Our Picks for The 10 Best Golf courses in New York
1. Shinnecock Hills
Address: Tuckahoe Rd, Southampton, NY 11968, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 140
Course Rating: 74.4
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,821
Scorecard: Link
Shinnecock Hills is believed to be the oldest incorporated golf club in the United States. The original twelve hole golf course was designed by Willie Davis, and expanded to eighteen holes in the spring of 1895. It has hosted several important events, notably five U.S. Opens, most recently being in 2018. It is routinely ranked as one of the greatest golf courses in the world.
2. National Golf Links Of America
Address: Whites Ln, Southampton, NY 11968, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 141
Course Rating: 74.3
Total par (men’s tees): 73
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,799
Scorecard: Link
Been called “America’s snootiest golf course” due to its exclusive nature, the course was designed by Charles B. Macdonald, who had been schooled at the University of St Andrews in Scotland during the 1870s. The course hosted the initial Walker Cup in 1922 and again held at the National in 2013.
3. Fishers Island Club
Address: 20449 E Main Rd, Fishers Island, NY 06390, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 134
Course Rating: 72.9
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,544
Scorecard: Link
Fishers Island Club was designed by Seth Raynor that was ranked ninth in the 2009 Golf Digest list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. The golf course has been called the “Cypress Point of the East” and is also referred to by its members as “The Big Club”. The course opened in July 1926, a few months after the death of its architect, Seth Raynor.
4. Friar’s Head Golf Course
Address: 3000 Sound Ave, Riverhead, New York 11901, Suffolk County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 140
Course Rating: 74.4
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,078
Scorecard: Link
The course is designed and built by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and their inspired workshop of design associates and shapers, all in collaboration with 1997 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Ken Bakst. This rugged course opened for play in 2003.
5. Winged Foot Golf Club (West)
Address: 851 Fenimore Rd, Mamaroneck, New York 10543, Westchester County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 143
Course Rating: 75.2
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,956
Scorecard: Link
The club was founded in 1921, by a group largely made up of members of The New York Athletic Club, and opened in June 1923. Golf Digest’ ranked the West Course 8th in its 2009-10 listing of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
6. Garden City Golf Club
Address: 315 Stewart Ave, Garden City, New York 11530, Nassau County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 140
Course Rating: 73.8
Total par (men’s tees): 73
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,911
Scorecard: Link
The course first opened on May 29, 1897 as the Island Golf Links, a nine-hole layout for guests of the Garden City Hotel. Designed by Devereux Emmet, it was soon expanded to eighteen holes. The club was founded in 1899, and is also known as the “Garden City Men’s Club” or simply the “Men’s Club”.
7. Bethpage State Park (Black)
Address: 99 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Farmingdale,New York (NY) 11735, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 144
Course Rating: 75.4
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,065
Scorecard: Link
Bethpage Golf Course is one of the most popular and cherished golf courses in the nation. Opened in 1936, it was designed by Bethpage State Park superintendent Joseph H. Burbeck. Bethpage State Park was developed from an estate owned by the Yoakum family and other properties. In 2002, the Black Course hosted the U.S. Open, which returned in 2009, as well as the 2019 PGA Championship.
8. Maidstone Club (West)
Address: 50 Old Beach Lane, East Hampton, New York 11937, Suffolk County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 139
Course Rating: 72.8
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,560
Scorecard: Link
William Tucker originally desgined a basic nine-hole course while Willie Park Junior was the architect responsible for refashioning Maidstone and it’s a masterpiece. It was founded as a 7-hole course in 1894 and expanded to eighteen holes in 1899. The Club derives its name from the original name for East Hampton, which was Maidstone, named after Maidstone in England.
9. Winged Foot Golf Club (East)
Address: 851 Fenimore Rd, Mamaroneck, New York 10543, Westchester County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 141
Course Rating: 73.1
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,808
Scorecard: Link
The West and the East, both of which were designed by A. W. Tillinghast. Golf Digest ranked the East Course 65th in its 2009-10 listing of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. The East Course should never be considered the West’s weaker sibling. The East is perhaps a touch easier than its big and brutal brother the West, but make no bones about it, the East is no pushover.
10. Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Address: 146 Griffen Ave, Scarsdale, New York 10583, Westchester County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 143
Course Rating: 73.9
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,835
Scorecard: Link
The club was formed in 1916. Renowned golf course designer A. W. Tillinghast was brought in to redesign the seven existing holes and construct 11 new ones.In 2008, Golf Digest rated Quaker Ridge the 30th best course in the United States and also ranked 64th in the world in 2007 by Golf Magazine.
