
Red Course
Eisenhower Park Golf Club

About this course
Eisenhower Park's "Red" Course whispers tales of Long Island golf's public ambition, a testament to accessibility without sacrificing the demanding nature sought by discerning players. Sculpted during the mid-century boom, the course plays as a classic parkland layout, with tree-lined fairways rewarding accuracy. Its modest undulations and strategic bunkering place a premium on thoughtful course management, a style that favors the thinking golfer over brute strength. Designed by Devereux Emmet, the Red Course provides a stern but fair test. The tight fairways and mature trees on the Red Course offer the sort of challenge you might find at Bethpage without the scale or price tag. Its design favors players who can shape their shots, especially those who prefer to work the ball from right-to-left, due to the frequency of doglegs that bend in that direction. While the course doesn’t host any major championships, its local reputation for providing a solid, enjoyable round is well-earned. The Red Course remains a fixture of the local golf scene, a blue-collar challenge. While it may not command national attention, its position as a well-maintained, accessible, and challenging course ensures its continued popularity within the Long Island golfing community.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in NY
Quick facts
- Location
- East Meadow, NY, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1914
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Devereux Emmet
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,107 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.4/136
- Course Vaults score
- 6.4
Getting there
Most visitors to Eisenhower Park Golf Club arrive through one of New York's three major gateways - JFK, LaGuardia, or Newark Liberty - though the club sits closest to Long Island MacArthur Airport for those seeking a quieter approach. From Manhattan, the drive east along the Long Island Expressway takes roughly forty minutes before peeling south into the dense suburban grid of Nassau County, where the sprawl gradually opens to reveal the park's 930 wooded acres. The transition is subtle but unmistakable: suddenly you're threading through stands of mature oak and maple, the hum of the expressway fading behind you as you enter one of the island's most beloved public golf complexes, named for the president who once commanded from nearby Mitchel Field.

FAQ
Common questions about Red at Eisenhower Park Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Red at Eisenhower Park Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 6.4 out of 10 based on 50 logged golfers.
Red was designed by Devereux Emmet.
Yes. Red at Eisenhower Park Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Red is 72.
Red plays 7,107 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Red is 136.




