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Franklin Park Golf Course

3.4 (55 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 6:30 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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David M.

If you get a chance play this course! It was fun. Nice layout, course in great shape and greens are very good! Showed up at 8:30 am and was able to tee off by 9:10, played with some local guys, Sal, Jim and Joe. Had a blast! Will definitely play this course again.

April M.

I love Franklin Park. I've been golfing here for almost 6 years now, more often in recent years than previous, so most of my review is based on experience within the last 2 years. I golfed here about once a week this entire past summer. Season prior to that, I got out maybe once a month, and season prior to that, maybe a few times a season. Anywho, the course has improved dramatically from the first time I ever went (6 years ago) to now. They're managing water issues much better now (the course used to turn into a watering hole with just a bit of rain), the greens are fairly well maintained and the fairways are almost pothole and mud hole free nowadays. Now, this is a municipal course, so don't waltz in expecting any bells or whistles. Go up to the counter, pay your green fees, check with the starter and you're off. The course has never played slow in my experience and I've also never had anyone on my tail. It plays through at a good pace. It is a fairly long course, with a few par 3's (my favorites). Two holes on the back nine have water hazards (good luck shooting over the water on hole 16 - I've yet to make it over!). Bunkers are well placed (as I manage to hit about 40 % of them!). The staff are kind of an odd bunch, but I have gotten along well with all of them (maybe because they like seeing good looking younger girls playing golf, just sayin). They can sometimes be sticks in the mud, but I think it's because they're just a bunch of old men working on a municipal golf course, what do you expect? As for amenities, Franklin Park almost had it all! The golf course settles in as a piece of the larger aptly named Franklin Park, an extension of the Frederick Law Olmsteads Emerald Necklace. There are jogging paths and playgrounds around the course, the FP Zoo across the street. Franklin has a large clubhouse with a decently stocked proshop, ample seating and a great food spot inside. There's also a grill at the end of the 6th, but it's a crap shoot as to whether someone will actually be selling the $2 hotdogs there or not. There are multiple water fountains, no outhouses. There is a practice green off the front hole by the clubhouse. Clearly, I enjoy the course, because I go back again and again. it is also now a 5 minute drive from where I live and costs 40 bucks for 18 with a cart (resident rate, weekdays). It's a municipal course. It's next to the ghetto. Knowing these things, give Franklin a chance, you probably won't be disappointed. PS: They have senior mornings on Tuesdays and Thursday and they do host member tournaments maybe once a month during the summer season, so it may be worth calling to check ahead of time if you're a good drive away. We somehow managed to luck out and missed all the tournament days this season!

Barry G.

Well I have mixed feelings about the course. There is good, and thre is bad (and not all the bad is the fault of the course) The good. - Hole 17! The bridge over the river (I added it into the pics) looks amazing. It is hard to believe you are in Boston! - The overall condition of the course was good. Not to many bare spots, or wet spots. Often New England Weather can wreak havoc on a course, and they seem to do a great job of keeping it up (especially for a municipal course) - The layout and challenge was pretty good. Obviously, they had to work with what they had. But it is a fun course to play. The bad - No beer allowed? What, really? On a golf course?! - the NOISE! and crowds! and this wasnt 'on' the course. Around the course, on the streets, at the Zoo, LOUD music (ok, if you are 1000+ yards away and can still clearly hear the music, it is TOO loud, IMO). The streets were lined with cars and the parking lot filled (not all with golfers) It was hard to find parking, and the noise got a little annoying at times (Listen, I know people like different types of music. I know not everyone likes what I like, but likewise, I dont think I should be FORCED to listen to music I dont like on a golf course!) - A little pricy. The course itself wasnt that bad, but as a non-resident, and that wanted a cart, it was $60+. Yes, I know, it is golfing - but it is also a municipal course. Newton is cheaper, Even wayland CC is cheaper after 2 (we went at 3). no discount for later times, etc. If the course was less expensive, I could see myself going back. But for the price it is (keep in mind, I am in watertown, Boston Residents would save $6 I think), and for the added noise, I will venture elsewhere

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