The Golf Club at Middle Bay

I have played this course about a dozen times since it became public with my father. It’s a bit pricy $ 41 for 9 holes but the course is in great shape. It’s very green, fairways are smooth and the greens are well kept. It’s always a bit windy due to it’s location by the bay but it just adds to the challenge. They’ve recently re-​arranged the course so if you haven’t played in a while the layout will be different.
Overall, a fun course to play

I recently played here on a Saturday afternoon and was disappointed. My tee time was for a single I booked online when I got my receipt and golf cart I was told I was joining 3 other golfers and headed to the starter.
Unfortunately the office booked a fivesome for the 3:32 tee time so the starter broke us in half but put the threesome out before the twosome which made no sense.
The biting green flies started biting and did not stop the whole day. If you play here bring off or some other bug repellent.
The course was a little slow due to the group in front of the threesome. That foursome brought their 9 year old out to play and it’s obvious he’s not ready to play 18.
The cart girl with the beverages went home at 4 which isn’t the end of the world but when every water jug out on the course is empty and its 85 degrees it’s a problem.
The course has changed the holes around and the old 1^st hole is the 10^th and so on but Garmin hasn’t updated to the new course layout so my GPS device was useless.
The cart has a gps in it and it works well but the governor on the cart is also linked to the gps and more than a few times the cart stopped dead and we had to reverse away from bunkers, hazard etc. it’s annoying how much control the GPS has over the cart.
The course itself is in good shape the fairways are nice as are the greens. I will give this place another try but I will be better prepared.

This golf course was okay. I see that the large country club building looks condemned following Sandy, which is quite an eyesore when we first arrived here. We paid $ 62/​person for a round of golf with cart included, which wasn’t too too bad, considering that we couldn’t get out on Eisenhower.
We booked online while driving here, which was convenient. We were able to check in when we got there, and went to the range to hit a few before our tee time.
The driving range made me nervous, as it is right smack in the middle of the place, surrounded on all four sides by the actual course. Countless balls were on the rough and some on the fairway of the two holes in front of the range stalls, which is no surprise since the fences on either side extend maybe fifty yards and are only about 20 feet tall.
We went to the «café» for breakfast before heading out and it, too, brought only one word to mind: shabby. Deck furniture inside what looked like a glorified snack bar. However, once we got our breakfast (they have a chef and made us egg sandwiches and wraps) I began to warm up to the place. The sandwich was good and got me ready for our round. We picked up our cart, which had the double edged sword of a navigation system with GPS (I’ll get to that), and met the two guys we would be playing with, who wound up being two wonderful guys who made the whole rest of the experience more fun.
The course is difficult. Long holes and LOTS of sand. The grass was in very good shape as far as I remember. No complaints there. Took us a while to get through, and two times the ranger came to us to ask if we could pick up the pace. I don’t know why, though, since we never made the group behind us wait more than a minute or two, which is (forgive me) par for the course.
Now, the GPS. Holy crap the GPS. So it has a nice touch screen, and offers digital scoring if you so choose, and it shows you where you are and how far it is to the front, back, and center of the green, and even helps you plan out your shots, which is utterly invaluable. However, if you so much as go NEAR a hill, sand trap, water hazard, or god forbid you stray a foot off course where the carts can go, the GPS beeps, slows you down, and sometimes stops allowing you to drive forward and forces you to revers back to an ‘acceptible’ location. It beeps when you get near the geren, near the next tee, near the clubhouse. I tell you it is so annoying I can’t even describe it. I also at one point slammed my head into it trying to get back into the cart. I’m a big guy, and use all the headroom I can. I still have a nice gash on the top of my head from it. Injury to insult…

Played today for Columbus Day special at 50 dollars with cart. The course was in very good shape and the greens were in excellent shape. They roll very fast and true. The pace of play was rather slow and that is the only bad thing I have to say about my experience. As someone who plays a lot of public golf on Long Island, I would recommend this course to others. The clubhouse that people have spoken about that was decimated by Sandy did not really bother me at all.

On my day off during the week I decided to play a course I usually don’t play. Was pleasantly surprised by the layout and condition of the course. I have heard this place went bankrupt during the aftermath of Sandy so I already took into consideration about the amenities.
For a person that plays 90% of his golf on public courses, this place ranks up there with other top courses open to the public based on course condition, layout, and staff employment.
The course has very pretty holes with picturesque scenes and the tee boxes and greens were pristine. Fairways were a step above average compared to other public courses.
The staff from the cart attendance, starter, and front desk was very friendly and helpful in making my day off a more than pleasant one. The Asian lady working the front desk was especially helpful with questions about the course and amenities.
Too bad I don’t live in the area otherwise I would play this course on a regular basis.

The best part of this place were the parksmart valet workers who were more down to earth than the workers and the breakfast. Everyone else seemed to have an attitude.

This course was good, but could be great. The greens were in great shape and rolled very quick, but the rest of the course was not maintained as well. The fairways were a ⁶⁄₁₀ but if you miss the fairway, expect to have a really rough shot. I liked the layout of the course. It’s narrow and quite challenging on several holes. This track will definitely make you plan for your next shot, especially off of the tee. I would play here again, but it wouldn’t be my first choice, unless they really get it in better shape overall.

I’m sorry but I have nothing good to say about this establishment… Let’s start with the fact that the building itself is so run down it almost looks like they’re closed. I’m not going to dwell on that in light of the super storm two years ago, but it was two years ago…
They charge $ 80 per round, which is outrageous. The course is patchy and just not designed well. The greens are in decent shape but my complements stop there. This is a course with a ton of blind shots and a lot of hidden water hazards, however, the $ 80 fee doesn’t include a map of any kind. THEY DON“T EVEN HAVE A MAP TO SELL YOU! Are you serious? Do you just want your customers to be miserable out there? Guessing where to hit the ball?
The club is so poorly ran, there’s no direction or management of any kind there. I bought my tickets and was told to go out side and someone would put the bags on the cart. The kid puts the bag on the cart and says «you’re good to go guys»… One problem, no keys, had to go back in the shop, and ask for the keys which I had to leave a license for.
Here’s the run down, it’s way overpriced. Like seriously, if you want to spend $ 80 per round, take a ride out east to Swan Lake, Rock Hill, TallGrass, LI National, etc. All a much better choice. Or if you want a nice water course in Nassau county go to Lido, it’s everything MBCC tries to be for HALF THE PRICE!
Comments for the course and management: Slash the price in half to $ 40-​$ 50 which is more reasonable and promote walking.

Tough course, in ok shape. A good day of golf.