A few weeks back, I was visiting my son in Manhattan (he's a 2L at Columbia Law. Yes, I'm a proud papa), and we had the opportunity to play Paramount Country Club in New York as guests of Misters Lapper and Polakoff. Unfortunately, on our third hole, my mother called with some awful news: My father has terminal lung cancer. Needless to say, the rest of the round (and the last several weeks) was kind of a blur. We had an absolutely wonderful time, though I wish I remembered more of the details of the course.
We played with a couple nice gentlemen, "Doc," and Jeff, and the course was in fine shape, though still quite soggy from the rain (though I must say the course drains very, very well because I had heard that there was a two-day deluge preceding our round!). The greens, while very true, were on the slow side due to the rain, but even with the modest speed, the greens were a real treat to putt due to severe pitch on so many of them.
We ended up staring on the fifth(?) hole, but we played 1-4 after 18 to complete our round.
Some things that stood out to me about the course:
1) The greens! I really liked the simplicity of the greens, combined with the (sometimes) extreme pitch from back to front. They were difficult to read for me! I also liked how you rarely seemed to have a straight putt unless you were directly under the hole on most holes.
2) The par 3's. Varied and interesting, My favorites: the long, downhill 13th; and the quirky 3rd, with a truly great green complex. It's kind of 2-tiered, but with a really cool fall-off collection area in the back. Very well done.
3) I also loved the whole clubhouse set up. Very cool and "old school." Loved the big putting green out front also, though it's nothing like the greens on the course! LOL!
4) I remember also really liking the 6th hole's green complex. The pin was front/center that day, and I missed just short of the green and was left with a very difficult little pitch, which I butchered, and made bogey.
So sorry I don't remember more of that day, Steve! Hope you understand! :-)