Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course

Nice layout. Could be a great course if it was better maintained. Staff was very friendly. Not a horrible deal for what you pay.

There are 2 greens that are completely closed, and the holes are in the fringe. This is new and very disappointing. I hope one day they fix this course.

More dirt then grass. Greens were more of sand bunkers

It’s like that dried out piece of leftover pizza, its still golf. I figured this late in the year there might be some grass, nope. There isn’t a golfer on the planet who can break par in these conditions, compounded by the leaves falling. So if you play Leo, make some rules like free drops and improved lies, 3 putt maximums and you can still wnjoy this tired old Lady.

The greens need a little work but other than that it's a fun and challenging course

The staff on check in seemed disinterested and unhelpful. No cafe or refreshment facility. Course was unkempt, no T boxes just markers on the fairways and areas of long grass and bald patches.
1st and last visit.

Fairways poorly maintained with many patches of no grass. No Tee boxes and Tees poorly marked. Directions to tees often absent.
No food or drinks available - cafe closed!

Terrible greens
Terrible fairways
Terrible tee blocks
Can’t get much worse!!!!!!!!

The course was a cost that would not even be justified at even a third of the cost. Tee blocks terrible or not real tee block. Greens should be called “browns” absolutely terrible. Fairways should be called unfair ways! More like a cow pasture!

Even at the extremely friendly price, do not bother. This course is in the worst condition of any course I have played in the last 10 years. Maybe equal to the worst ever. I am including NYC muni courses! Owned by the state, no money has been spent on this. A few greens without substantial grass. Fairways that are shrines to crabgrass - but nothing radical as rye or fescue. A shame because the layout is very interesting. It could be turned into a gem.

Cheap municipal course that’s in pretty rough shape. I didn’t mind the rough fairways because we would just give ourselves a good lie, but we were often putting through sand. The greens need a lot of work. But staff was accommodating. Our tee time was later than they usually let carts out, but they were nice enough to let us take the carts out anyways. As long as you keep your expectations low this is a decent course for getting last minute tee times around Boston.

Leo Martín is one of two state-run golf courses near Boston, the other being Ponkapoag in Canton. Both are relatively inexpensive and both are in terrible shape. The front nine holes at Leo Martin are not in great shape but still acceptable, The problems start with hole 10. A combination of persistent droughts, disease/ infestation and insufficient maintenance has almost ruined the greens, turning them into a patchwork of grass, sand and dirt. Similarly, the fairways are barren in many places, causing erratic bounces and making it nearly impossible to make a clean contact with the iron. The upside: LM usually has availability when other courses in the area are booked out, the staff are friendly and the prices unbeatable. Bottom line: Come here if you don’t mind poor conditions, and if you prefer a suboptimal nine or eighteen holes for the same price as two buckets at a driving range elsewhere.