = 90; It features not only an island green but also an island fairway, so I guess Im going to need to find some sort of pastel scuba suit with a little alligator on the breast pocket for the next time I go to play this course. course was in good shape, good and fun coursewell maintainedwould play it any time again BUT..before you go there take a good bath in mostly gnats and mosquito repellantthey will eat you alivethe course on its own a 4 or even 5..with the gnats 0, Very nice course with hilly sloping fairways. google_ad_width = 468; New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1000; www.mohonk.com. Lets face it: youre not getting through the trees or avoiding the rough, so just plan on that left-to-right cut shot from the tall grass to get back on the fairway and count on a six. //-->, , , Greenfield Center, NY It's a tough test, but the beautiful scenery alone is worth playing a round at Blackhead Mountain. You kind of get the feel that youre about to be an extra in some sort of B-level, golf-themed horror flick. Expect Tillinghastian tiny, fast greens surrounded by bunkers deep enough to lose a toddler in, as well as a fair number of blind shots. At 6,843 yards, the course is long enough to begin with but, because of the terrain, it plays even longer. Joe Finger also designed this course (sometimes called The Big G) as well as the. Kutshers remains in operation in much the same way that it always has. Thats crazier than paying retail! Tillinghast, who also designed Winged Foot. The courses signature hole, the 13th, accomplishes this with one of the very first island greens ever constructed. The Monhonk Resort is a throwback to a different era with a guesthouse that looks like something out of movie from the 20s. Would not recommend. Greens were in good shape. The resorts, in most cases, are only a shell of what they used to be, so the courses have taken over as the main source of revenue for these once-proud establishments. Add a tournament here. Its picturesque if youre a photographerbut a tad maddening if youre swinging at a little white dimpled ball.
The course is situated in the valley formed by the Shawangunk Mountains and, as is typical of Jones and Fazio, the natural landscape gives the course its feel. Book Tee Times Round Top, NY 12473, Blackhead Mt. The Borscht Belt may not be what it used to be, but theres still great golf. The resorts two courses are the 18 hole exective Sunny Hill Golf Course and the championship 18-hole Thunderhart Golf Course. Ellenville, NY (845) 647-6000; www.nevele.com. /* Link Unit Box */ As you can tell by the title it was a great time for me at Blackhead. Good course. Look out especially for the twin-trunked pine tree that stares at you from the middle of the 18th fairway about 60 yards off the green. google_ad_height = 250; Instead he took the natural lay of the land, used its changes in elevation, and decided to reward the duffer who could place shots and control where the ball went. Strategical shot placements are a must with obstacles such as water hazards, bunkers, doglegs, two-tier greens and narrow, tree-lined fairways. On 13 and 15, youll have to deal with a lake off the tees and then, if you clear the water, youre going to have to hit long shots to uphill greens. Jones loved to tweak his nose at golfers by incorporating naturally occurring obstacles, and youll find plenty of those on his Blue C. Blackhead Mountain Lodge and Country Club, Round Top, NY (518) 622-3157; www.blackheadmtn.com. There you are, heading up the mountain to get to the course, and what you see is the abandoned buildings of what used to be the famed Grossingers Resort.
The 5 hours made it really rough. I was informed of that prior to teeing off. The golf course was designed by USGA architect Nicholas Psiahas.
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