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Franklin Park Golf Course
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9 reviews for Franklin Park Golf Course
Its a good public course and a reasonable price. Staff is a little wet behind the ears but remember your in the middle of a city. Greens roll nice for a public course and for your average golfer challenging enough. Big Hitters can go low here. I can drive several par fours and have been close to a couple others.
In response to Julie R review below me...they probably gave you attitude because you NEVER bring your bag into a clubhouse. GOLF ETIQUETTE 101. If your gonna complain sound intelligent please.
I'd like to give this course a better rating, but I can't. It is pretty cheap, I payed $35 for 18 holes (with resident discount).
The course was reasonably maintained, and had some challenging holes. So overall pretty good for a public course.
The main reason I had a bad experience was because of it's location -- in franklin park. The first major problem is the noise. Holes are often near picnic areas, or little league baseball fields, or busy roads. The constant background noise isn't conducive to a relaxing day of golf.
The second major problem is the random homeless/sketchy people hanging out in the woods around the holes/walking across the fairways. It's a little unsettling to put your club behind the ball, look out, and see a homeless guy wearing a surgical mask walking across the fairway. Then you wait... This didn't happen once, it happened a couple times (different people).
Also the other reviews are right, this place is always packed. it makes for a slow day of golf.
All in all I'll probably end up paying a bit more ($10-$15) to play a round at Putterham up the road.
One Star is pretty tough to get from me, but Franklin Park managed to do it.
Last time I was here the experience from the outside staff was pretty bad. Even though there were only three or four people hanging out waiting to tee off we had to wait for over 45 mins to get out. Once we actually played some golf, the course was alright, but there is definitely some people partying and mini-bikes riding between a few holes that can be a little bit annoying.
The course was also a little bit busy, so we skipped over a group in front of us, and on the way back to finish up the 9th hole we got stopped by a marshall who insisted that we had played our share, and kicked two of us off, but let the other two out of our foresome continue on to finish the last hole. I can only guess it was because they were locals and we had only been there a few times. The two locals even asked the marshall to let us finish out and he wasn't hearing it. I wouldn't have cared that much except the marshall showed complete favoritism. The golfers have always been great, but the staff is usually a mess.
Needless to say I'm not going back, and its mostly due to the service not the actual course itself.
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Having only played this course about 1x per year for the last few years a recent round was an eyeopener. The price is great, putting green and chipping green were in great condition and the clubhouse was terrific. The course is a wide open and fair test. Some of the holes are designed to offer the player many options: iron, wood, etc. Doglegs both ways and some awesome views in the Fall. Love to play a New England style course right in the heart of the city. By far better than Leo J or Ponk. or Newton Com. I would put it right on a par with some of the courses west of the city for about half the price. Will be back to see if it stacks up again.
A-OK for this course. It's a good beginners 18 hole course and bonus for Boston residents for getting a discount with ID.
Once your on the course you forget you are in the middle of Dorchester. It can be serene in some spots, with a bunny here and there but others are open to part of the park where you will see picnics and other activity.
The vibe I got when we entered was a little rough. When walking into the pro-shop, the first thing we were loudly told was to leave your clubs outside. Before even being greeted I found that not friendly. I've never had a problem with bringing them in other pro shops but I guess they want to make sure you don't take any of theirs out with you.
The holes are challenging and in better condition then I expected. Though a couple were kind of swampy at the hole. There was one crazy dog leg hole towards the end of the 9 that was very difficult. When you hit it, you may land your ball on a completely different hole so look out. The starter will prefer to pair you up with other groups. If you want to be alone you'll probably have to go when its very slow. Going down one of the hills one of my club covers flew out and I thought I lost it, but the ranger I saw said he would look for it and did find it and brought it back to me very quickly. So props to that guy!
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First of all Dirt... I dont mind a litte ganj offering here and there. How hospitable! Like it!
ANYWAAAAAAAYS. I love this course because its cheap and on my level. I dont think I have ever seen a girl my age here but ehh whatevs. I like their sandwiches and the awesome lady who makes them. Its perfect cuz its right in the city and I live in southie so its nice to not have to go up to Newton or down to Presidents. All the people who work here are so chill and I have a good time everytime I go. Check it out everyone ..stop being golf snobs haha
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This review is based on one early-spring visit, so take it for what it is...
I was pleasantly suprised by the quality of the course. Keep in mind it's a city course, and it's off of Blue Hill Ave near the the Franklin Park Zoo. It's not a great neighborhood. Someone offered my roommate weed in the parking lot. Seriously. It was hilarious.
The course itself was not too bad. It's wide open and the holes are fairly short, so it was good for me and my limited golf skills. Also, it was only $20 for 9 holes. I'm not sure I would recommend staying in the area long after the sun goes down, but I can definitely reccommend it for a quick 9 after work or something. I will definitely be back.
My local golf course, so I can't completely crap on it. However, if you are looking for a fine golfing experience, this is not the place for you.
Let's start with the fact that this place is ALWAYS busy. There's always some tournament or some other such outing going on. That said, the course is actually in decent shape for a city-owned golf course.
The head golf pro is pretty good and a very nice guy. Outside of him and the guys at the snack bar, the staff generally sucks. The rangers are TERRIBLE. It's as though they were never trained to be golf rangers.
Now, with all my bellyaching, I still manage to hit this course for a quick nine holes and have a good time. Just be careful on 8 and 9 as there are lots of people to the right of the holes since this part of the course borders a walking trail and picnic area. There's nothing like trying to tee off when the music from a 200 person barbecue is thumping in your ears :)
Yes this place is a dumpy city public course. But it was designed by a world class GCA Donald Ross and has tons of history with Bobby Jones once practicing there while a student at Harvard.
