Lake Success Golf Course
318 Lakeville Rd, Lake Success, NY 11020, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Lake Success Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course in Lake Success, NY, playing 5,290–6,329 yards from 6 sets of tees (slope 116–132, course rating up to 71.1).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 187 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 78 bunkers, with water on 4 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Golfers describe Lake Success as a short, hilly, narrow par 70 with tree-lined corridors, thick rough, fast greens, and a lake that comes into play on a handful of holes. Reviewers praise the conditioning and a country club feel without the stuffiness, while flagging that access is gated to village residents and members.
Consistently praised
- Strong conditioning and fast, undulating greens for a village-run course.
- Friendly, unpretentious atmosphere that reviewers single out.
Worth knowing
- Tight tree-lined corridors and thick rough punish misses, with limited room to recover.
Golfers recommend
- Leave driver in the bag on the narrowest holes and play for position.
- Respect the lake on the holes where it bites and aim away from the obvious miss.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Blue tees, 6078 yds (or Black/Blue)
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #1, #7, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #2, #13. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 2 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 5 | 470 | 11 | Reachable |
| 2•• | 4 | 452 | 1 | Long 4Tough |
| 3• | 3 | 179 | 15 | |
| 4• | 4 | 350 | 9 | |
| 5• | 4 | 432 | 3 | Tough |
| 6• | 3 | 199 | 13 | |
| 7• | 5 | 457 | 7 | Reachable |
| 8• | 3 | 164 | 17 | |
| 9• | 4 | 395 | 5 | |
| Out | 35 | 3098 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 417 | 4 | |
| 11• | 3 | 170 | 18 | |
| 12• | 4 | 409 | 10 | |
| 13• | 5 | 532 | 2 | Tough |
| 14• | 4 | 402 | 12 | |
| 15• | 4 | 371 | 14 | |
| 16• | 4 | 348 | 6 | |
| 17• | 3 | 203 | 16 | Long 3 |
| 18• | 4 | 379 | 8 | |
| In | 35 | 3231 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6329 | 71.1 | 132 | 70 |
| Black/Blue | 6241 | 70.8 | 131 | 70 |
| Blue | 6078 | 70 | 129 | 70 |
| White | 5705 | 68.3 | 128 | 70 |
| Red | 5472 | 66.8 | 120 | 70 |
| Gold | 5290 | 65.7 | 116 | 70 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Tue 09-29 · 99/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #12 (8) · #18 (8) · #4 (6) · #15 (6). Water on 4 holes: #6, #8, #11, #14.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Lake Success Golf Course?
- Lake Success Golf Course plays 5,290–6,329 yards across 6 sets of tees, to a par of 70 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Lake Success Golf Course?
- Its slope rating ranges 116–132, with a course rating up to 71.1. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Lake Success Golf Course?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Blue tees at 6,078 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Lake Success Golf Course walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 187 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Lake Success Golf Course have?
- Lake Success Golf Course has 78 bunkers, and water comes into play on 4 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.