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New York City Course Map

There are 16 public golf courses in New York City. Queens has the most courses (6), followed by the Bronx (5), Staten Island (3), and Brooklyn (2). There are no courses in Manhattan. This map depicts the outline of the property for each of the courseAs – the variation from site to site is striking. 

[naplesgolfguy]

Naples Beach Hotel Owners Switch Gears In Legal Battle Over the Future Of The Resort. Instead of an outright dismissal of a pending lawsuit, they're asking for a summary judgement in their favor. ⛳

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[willnunnally]

Made the most of my Milwaukee ELCA week golfing three times before heading home. Lincoln Park Golf Course, Two Oaks Golf Course and the excellent @lawsoniagolf #publicgolf #wisconsin @usga (at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1C9JfMpEBG/?igshid=ri06hvxw51x8

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GolfToons 59 - Meet Hamilton "Chip" Lagwell III

When non-golfers conjure up images of golfers they tend to envision someone like Hamilton Lagwell III, fondly referred to as “Chip”.

One of those guys often found at private country clubs or expensive destination golf resorts. We all know the type, but do they really exist?

Possibly, but that specimen is a preconceived notion based on prejudice, and as we know, far from reflecting the golfing population overall.

Our Chip may be blonde, tanned, well-groomed and always sporting the popped collar, but appearances can be deceiving. Chip meets all the visual criteria of the golf snob poster boy, but there is more to his story. 

Not to be confused with his father, Hamilton Lagwell II, known to all as “The Chipper”, our Chip holds a job, and his lifestyle is far from extravagant. 

The money is gone.  His days at the club are now only memories of a gilded childhood.  When ‘The Chipper’ left this world, he willed his son a love for golf and not much else.   

Chip enjoys the company of the casually clad, he finds them “intriguing”.  While his focus is on the game at hand rather than the style of his playing partners.  Chip has much in common with the ‘common golfer’, but old habits die hard.

Meet Hamilton “Chip” Lagwell III

[ofamericanblood]

When the putting green is right across from the ocean everyday is sanding the greens. At least I got in some practice. #golf #municipalgolfcourse #publicgolf

[patrickkperrin]

Not to off in the future you'll host the world's greatest! #whyilovethisgame #golf #golfcourse #golfpics #upperleftusa #seattle #washington #pga #chambersbay #publicgolf

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Rock Spring Golf Club

I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews about Rock Spring Golf Club. This year, I finally made the day trip from the City to West Orange, New Jersey to play.

The course, designed by the legendary Seth Raynor, is incredible. The greens are absolutely massive, and they are generally guarded by collections of deep, picturesque bunkers. So while the tee shots are mostly fair and forgiving, you have to hit precise approach shots to score well. Overall, the course is fun, interesting, and filled with compelling angles and memorable long lag putts. 

Unfortunately, I played on a cloudy day so I couldn’t capture any photos of the New York City skyline, which is usually visible from the course. Hopefully next time!

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Biarritz at Mosholu

The undulation of the 9th green at Mosholu in the Bronx, an example of a Biarritz hole.

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CityParks Junior Golf Center

Last year, I had the opportunity to visit the only public course in Brooklyn that I've never played - the CityParks Junior Golf Center. If you've ever played Dyker Beach Golf Course, you may have noticed the Junior Golf Center's 6th hole behind a chain-link fence that runs along the edge of Dyker Beach's 14th hole.

Simply put, the Junior Golf Center is fantastic. The facility includes a 6-hole golf course with holes ranging from approximately 40 – 115 yards; massive putting and chipping greens, including an enormous practice bunker surrounding the latter; numerous covered hitting bays; and a clubhouse learning center. The Center is open to juniors ages 6-17, and instruction and academies are available free of charge. Check the Center's website for more information about how to register.

The clubhouse includes a list of all the holes in one made at the course since 2010 – 42 in total! I wonder how many will be added to the list in 2023?

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NYC Skyline as Seen from Kissena

A fantastic sunset over the 2nd green at Kissena Park Golf Course with the Manhattan skyline visible on the horizon.

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CityParks Junior Golf Center - Hole 4

Last year, I posted about two holes in New York City that are strategically similar to the 12th hole at Augusta National. This follow-up post includes one additional hole that presents similar challenges – the 4th hole at CityParks Junior Golf Center. A bunker long and left of the green gathers pulled approach shots that fly too far. The hill to the right of the green kicks pushed approach shots that come up short into a former bunker area. And because the green angles from front left to back right, players must hit precise tee shots to get close to the pin.

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I’ve been meaning to make the short trip across the Hudson River to Jersey City to play the nine-hole Skyway Golf Course, which opened in 2019. While it’s located outside of the five boroughs, I really wanted to see the views of lower Manhattan from the course. The views of One World Trade Center were amazing. Pictured here is the skyline as seen when standing behind the second green and from the third fairway.

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Forest Park Golf Course - Hole 5

The 5th hole at Forest Park Golf Course in Queens is one of the most severe doglegs in the City. Typically, doglegs offer players a choice: try to hit, in the words of Bernard Darwin, a “long and daring driver” along the curve of the hole to leave a short approach shot, or play a tee shot safely down the middle leaving a longer second shot. No such choice is available on the 5th hole, though, because the trees to the right of the tee are simply too tall and dense to try to cut the corner. Instead, to reach the green in regulation, players must hit two long and straight shots, each approximately 200 yards. The second shot is especially demanding due to the severe slope that guards the left side of the hole and the hazard that runs along the right side of the fairway and green.

[naplesgolfguy]

SWFL Golf News: Golden Gate Golf Course is here to stay! Collier County Commissioners voted to move forward with Club Corp/BigShots Golf.⛳ It's one of the few public golf courses remaining in Naples.

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Naples Beach Hotel: Law firm recommends third party involvement to preserve golf course. ⛳

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ClubCorp/BigShots Golf back in mix for part of Golden Gate Golf Club property in Naples. So is The First Tee Program. Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved moving forward to negotiate with the company on the project⛳

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