What is La Tourette golf course?
La Tourette Golf Course is a public course on Staten Island in New York City. The land is part of Staten Island's Greenbelt and has views of historic Richmond Town. The La Tourette House, which dates to 1836 and is on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as the clubhouse.
What is the La Tourette house?
The La Tourette House, which dates to 1836 and is on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as the clubhouse. Considered by some to be the crown jewel of New York City's public golf course network, it is home to the annual New York City Amateur Championship.
What happened to La Tourette GC in NYC?
La Tourette GC used to be one of THE finest, most well maintained “public” golf course in all 5 boroughs of NYC. To add insult to injury, the exorbitant greens fees being charged, some of the seemingly uncaring staff, as well as the lack of rangers to speed up the pace of play is disheartening to say the least.
What's it like to play at LaTourette?
Overall latourette is a great course but bad taste after this round Great fall day on the course. Starter was a good guy kept the groups organized on the first tee. Could have used a beer and snack cart making rounds. Course was in great shape, with a challenging slope and greens.
What are the holes in La Tourette?
One of the more difficult par 4s is the 5th hole with trees hanging over the right side of the green and a large mound separating the green in two. Holes 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 18 play uphill to the green. For the most part, the golf course is right in front of you with few if any blind shots. For years La Tourette had the unique feature of two practice putting greens, one for flat putts and one for breaking putts. Today the two greens are mowed as one big practice green.
When did the La Tourette family farm in Staten Island start?
The La Tourette’s established their farm in 1830 . Soon their 500-acre holding was the largest privately owned property on Staten Island. Over time the farm became one of the top producing family–run farms in the area and was renowned for its superb produce. The La Tourette family operated the farm until 1910.
La Tourette Golf Course Scorecard
Start the course off with a wide open 5, but don’t let your guard down too early as O.B. lurks on the left and trees line the right.
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La Tourette Golf Course
The 18-hole "La Tourette" course at the La Tourette Golf Course facility in Staten Island, New York features 6,500 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.3 and it has a slope rating of 116 on Blue grass. Designed by David L. Rees, the La Tourette golf course opened in 1928.
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Course is in excellent shape, especially considering the recent rains that have washed away many of the other courses in the area. And especially since it is a NYC public course that gets a ton of play.
Who is the PGA Professional at La Tourette?
To hone your game and prepare for the course, La Tourette also offers instruction from PGA Professional Tim Stafford and is the only golf course on Staten Island to provide a practice facility. At La Tourette, we have everything you need for an exceptional golf experience. (718) 351-1889 or click here.
How to get a refund for a New York City golf reservation?
To receive a refund of you reservation fee, you will need to cancel your tee time by calling the Reservation Center at (718) 225-4653. (Refunds will only be issued if cancellation adheres to New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Cancellation Policies.)