Fresh Meadow Golf Course

$26 (cart included), played on Tuesday, August 2014 at 10am

Maintenance of the course, especially the greens, left something to be desired. Previous hole locations were not well repaired. Great price though ($29 with a cart) and pace of play was good.

$46 (cart included), played on Saturday, August 2014 at 6am

Played here 8-9-14 while in the area for a reunion. Tee times were set up by reunion Coordinator: this course would not have been my choice.

I thought $49 was a little pricey for the round, even on a weekend, on what is essentiallly a flat, relatively featureless coure. Only the length of the par 4's makes it at all difficult, as there are at least five at or over 400 yards. There's also a 202 yard par-3! Layout is reasonable, although some tee boxes are a little close to adjacent greens, so be alert for "Fore" calls.

Very mature trees, as the course dates from the 1920's. Tee boxes are not elevated, just mowed differently than the fairway. No rough to speak of, just the same grass, mowed a bit higher. Greens are medium-sized, fairly flat, and some have crowns. Bunkers front nearly every green, and some are quite large.

Conditions today were OK: fairways were pretty good, greens were too, with a few exceptions where there were some burned spots. Bunkers were not good: several were partially flooded and others were unduly firm.

Play was pretty slow: we started at 0700 and didn't finish unti 1215 after waiting for EVERY shot. No Ranger to be seen.

Overall, a fairly ordinary course with nothing special to note except the staff, which was very friendly and welcoming, and made an effort to let us know we were appreciated. Special Attaboy to Steve the starter and to Jim, the 81-year old "Cart Boy." Two very delightful gentlemen.

I don't live in the area, but two of our group were local, and they considered Fresh Meadow kind of a "typical" area course. If so, be warned!

$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, August 2012 at 6am

The clubhouse staff and rangers are rude and unhelpful. They act as if it is a privilege to play this course. Believe me when I say, it is not. I have played many other public courses that respect their patrons and treat them as if if they appreciate their business and would like to see them return. Fresh Meadow does not fall into that category.