Golf In Queen's
The most diverse of all the five boroughs, Queens also has offers the most golf courses. Beyond the four 18-hole layouts scattered across the borough, Queens is also offers the only night golf in New York at two pitch-and-putt golf facilities.
And according to Mike Tafit whose family operates the Par 3 course at Flushing Meadows (the other is at Riis Park) the facility gets more play at night than during the day. Don’t expect to play into the wee hours of the morning - the last group goes out at 11 p.m.
A trip to the four championship layouts will have you crisscrossing the city’s largest (by land mass) borough. Douglaston Golf Course is located at eastern end of the Queens just off the Nassau County border. Clearview Golf Course the city’s busiest golf course (77,650 rounds in 2005) is located at the north end not just off Little Neck Bay and Bayside. Forest Park Golf Course is at the western end of Queens just across the Brooklyn nestled between the neighborhoods of Woodhaven and Glendale.
At the heart of Queens is Flushing, home to Kissena Golf Course which stretches east from Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
The site of the 1939 and 1962 World’s Fair’s Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is the largest park in Queens and the cultural hub of the borough. Best known for Shea Stadium (home of the Mets), the Unisphere, and the United States Tennis Association National Tennis Center, the park offers much more to the visitor.
Inside its 1,255 acres you’ll find the Queens Museum of Art, the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Wildlife Center and the city’s largest lake the 84-acre man made Meadow Lake.
And, with all its cultural diversity a journey through Queens is a movable feast with foods and flavors from every corner of the world.
Current Golfing Rates For Golf In New York City 2008
| Monday-Friday | ||
| Early Morning 9 Holes (am only) | $ 17.75 | |
| 18 Holes (before 12:00 p.m.) | $ 33.25 | |
| 18 Holes (at or after 12:00 p.m.) | $ 28.75 | |
| Twilight |
$ 17.75 | |
| Seniors (62 years old and over) Permits on weekdays only |
$ 16.75 | |
| Juniors (17 years old and under) Permits on weekdays only |
$ 7.50 | |
| Saturday & Sunday, Holidays | ||
| Early Morning 9 Holes (am only) | $ 18.50 | |
| 18 Holes (before 1:00 p.m.) | $ 41.00 | |
| 18 Holes (at or after 1:00 p.m.) | $ 41.00 | |
| Twilight | $ 18.50 | |
| OTHER CHARGES | ||
| Reservation Fee | $ 4.00 | |
| Golf Cart Rental | Full Power Cart (2 riders) | $ 34.00 |
| Hand/pull cart rental (daily) | $ 4.75 | |
| Locker rental (season) | $ 45.00 | |
| Secured parking fee | $ 2.00 |
POLICIES
The following policies are in place at all courses operated by American Golf in New York City.
Rain Check Policy
*USGA and PGA guidelines are used
Lightning in the area will close the course. Heavy rain or casual water forming on the greens will cause a 30-minute delay in play. If course management deems the course unplayable, rain checks will be issued as follows:
* 4 holes or less completed Full credit
* 5 - 12 holes completed 9 hole credit
* 13 or more holes completed No credit
Light rain will not close the course. You may cancel your reservation up to 24 hours in advance and receive a rain check for greens fee only. No rain checks will be issued for no-shows, or groups showing up with less than their reserved # of players.
Guaranteed Tee Time Cancellation Policy
(Weekdays, Weekends & Holidays)
All advance tee times must be made through the central reservation office and secured with a credit card number. There will be no charge to the credit card for all cancellations made up to the day before play. No-shows and “short-shows” will be charged green and reservation fee.
Tee Time Honor Policy
If a reserved time is not honored by American Golf within a 30 minute grace period, American Golf will forfeit the reservation fee. This policy excludes delays made through frost, fog, inclement weather, or other natural causes beyond the control of American Golf.
Reservation Fee Refund Policy
Reservation fees will be refunded only according to the Tee Time Honor Policy outlined above.
Senior Restrictions
A senior may reserve at Clearview and Dyker on Monday, Thursday and Friday before 8 a.m. and after 11 a.m. in order to receive the senior rate. On Tuesday and Wednesday a senior may reserve all day to receive the senior rate. Pelham, Split Rock, Van Cortlandt, Silver Lake, South Shore and La Tourette have no senior restrictions.
New York City Residents Cards
NYC residents can play golf at the NYC Resident Rate if they have a valid permit. Players without a valid permit are charged an additional fee. A Resident Permit can be purchased at any public golf course in New York City.
Permits cost $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for juniors and seniors. A photo ID and proof of residency (utility bill, etc.) are required. Seniors and juniors who provide their own photographs along with the required IDs will be issued a permit free of charge. Please note: Moshulu's fees are different from other courses.
Golf Rates*
*Rates are for NYC residents with valid NYC Resident Golfer's Permits. Additional non-resident fees of $8.00 for p.m. 18-holes and $6.00 on twilight apply for all others.