Detailed description of Latourette Golf Course
La Tourette Golf Course, is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in Staten Island, New York.
La Tourette golf course first opened for play in 1920. The course was designed by David L. Rees. In 1935, John Van Kleek designed nine new holes and redesigned the original nine. Frank Duane remodeled four holes in 1964.
Rolling across the hills and valleys overlooking historic Richmond Town, this 6,692 yard layout is championship caliber golf at its finest. The La Tourette golf course has rolling fairways, bunkered greens and numerous trees. #14, a 354-yard, par 4, has an elevated tee that provides a sweeping view of the course and the clubhouse, which is an 1836 Greek Revival building.
Getting to this course can be part of the fun. Hop on the Staten Island Ferry from Lower Manhattan and check out the Statue of Liberty en route, or cruise over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn.
The La Tourette Golf Course plays to a par-72 and a maximum distance of 6,692 yards. The course rating is 71.7 and it has a slope rating of 121.
The full size driving range is an excellent place to warm up before your round or enjoy some time perfecting your swing.
Blue tees: par-72, 6,692 yards, 71.7/121
White tees: par-72, 6,322 yards, 70.0/117
Red tees: par-72, 5,519 yards, 71.9/123
$66 (cart included), played on Sunday, August 2008 at 6am
Good course.
$41 (cart not included), played on Saturday, May 2008 at 6am
Latourette is one of the best NYC munis. They host some MGA tournaments/qualifiers.
Conditions are consistently good.
Note, as with ALL NYC munis, weekdays will get you the 4 hour round you should be playing. Weekends, expect 5+ hours. Too many groups and no one really moves them along. This is a problem with most NYC muni courses.
Despite the slow weekend play warning, this course is worth playing. It is one of the best maintained NYC courses and requires some good shot making to score well.
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$61 (cart included), played on Saturday, August 2011 at 6am
one of the best staffed golf course in nyc, always friendly people and make it a pleasure to play there