Royce Brook Golf Club - East Golf Course

Drove 45 minutes from my house to find out that the course was sold to a developer and this was the last day the course will be open. The course was not maintained for months/weeks. Sections of the fairway were removed, bunkers had weeds in them and the tee boxes and greens were brown. The fact that they charged $70 and did not have a warning about the course conditions left me furious. Zero stars.

Played here for the first time with a foursome and was VERY DISAPPOINTED. When I showed up to our tee time, we were told it was the last day this course would be played as the course is officially closing and has been going under construction for development of new housing.
We were never disclosed this information when booking which is very frustrating since it was about $70 bucks each for the round and most of the surface was NOT playable. The tee boxes and some of the greens were so dried out they were not playable. The sand traps were unplayable and overgrown with weeds. And there were massive portions of the fairway ripped up and just dirt, completely unplayable. It was ridiculous to have us to play there and just even more frustrating this information was not disclosed to us when booking our tee time. Very disappointing experience.

My understanding is that this course is closing Monday, as the construction of the new housing development begins sometime in the coming month or so. The course is in bad shape, so best that it closes now. It’s too bad, because I used to enjoy this course, but apparently the offer for the property was too good to turn down. I’m guessing only members will be able to play the west course now, which is disappointing if true.

I would rather go to the range then play a course in this condition

It was much better when it’s good condition. They should not take any golfers if they are renovating soon. Most of the surface is not playable and some of the green is not even acceptable. No grasses on the green. It’s ridiculous to have us to play there!!!!

Tee boxes that were completely dead. Fairways that were ripped up that was just hard dirt. Greens that were dead and impossible to put on.

Worst course I ever played on should have been told that they are closing in

By far the worse golf course I’ve ever played, how do you charge $70 to play a course you don’t maintain. My friends and I can make a nicer course with a shovel and a case of beer, no clue how anyone has a job at this place. Should get a refund

Have never played a course in worse condition than this. Fairways and greens burnt grass. Tee boxes feeling like batters boxes. Sand traps either a pond or crab grass infested that wouldn’t even qualify as a “sand trap”. Course tee boxes, fairways, & around the green stripped to the dirt or under construction. Cart path has craters EVERYWHERE that lead to Tokyo and swallow the cart. Better driving on the grass. Can say won’t ever play this course again.

I guess no one called the FDNY "Southern Comfort" or "Kings of Neptune" firehouse, because the Royce Brook fairways are burnt to the ground (crispy). Nice course, real nice, your lob wedge goes 225 - 250 yards, that's good, that's good.

Half the holes are Tom Fazio's Jumanji-style with (literally) no grass on them -- and the ones that do have grass -- it's the color of the Cleveland Browns road uniforms. Charging people to play golf here is treating them like Stu in a Bangkok Champagne room.

Greens? Stop it, just bring your high tops and a Spalding because they're basically hard top. This course can't close (soon) enough, call Andy Sipowicz, we got first-degree burglary and arson at this dump.

Like all the previous reviews the course has lost it all. Everyone knows by now half the course has been sold to the Toll brothers. Which means save the money at let the course go to beep. Looks like only 4 holes will be saved (6,7,8,9) since they are the only ones with sand in bunkers and holes being watered. All the other holes has weeds and grass growing in bunkers. Tee boxes torn up. No watering of any kind. For example the third green completely brown. Sod has been removed on certain holes probably for other holes to be repaired. Don’t use the cart path as it nothing but pot holes and speed bumps. Can’t believe they still charge $45 to play at best $25 bucks if you need to practice or last resort to play. Otherwise go somewhere else.

Royce Brook East course is a mess. Was not told it was this bad before reserving or heading out to play. Dead grass on greens, t-boxes, and fairways.

This is one of my favorite courses to play and I play it at least once a week but I am worried after a recent round. I understand the weather and how hot it has been as well as the improvements they are making which I applaud but I simply don’t understand why they just let the greens and tee boxes go without any water???

Couple of greens are dark brown cracked due to the heat and a few are no more than dirt. I don’t understand it. Course supervisor should be reprimanded. They didn’t let that happen to the west course because they knew the members would be upset. Maybe they don’t have enough water to keep both courses nice?? If that is the case charge less.