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Delaware Park Course
Delaware ParkBuffalo, NY 14216
Phone: (716)851-5806Fax: (716)884-9669
This public course is located inside the city limits and is surrounded by a public park. The fairways are wide open, and the greens are medium-sized. This is a great course to walk because the terrain is not too strenuous. The ladies tee off from the same set of tees as the men.
| Holes: 18 | Greens: Bent Grass | Fairways: Bluegrass |
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| Greens Fees: | $20 or Less |
| Course Type: | public |
| Dress Code: | No dress code |
| Season: | Apr 1 to Oct 31 |
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Course reviews for Delaware Park Course
Average Golfer Review (3.4 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 5
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Improving year by year, May 27, 2011 |
| reviewer: JerL
from Buffalo |
| This course was taken over by the Olmstead Parks Conservatory and year by year they have been making improvements, new fairway mowers one year, better maintenance of the greens, (Which by the way are built on beds of peat so they tend to be far more challenging because they change with the weather) cleaning out bunkers and installing benches and other things. I've been playing the course since the late 80's and before that used to caddy here. I just played this week and with the weather they were out mowing the fairways on every hole I played. The course is a meadow type course and has some well placed trees that will eat a errant shot. The greens are springy and they were fast so a poor approach would roll right off while a well hit approach will sit and roll a bit. It's a meadow course so you should know what to expect when you step on. A lot of people talk about the greens, but I've played a lot of courses around here that the greens seem to be painted cement, hard as a rock and virtually flat. If you've never played a peat green it can be a real eye-opener. This year they have added riding carts for rent which I never believe would have happened. You can also book a lesson from the pro and there is a good place to get something to eat on the turn. They have a twilight rate after 5:30 that makes a round cheaper than a bucket of balls at most local ranges. |
| 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful: |
 Summer, 2006, Jan 28, 2007 |
| reviewer: KP
from Amherst, NY |
| Make no mistake about it. This is a beginners course only. The greens are small and unkept. The tee boxes are not well marked and people seem to wander from hole to hole at a random and aimless pace. Usually in no particular order. I would compare playing here to having a large, overgrown, and crowded back yard. Avoid at all costs. |
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 Delaware park golf coures are fonomanal, May 19, 2006 |
| reviewer: Fred McDugal
from Cheektowaga, NY USA |
| i golf two to three days a week. when i heard about this coures from a freind i had to come and try it out. when i pulled in i seen the coures and i could tell where the fairway was from the other fairways. while i was there the employees were so respect full and nice. the day before and continueing into the morning it was raining. i did not think that today would be a good day to golf because i thought that the fairways would have been soaking wet but i got there and it was very dry. it was extremly well and their food was also very good. i will recremend this coures to every one. i have told a few people to go to that coures and they came back and they said "that coures was very swell." i give that a five star award. |
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Delaware front 9, Dec 16, 2004 |
| reviewer: Anonymous
from buffalo |
| hi Delaware park golf course. My home course I play Delaware about 4 days a week,partly because it is 5 mins away,never a bag line,and it is affordable,$11/for unlimited golf/$160 for season pass,unlimited. 1st hole/ par 4 285/ straigt away/wide fairway/valley 200 yards from tee,green is small, dont miss short and left/slopes away. 2nd hole/ par 3 243/ most difficult hole in my estimation. bunkers left and right of medium sized flat green,driver running a 3 wood.hole plays easier with prevailing wind behind u,and also when ground firms up. p.s. the ground at delaware in the summer can get very very very firm. 3rd hole, par 5 515 to back green/ only par 5 on the front 9.Chance to make birdie here. Wind is usually against u.Fairway is wide open some 50yds wide.however do not hit a pull hook off the tee left. the rough is treachorous,so your in the fairway anywhere 225-250 out. lay up. the back green is medium sized and has many suddle bumps and slopes. much like a turtles back.leave your self a wedge in and flop it on or bump and run. 4th hole/ par 4 300yds/ straight away. tight driving hole. overhanging tree to the left and thick rough on the right side of the fairway. this hole does play up hill. so a 3 wood is the play to a small green that slopes from back to front. 5th hole par 4 310 yds. Slightly down hill. easier driving hole than #4 because it opens back up to the right heading back down. do not hit long and left as a hube tree can block shots to a 2 tiered green. if the pin is in the upper back.do not get suckered in very difficult to get the ball to land soft.usually will roll off the back and leave a difficult up and down. 6th hole par 3 149/ I love this hole for the same reason i love playing there.There is always some hot chick rollerblading or walking by. play either a pw,9/8 iron. to a small green that slopes gently back to front. Oh and i forgot u must hit over some trees about 70yds in front of u. can make or break your round. 7th hole. par 4 315yds. dogleg right. Big hitters can take it over the trees on the right and clear the sand trap that fronts the green. conventional play.is iron or 3 wood to generous fairway.and short iron uphill to a deceptive green. their is a slope in the front of the green that can eat up shots short. 8th hole.par 4 359yds. dogleg left. slightly up hill. huge tree 220yds out in middle of another huge fairway.Tree is the largest and oldest in the park.left or right of the tree will give u a clear shot at the green. green slopes back to front.do not go long as another difficult up and down awaits. 9th hole par 3 110yds. many a hole and 1 have been seen here.along with many more scantily clad women going by to distract the golfer. i have also shanked a couple of balls into the adjacent road and hit a few cars. just as sw or pw.watch out for the tree 25yds in front of the tee box.go over it.and shoot for the middle of the green. green slopes left to right and is guarded by sand traps.stay out of the 1 on the left. Front 9 summary. play smart dont let the openness fool u.leave your self the right up and down. and u need to get lucky on the greens as they r not rolled and are a little shaggy. |
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Delaware 2003 review, Jan 20, 2004 |
| reviewer: Janet
from Buffalo, New York |
| Delaware Park is a great place to learn to play golf because it offers open fairways, well maintained greens, no sand or water. There is hardly ever a bag line. There are 18 holes on relatively flat land. The trees present the only problems as many are in the fairways. The course conditions have shown vast improvement recently , especially in 2003 when new tee boxes were planted and benches were placed at each hole. It compares favorably, I think to the 2 other city courses, Cazenovia and South Park. Those courses offer just 9 holes each. The park setting is beautiful. If you want to practice without being intimidated, this is the place. |