Links At Union Vale

Played June 10, 2015. Since last summer they eliminated some water hazards and other natural areas to presumably make the course play easier and speed up play. My partner and I played with a cart in 3:45. We are both high handicappers.
The greens were in great shape. The fairways, however, especially on the front nine were pretty chewed up compared to last season. It was not from divots mostly but places where the grass had died or invasive grass had grown. It really stood out on hole 10, but others as well.
This is not to say it’s not worth playing, but could use some improvement.

I have lived a short driving distance from the links. I have also been a resident for over thirty years. I have loved this course for a very long time but my opinion has drastically changed in one round of golf. I had my family in town and made a early tee time We were never made aware that the greens were just air raided and were charged 92 $ to play full price no cart girl and also no lunch nothing. The greens were absolutely awful and when I approached pro shop after round I was basically laughed at and felt as if the staff could care a less how I felt. Unfortunately I will no longer be a paying customer to a very over priced course. As a resident I would never recommend this course ever again to anyone.

Not a bad course if you’re in the area, but I think it’s overpriced. Some quirky little holes, and overall not a bad track. I think everyone in my group had higher expectations.
The pace of play also dragged. At least two groups deep at each of the par 3s on the front and then on the 10^th. Saw a couple Rangers out, so not really sure what they were up to. 2:45 is way too long to play the front 9. If I wanted a 5 hour round for $ 70 I would go to Bethpage.

Get there early on the weekends to avoid lines… like 6am early!

I love this place, absolute favorite but Putnam National has improved soooo much I see some home county golf in my future!

Had to sue them in Small Claims Court to get deposit back from a Saturday in May wedding canceled 14 months in advance. Be warned they do not part with a dime unless the judge orders them to — he did — got $ 1200 of our $ 1500 back!

Great course. Play here often. You can get a 5 play coupon book for $ 250 which makes it extremely affordable. Contrary to another reviewer I find most fairways reasonably wide with plenty of landing area. It does have plenty of distance challenges off the tee. If you are short you are in severe rough or water. The par 5 16^th is a great challenge. Club house is great, and the food is just ok but reasonably priced.

The Links at Union Vale is a Scottish Style Links Course that is truly a challenge to any golfers game. There’s really no need to even bring your driver unless you just plan on firing balls into the vegetation that is all over the course.
The layout is made for point to point golf with lots of forced carries and small landing areas to hit. You need to be strong with your irons to have any chance of scoring well. The course is also on a fairly exposed hilltop so the winds will play havoc with your shots. I found my 3 hybrid to be the longest useful club in my bag as I was able keep the ball low under the wind that would’ve grabbed shots from my driver or fairway wood.
The course was too expensive for my tastes even though I had a very good time playing there. If not for the cost it would probably be a 4 star star course instead of 3. In my opinion it is not worth playing more than occasionally.

We had a sweet 16 at the Links and it was amazing! Not only is this place beautiful and affordable but the staff and management of this fine establishment went above and beyond to help us and make everything easy. A Great place to have any kind of party!