How long is Glen Head Country Club?

Glen Head Country Club plays 5,223–6,700 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.

How difficult is Glen Head Country Club?

Its slope rating ranges 117–137, with a course rating up to 73.2. The front nine plays tougher.

Which tees should I play at Glen Head Country Club?

A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,231 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.

Is Glen Head Country Club walkable?

It's a hilly walk, with roughly 305 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.

How many bunkers does Glen Head Country Club have?

Glen Head Country Club has 100 bunkers, and water comes into play on 2 holes.

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Glen Head, NY · Course intelligence

Glen Head Country Club

240 Glen Cove Rd, Glen Head, NY 11545, USA

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61Linksmith Test · Stiff

6,700Back tees · yds

117–137Slope

71Par

7Tee sets

Hilly305 ft climb

100Bunkers

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

01Overview

The lay of the land.

How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.

LengthLong6,700 yds

DifficultyStiffslope 137

WalkHilly305 ft climb

BunkeringHeavy100 bunkers

WaterOccasional2 of 18 holes

Tougher nineFront 9by course rating

Glen Head Country Club is an 18-hole golf course in Glen Head, NY, playing 5,223–6,700 yards from 7 sets of tees (slope 117–137, course rating up to 73.2).

It's a hilly walk, roughly 305 feet of total climb over 18 holes.

Expect 100 bunkers, with water on 2 holes; the front nine plays tougher.

02What golfers say

The word on the course.

How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.

Players talk about Glen Head as a quietly excellent Devereux Emmet north shore parkland with rolling fairways, small undulating greens, and strategically placed bunkering. The vibe that comes through is members-first and traditional rather than splashy, with the architecture doing the heavy lifting.

Best forShot-making

Consistently praised

Emmet routing across genuinely rolling terrain, with several greens that ask for thoughtful approach angles.
The course gets called one of his finer works and is repeatedly described as challenging without being a brute on yardage.
Tournament history and old-line membership give the club an understated prestige golfers like.

Worth knowing

Information from outside the club is thin, so first-time guests should expect to learn the greens on the fly rather than from yardage books.

Golfers recommend

Favor position off the tee; this is a course where being on the correct side of the fairway matters more than being long.
Putt defensively until you see how a green moves, because the contours are subtler than they look.

Pairs withNassau Country Club →

Summarized from public golfer reviewsCountry Club Magazine (Glen Head)Glen Head Country Club official site

03Your game

Tee fit & expected score.

Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.

Your handicap index: 15

Play the White tees, 6231 yds

18course handicap~89typical score133slope

How to play it

Front 936.8tougher

Back 936.4

Attack (1)Hold (4)Play it straight

Scoring chances at #17, so make your birdies count.
Card-wreckers at #1, #8, #14, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
3 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.

04Scorecard

Tagged scorecard.

Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.

Handicap index Course handicap at Black: 20. You get a stroke on the dotted holes.

Hole	Par	Yds	SI	Notes
1•	4	451	3	Long 4Tough
2•	4	363	9
3•	5	527	7
4•	3	217	15	Long 3
5•	4	350	17	Birdie
6•	4	378	5
7•	3	225	13	Long 3
8••	4	421	1	Tough
9•	4	386	11
Out	35	3318
10•	4	373	14
11•	4	350	12
12•	3	170	16
13•	4	377	8
14••	4	468	2	Long 4Tough
15•	5	564	6
16•	3	153	18
17•	5	466	10	Reachable
18•	4	461	4	Long 4
In	36	3382

All tees & ratings

Tee	Yards	Rating	Slope	Par
Black	6700	73.2	137	71
Blue	6549	72.8	135	71
White/Blue	6371	72.1	134	71
White	6231	71.4	133	71
Silver	5830	69.1	125	71
Green	5253	66.1	118	71
Gold	5223	66	117	71

05Conditions

Conditions & terrain.

Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.

Wind today

NNW · 10 mph5 into8 cross5 downwind

into (club up)crossdownwind

Climbs & drops

#10↓ 72 ft

#17↑ 56 ft

#13↑ 39 ft

#14↑ 39 ft

#11↓ 36 ft

#7↓ 33 ft

Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.

7-day outlook

Best window this week: Wed 06-03 · 93/100

Wed06-0393good56–82°F10 mph NNW1% rain

Thu06-0489good58–87°F12 mph SSW1% rain

Fri06-0587good66–90°F13 mph W0% rain

Sat06-0676ok72–93°F15 mph WSW13% rain

Sun06-0756poor63–85°F18 mph SSW68% rain

Mon06-0858poor56–61°F19 mph NE45% rain

Tue06-0972ok56–63°F18 mph ENE14% rain

06Hazards

Where the trouble is.

Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.

610

311

312

1013

514

1215

216

917

418

water in playbunker count

Most bunkered: #15 (12) · #13 (10) · #17 (9) · #6 (7). Water on 2 holes: #5, #7.

07FAQ

Frequently asked.

How long is Glen Head Country Club?: Glen Head Country Club plays 5,223–6,700 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
How difficult is Glen Head Country Club?: Its slope rating ranges 117–137, with a course rating up to 73.2. The front nine plays tougher.
Which tees should I play at Glen Head Country Club?: A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,231 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
Is Glen Head Country Club walkable?: It's a hilly walk, with roughly 305 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
How many bunkers does Glen Head Country Club have?: Glen Head Country Club has 100 bunkers, and water comes into play on 2 holes.