Trump Ferry Point

[LICC]

3 hours ago, Chip Strokes said:

where are u from? 

Long Island City

[LICC]

On 6/6/2015 at 8:20 AM, Jmikecpa said:

Played Trump yesterday and it is a really nice track. Some quirky holes and tough lines off the tee but overall fairly challenging. The greens were a bit in the firm side which is generally the case with any newer course and will settle in over time. Views of the Manhattan sky line were incredible and the fact that Trump carried his private club experience to a public track is really special. Fees are steep but for a once a year treat I think it is well worth the money.

I watched some of the Euro Ladies Tour event the last two days on Golf Channel, being played at Ferry Point. Oh goodness does the course show beautifully on television. The wonderful mounding and rolls in the fairways, the bunkering, the views of the NYC skyline, the river, and the Whitestone Bridge are outstanding. 

It’s too bad Trump’s name is attached to this course otherwise it would and should get high level PGA Tour or majors/Am Championships to be played here. I’ve played a decent number of the Top-100 ranked public courses and Ferry Point is underrated. Should be in the top 50. 

[LICC]

Donald Trump’s name will finally be scrubbed from a city-owned golf course in the Bronx — with the ex-president agreeing to unload the lease to the Bally’s casino chain following a lengthy battle with the city.

The Trump Organization has sold its contract to operate Trump Golf Links Ferry Point — a 20-year lease struck in 2015 that former Mayor Bill de Blasio had sought to cancel over the Capitol riot — to Bally’s in a deal worth tens of millions of dollars, The Post has learned.

The lease transfer — which for Bally’s is a multimillion-dollar bet that the property will help it snag a highly prized gaming license in the Big Apple — had hinged on approval from the city Parks Department and Comptroller Brad Lander, who finally signed off on it Thursday, sources said.

On Friday morning, the city comptroller’s website showed that Trump’s contract with the Parks Department is slated to expire on Sept. 21.

Bally’s will continue to operate the site as a golf course and change its name to Bally’s Links, sources said — doing away with the massive rock-and-grass formation that spells out “TRUMP LINKS,” which for years has been impossible for drivers to miss when headed over the East River on the Whitestone Bridge from Queens.

[TigerHoods]

Nice course, but overpriced 

[LICC]

On 9/12/2023 at 5:49 PM, TigerHoods said:

Nice course, but overpriced 

It's all relative. For the NYC area (NY, NJ, Westchester, LI), being the best public course other than Bethpage Black and a high-end experience, mid-$200s isn't unreasonable. Compare it to similar quality high-profile public courses around the country and the price is in line.

Edited September 27, 2023 by LICC