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    Montauk Downs State Park Golf Course

    3.6 (19 reviews)

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    Best Chicken Cutlet Sandwich around. A true gem of Montauk. All the staff is great, especially Lucy. She is the best bartender in Montauk.

    Chris S.

    Wonderful course!! Great layout. Really fun routing. The course was in great shape, especially for a municipal track. Inside staff lady was great! They are kind of ridiculous about not allowing riders without a green fee. Vacation spot should allow this for a cart fee or nothing. That was a bummer.

    Glenn V.

    Playing golf on the tip of Long Island certainly has its pro's and con's. Getting to the course is no easy task from Queens, nor from Southampton where I lived for a bit of time. Driving on Montauk Hwy through the other Hamptonian towns, not to exclude Water Mill, can take some serious drive time when the summer season is in full swing. As one of the only public courses that far out on the east end, tee times on the weekends and weekdays can be difficult to come by. The reservation system is based on obtaining a card from the state park for a minimal fee. Then simply dial into their system, shared with Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Courses, pick the day, the time and number of players. As a single player, walking up at 8:00 am, I have been on more than one occasion waiting until my tee time of 3:00 pm, which is about the worst news a single can receive. No exaggeration there, it has happened on more than one occasion. Don't fight it. We all could use a three hour practice putting and chipping session,. But once you get on the course, it is easy to understand why the times fill up quickly. The more shots you can pull off, the better (much better) you will fare out on the links. The routing is not very intricate as you play nine out and nine back, but you can really sense wind direction much better with that design. But let me say that when the wind blows, you will be battling for bogeys like you have never have previously. Number nine plays into the wind most of the time, or a little over your right shoulder. Swing easy when its breezy and just safely work your way to the turn, its not a hole to mess with. The par 3, second hole plays about 100 yards, that's all. I have carded a 7, 8 and I think an 11. The par five's are reachable on the right days playing to low greens, elevated greens protected by lots of bunkers and did I mention that there is lots of wind? Par 3, number 16 hole is there signature hole. 190 yard shot over a waste area to a narrow green. (I stuffed one six inches behind the flag and was convinced I had an ace, what a hole to get one on, or not) The rough is different from every other Long Island course as it is thick and have the construction of vines. Almost like the grass in the south, but much harder to advance the ball through. You can not hit a flop shot, as the vine grass will twist the club in your hand, pitching it will not give you the height to hold the green. Its not an easy track but so very worth the trip and pray you do not get rain on the day you play. It makes an already difficult course much more difficult. About ten shots more difficult.

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    Matt F.

    I absolutely love this golf course. The layout is so so good, and so is the price. Similar to Bethpage State Park, you register your license in the tee time system and call a week in advance to make the tee time. The food here is good, but the Eastern European girls behind the counter in the bar area are super slow at serving. Do not head into the snack shack in a rush if you want an egg sandwich, although they do have pre made sandwich wraps that are much faster for lunch. Check in area is a small window in the hallway inside, kind of like Bethpage. At $50 for NYS residents on a weekend, the greens fee is unbeatable. The course is 6800 yards from the tips, and if the wind is up can play much longer. No water views, but the course has a linksy feel to it. Almost all of the par 5s are reachable with a good drive, two of them with mid irons. Walk or ride any time, and enjoy the track. No boring holes, good mix of short and long ones. Greens are good enough, not super fast but decent speed. The layout really is tremendous though. Pro shop isn't bad, good selection of clubs and apparel. Range is nothing special at all, but you can hit drivers which is nice. Range is off mats. Cart girl is out and about, and 9 returns to the clubhouse if you only wanna get in a quick round or need to stock up on food, soft drinks, beers, etc. The bar has liquor too. Rounds can be long, 5-5 and a half hours on weekends, but tee times are not hard to come by. However, don't try to walk up without a tee time, you might not get out til very late afternoon. Be sure to snap a picture from the top of the third teebox looking down towards the clubhouse, awesome view. They have a public daily fee pool here too, although I've never been so can't comment on it.

    Love this course! I try to play here every summer, one of the best maintained public Courses you can find. Make sure you try to set up your tee time early, very early and during the week unless you want a 5+ hr round. Nonetheless I always enjoy playing here.

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    Maidstone Club

    Maidstone Club

    4.0(1 review)
    14.2 mi

    Susan: I wish we could afford a place in the Hamptons. Everybody…read more whos anybody has one. Hobie: Yeah, but if youre somebody whos nobody, its no fun to be around anybody whos everybody. - "Melinda and Melinda" Though he predates the 1% debate and Chuck Bass, Woody Allen had some serious insights into the world of Manhattan's elite... and non-elite. While nowadays almost any mid-level trader or PR twentysomething has a share house in the Hamptons during the summer months, it's only a certain kind of family that owns out east. And within that already ultra exclusive club, there are only a certain echelon that belong to the private beach clubs stretching along the white sand beaches on the Eastern edges of this long island. Fortunately for me, I managed to meet a few of these fancy folks and through their generosity I gained access to the notoriously snooty and closed access golf compound and private family club in East Hampton. The Maidstone is one of the oldest golf clubs in the east and boasts an 18-hole course. Since I'm more beach bum than caddy shacker, I indulged in the water sports and beach cafe on my visit. The cold bar offers made-to-order salads freshly chopped before your eyes. The grill had some tantalizing sandwiches and burgers, but again being a private club you can only dine here with a member so leave the cash at home. The private beach is perfectly serene, complete with chairs and umbrellas ready for a day of lounging while the massive pool seemed more family friendly with children splashing away. Be sure to order up a signature Maidstone cocktail (basically a rich man's Long Island Iced Tea) and check out the upper deck views of the Atlantic and surrounding beach. The clubhouse itself is nice, classy and pure Hamptons style. We didn't really meet anyone new, and the only diversity you'll find is in the kitchen. It's clear that families have been coming out here for generations and they are wary of strange faces. It was fun to live like the 1% for a day, but in the end I think I prefer a sandy day brown-bagging it in the Rockaways. For those looking for a more exclusive experience, and some of the world best golf spots, then perhaps you can wiggle your way in here.

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