Westchester County phased out the use of most pesticides on all County properties. Ask if pesticides are used on your Golf Course. If they are - ask why?
Protect your health and minimize your pesticide exposure while golfing.
Avoid golf course areas sprayed with pesticides until the pesticide has dried. Call the golf starter to ask about applications.
Avoid placing food, cigars and cigarettes on the ground.
Never place tees or golf balls in the mouth.
Wash hands and forearms at the end of a round or before eating. Request MSDS sheets from the golf course superintendent for information about the chemicals applied.
The Canyon Club is located at 568 Bedford Road, Armonk, New York 10504. The Canyon Club, founded in 1974, is a private golf and country club nestled on 160 glorious acres overlooking the hamlet of Armonk. The 6,350 yard championship golf course with superb conditions is right at home in Westchester County - an area well known for a world-class golf experience. Westchester County is home to some of the best golf courses in the world.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Back tees = 6356 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 71.4 / 132 / _____________________
Whippoorwill Club is located at 150 Whippoorwill Road, Armonk, New York 10504. The heritage and tradition of the Whippoorwill Club dates back to the mid 1920’s. In 1928, the course was redesigned by Charles Banks. Whippoorwill took on its most unique characteristics when holes 4 through 9 were built on the west side of Whippoorwill Road. Steep terrain, tree lined fairways, and no parallel holes characterized this section of the course. The five most difficult holes on the course are 5, 7, 9, 12 and 14. Charles Banks is credited with the design and remodeling of more than thirty golf courses from 1921 until his death in 1931. It is said that he believed Whippoorwill to be his masterpiece. Press blue button for Course Map - hole by hole and Whippoorwill Club's website.
GlenArbor Golf Club is located at 234 Bedford Center Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Press blue button for photo gallery, club information, and more about golf at the GlenArbor Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course 6919 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 72.8 / 135 Bent grass _____________________
Dress code Driving range Lessons Short game center Restaurant
The Bedford Golf & Tennis Club facility in Bedford, New York features 6,360 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71.4 and it has a slope rating of 134 on Blue grass.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6360 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.4 /134 Blue grass _____________________
Trump National Golf Club is located at 339 Pine Road in Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences has bestowed the International Star Diamond Award on Trump National Golf Club, Westchester. This recognition is given exclusively to five star establishments deemed to be of pinnacle quality by its esteemed Board of Trustees. The International Star Diamond Award is the most prestigious emblem of achievement and quality in the world.
Jim Fazio designed our 7,291 yard par 72 golf course and it has been recognized as one of the finest in the northeast. Press blue button for information about golf simulators, full course overview, hole by hole slideshow, an aerial photo gallery of Trump National Golf Club and instructions on repairing ball marks and divots.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 7291 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 71 / 129 _____________________
Hollow Brook Golf Club is located at 1060 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. By joining Hollow Brook Golf Club, you'll become a part of the long tradition and history of golf in Westchester County, New York. Westchester County is home to some of the nation's most esteemed golf and country clubs. Around the globe, Westchester is known for its world-class golf courses. Hollow Brook, which opened in the spring of 2005, continues this legacy.
Designed by Eric Bergstol, Hollow Brook is set on 250 pristine acres in Cortlandt Manor, New York. In the northwest corner of the county, Hollow Brook is part of a still-growing portfolio of Bergstol golf courses in New York and New Jersey. Bergstol has established a national reputation for golf courses that preserve and protect the environment and compliment the natural beauty of the land.
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Hudson National Golf Club is located at 40 Arrowcrest Drive, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520 in Westchester County. Hudson National Golf Club opened in June of 1996 and quickly forged a national reputation around its traditional design, supreme conditioning, and spectacular Hudson River views. Celebrated architect, Tom Fazio, utilized modern construction methods to deliver a golf course right out of golf’s Golden Era.
The stone foundation and chimney of the original Hessian Hills Clubhouse, dating back to the 1920's, still remain and lies between the fourth green and fifth tee. This is where the old world meets the new. Stunning Hudson River views confront golfers during the round while the bunkers, etched into the landscape, represent the major obstacles. The fairway bunkers are strategically placed with steep vertical faces while the greenside bunkers are nestled closely to the putting surface. Press blue button for scorecard, photos and more about Hudson National Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6955 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 74.5 / 146 Greens = Bent grass Walking the course = required if caddie is available Cart available if necessary Cottages available to stay and play _____________________
Lake Isle Park Golf Course is located at 666 White Plains Road, Eastchester, NY 10709. Lake Isle is a town owned recreational facility offering a challenging 18-hole championship golf course and nearly year round play. A fleet of over 70 power golf carts is in readiness. Our capable P.G.A. Golf Pro/Director oversees golfing activities. For those who enjoy serious or purely fun filled golfing competition, Lake Isle Golf offers a host of tournaments such as the: Opening Day Scramble, Oldsmobile Scramble, " Meatball" Open, " Beat the Pro ", and others to determine Lake Isle champions. Press "blue button for more about Lake Isle.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6,009 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 69.0 / 120 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
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Private Golf Course - Leewood Golf Club
914-793-5821
Leewood Golf Club is located at 1 Leewood Drive, Eastchester, New York 10709 in Westchester County. The course, designed by Devereaux Emmet, opened in 1922. Call for more information about this golf course.
Knollwood Country Club is located at 200 Knollwood Extension, Elmsford, NY 10604. While the magnificent golf course and our classic clubhouse are the center pieces of the Knollwood experience, members enjoy an array of state-of-the-art facilities. A beautiful new building houses the swimming pool locker rooms, a snack bar and one of the largest and best equipped proshops in the area. Dining options range from a quick snack, to delicious lunches in the historic Grill Room, to sumptuous gourmet dinners in the main dining room. Press blue button for course details, pro shop, and more about Knollwood Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6516 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.7 / 132 _____________________
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Willow Ridge Country Club is located at 123 North Street, Harrison, NY 10528. In 1917, a group of men displeased with crowded conditions at Apawamis established Green Meadow Country Club. The new Club leased, and later purchased, a 121-acre site. Maurice McCarthy, a golf professional, was hired to design and build an 18-hole facility, which is now the golf course at Willow Ridge Country Club. Press blue button for the Willow Ridge Course Layout, and the Willow Ridge Country Club website.
The Scarsdale Golf Club is located at Clubway, Hartsdale, NY 10530-0701. The course’s original construction coincided with a surge in golf course construction in the country at the turn of the 20th century. Scarsdale’s original nine holes were designed by Willie Dunn of Musselburgh, Scotland. In the early 1920’s, renowned golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast created Scarsdale’s back nine and redesigned the remainder of the course. This was at the same time that Tillinghast was designing such local, fabled courses as Winged Foot and Baltusrol.
Despite Tillinghast declaring the property as one of the toughest pieces of land devoted to golf purposes, Scarsdale was designed to be very playable. Known for its tight driving areas, fast greens and hilly terrain, Scarsdale is a quintessential shot maker’s course. An errant tee or approach shot often assures bogey, or worse. Press blue button for scorecard, photos, descriptions of each hole, and more about playing golf at Scarsdale Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6350 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.5 / 139 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
Dress code Driving range Lessons Practice area Pro shop Restaurant
Saint Andrew's Golf Club is located at 10 Old Jackson Avenue, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706. Saint Andrew’s members play on a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course laid out on the same rolling Westchester County site to which the club moved in 1897. In explaining the philosophy behind his design, Nicklaus said, “I must think back to the way they’d build a course at the turn of the century, visualize that and then try to build that vision to modern standards.”
One of the most appealing aspects of The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club is its close proximity to New York City. Saint Andrew’s is located near the quaint river town of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Press blue button for more about golfing at Saint Andrew's Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18 hole regulation length course Back tees = 6670 yards / par 71 Course and slope rating from member tees 73.6 / 145 Greens = Bent grass Guests = Recipricol _____________________
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Ardsley Country Club is located at North Mountain Drive, Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY 10503 in the Hudson River Valley. Ardsley Country Club overlooks the majestic Hudson River. From New York City, it is a quick commute 20 miles up the Saw Mill River Parkway to the rolling hills that surround the club. A 40 minute train ride from Grand Central Station on the Metro North Hudson Line brings you to the picturesque Ardsley-on-Hudson train station; from there is is only minutes to the clubhouse.
The 18-hole par 72 golf course winds through stately Ardsley-on-Hudson, capitalizing on the natural beauty and diversity of its flatlands, rolling hills and rock outcroppings so typical of Westchester County. The greens are very fast and undulating, and the terrain is extremely hilly. This club has been listed by the USGA as one of the first 100 clubs established in the U.S. Press blue button for course layout, scorecard, or more about Ardsley Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Back tee = 6545 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 72.6 / 138 Bent grass _____________________
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Bonnie Briar Country Club is located at 808 Weaver Street, Larchmont, NY 10538 in Westchester County. Bonnie Briar offers a championship 18-hole golf course designed by Devereaux Emmet / A.W. Tillinghast, 4 Har-Tru and 2 clay tennis courts, an Olympic sized swimming pool, one of the best pool facilities in Westchester, and a century-old Tudor mansion clubhouse. Bonnie Briar Country Club was founded in 1921, during the Golden Age of Westchester County golf. Press blue button for scorecard and more about golf at Bonnie Briar.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6309 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 70.29 / 124 Bent grass _____________________
Anglebrook Golf Club is located at 100 Route 202, Lincolndale, NY, 10540 in the municipality of Somers. Anglebrook Golf Club is a private, non-equity club in northern Westchester created in the mold of the storied Golden Era venues of golf-rich Westchester County. It is a pure golf club in the sense that there is no swimming pool or tennis courts; just golf for golf’s sake. Unlike many private clubs in the area, membership at Anglebrook is not on an invitation-only basis.
In the final design of his legendary architecture career, Robert Trent Jones Sr. created a modern masterpiece on an unspoiled 240-acre site, which features elevation changes of 200 feet. Anglebrook Golf Club opened in May of 1998. In their May, 1999 issue, Golf Digest ranked the course as the 16th best in the state of New York. Anglebrook measures from 4,700 to its championship tees at 7,001. Press blue button for scorecard, awards, and more about golf at Anglebrook Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only club 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 7001 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 74.3 / 139 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
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Hampshire Country Club is located at 1025 Cove Road, Mamaroneck, New York 10543 in Westchester County. The golf course was built in 1927 and designed by Devereux Emmet. The greens are small and elevated, and the fairways are narrow and tree lined. The terrain is hilly, and ponds come in to play on seven holes. The signature hole is #18, a 367-yard, par 4, which has water on the right side of the fairway and side of the green.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6326 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.1 / 133 Bent grass _____________________
Clubhouse Dress code Driving range Guest policy = reciprocal Pro shop
Winged Foot Golf Club is located at 851 Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. "To say that Winged Foot is great would be understating. It has a sense of nobility, a majesty, if you will. It has two of the world's greatest golf courses and a clubhouse to match, and into whose past is woven some of the greatest moments in golf." Press blue button for slope and course ratings.
Mount Kisco Country Club is located at 10 Taylor Road, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Mount Kisco Country Club has an 18-hole regulation length golf course designed by Tom Winton. The course rating is 71.1 and has a slope rating of 129 on bent grass. Press blue button for more information about golfing at the Mount Kisco Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Longest tees = 6492 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.1 / 129 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
Wykagyl Country Club is located at 1195 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Wykagyl, a course of championship caliber, is par 72, and over 6600 yards. The rolling slopes, the proximity of the woods, and the hazards of the willow-bordered brooks, call for every shot in golf. The par three 16th hole of 230 yards and the tree-guarded, dogleg par four eight of 449 yards are regarded by pros and amateurs as among the most exciting and interesting holes in golf. Press blue button for golf course overview, to view scorecard, and optionally take a golf course tour of each hole.
Salem Golf Club is located at 18 Bloomer Road, North Salem, NY 10560. Development of the Salem Golf Club property began during the summer of 1965. Edward Ryder was engaged to design and build an 18-hole golf course. The course has undergone only subtle changes over the years – a state-of-the art irrigation system was installed in 1998 serviced by a series of ponds on the golf course. Salem Golf Club opened on May 19, 1967 with 300 members and has remained strictly a golf club. Press blue button for course bio, scorecard, and more about playing golf at the Salem Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Back tees = 6760 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 73.5 / 138 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
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Semi-Private Golf Course - Pehquenakonck Country Club
914-669-6776
Pehquenakonck Country Club is located at 101 Bloomer Road, North Salem, New York 10560. Pehquenakonck Country Club is a semi-private 9-hole course.
Golf Course Attractions Closed to public during tournaments Golf only facility 9-hole regulation length course 2012 yards / par 33 Course rating / slope = 32.3 / 102 Greens = Bentgrass Fairways = bluegrass _____________________
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Hudson Hills Golf Course is located at 400 Croton Dam Road in Ossining, New York 10562. Hudson Hills is a 7,000 yard, par 71 championship golf course that takes full advantage of its setting in the Hudson River Valley. Perched atop the first tee, golfers are treated to a beautiful vista, with nearly one third of the golf course in view. But don’t be too distracted by the beauty of this hilly countryside, because strategically placed golf shots are paramount to mastering Hudson Hills.
Golfers can choose to play from any of the four sets of tees, measuring from 5,100 yards to nearly 7,000 yards. Hudson Hills golf course entertains golfers with beauty and challenge, and gives them the unique opportunity to use every club in the bag. Press blue button for tee times, golf rates, golf tournaments, scorecard and more.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 6935 yards with a par of 71 Course rating / slope = 73.7 / 139 _____________________
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Audubon International Hudson Hills Golf Course is enrolled in Audubon International's Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses to ensure that the course helps to protect our local environment, conserve natural resources, and provide wildlife habitats.
Pelham Country Club is located at 940 Wynnewood Road, Pelham Manor, NY 10803. One of Pelham Country Club's premier attractions is its 18-hole par 71 championship golf course. The Devereux Emmet designed course presents a wide variety of challenging holes. It boasts a 133 slope rating for men and a 137 slope rating for women. Press blue button for more about golfing at Pelham Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6400 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 70.4 / 133 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
Club rental Caddies Dress code Driving range Golf carts Lessons Locker rooms Manicured chipping and putting greens Pro shop Practice hole Restaurant
Pleasantville Country Club is located at 110 Nannahagan Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 in Westchester Country. In 1926 A. W. Tillinghast designed the Pleasantville golf course featuring narrow tree-lined fairways and well-bunkered contoured greens. The fast greens are firm. Water hazards come into play on four holes. This beautiful well-manicured layout is both unique and enjoyable to players of all abilities.
For many golfers, this nine-hole course will be their favorite. One of a kind, this hidden gem is a challenge for the experienced golfer and still a comfortable setting for the beginner. Press blue button for course information, photos, and more about golf at Pleasantville Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 9-hole length course Back tees = 2173 yards / par 64 Course rating / slope = 63.4 / 121 Fairways = Bent grass Greens = Bent grass _____________________
The Blind Brook Club is located at Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10573. This "men only", 18-hole regulation length course is a private equity golf club, opened in 1917.
The Pound Ridge Golf Club is the legendary golf course architect, Pete Dye’s, first design project in New York. Situated in affluent Westchester County, with such prestigious golf neighbors as Winged Foot Golf Club, Westchester Country Club and Stanwich, the new Pound Ridge Golf Club has been carved out of 172 acres of magnificent rocky cliffs, streams and wooded hills. According to Pete, Pound Ridge is one of his best course designs.
Pound Ridge Golf Club, an 18-hole daily fee public golf course that plays to a par 72 and measures 7,171 yards from the back tees, is a spellbinding layout that winds its way through hardwood forest and opens to rolling meadows. The dramatic rock outcroppings are truly unique and a stirring visual feature of the design. Fourteen thousand feet of rock walls surround trees, wetlands and water hazards. The course’s five sets of tees are classified by handicap ability, allowing players of all calibers to best enjoy the strategic layout and wide variety of shot-making situations. "Press blue button" for more about golf at Pound Ridge Golf Club.
Ranked #2 in GOLF Magazine's 2008 list of "Best New Courses You Can Play”
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 7171 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope from black tees = 76.1 / 146 Greens = bent grass _____________________
Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Chipping and Putting green Club rental Driving range Forecaddies available - first come basis Lessons Pro shop Practice area Restaurant
Brae Burn Country Club is located at 39 Brae Burn Drive, Purchase, New York 10577 in Westchester County. When Brae Burn Country Club was formed in 1964, it was the first new member-owned club formed in Westchester since the late 1920’s.
At Brae Burn Country Club, the parkland layout is routed through hilly terrain with natural brooks and ponds in play on a number of holes. An old, elevated railroad bed crosses the course, adding an unusual manmade dimension as well. The undulating greens are among the most contoured and challenging in the Metropolitan area. A course renovation completed in 2000 has enhanced the course’s beauty. Architect Ken Dye’s plan reconfigured bunkers, added visibility and restored much of Frank Duane’s original design. Press blue button for scorecard, course details, and more about golf at Brae Burn.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6825 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 73.6 / 133 Bent grass _____________________
The Country Club of Purchase is located at 10 Country Club Drive, Purchase, New York 10577. The club is located in the Purchase area of the Town of Harrison in Westchester County. The Country Club of Purchase opened in September 1996 and is the first and only 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus in the area. The course plays 6,876 yards and is masterfully crafted on 192 acres, with protected wetlands. Preserving the ecologically rich land was a priority from the earliest planning sessions. Press blue button for scorecard and more about golf at The Country Club of Purchase.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Championship tees = 6876 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 73.9 / 138 Fairways = Bent grass Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
Old Oaks Country Club is located at 3100 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577. The Club is set on 220-acres in lower Westchester County, located 25 miles north of New York City. The facilities include an 18-hole Tillinghast designed golf course. Press blue button for more about golfing at Old Oaks Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6503 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 72.3 / 139 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
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The Doral Arrowwood Golf Course is located at 975 Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Continuing Doral's heritage of uniquely designed and challenging golf courses at its resorts, the Doral Arrowwood Golf Course at the Doral Golf Club offers nine spectacular holes by Robert Van Hagge. Critically acclaimed as one of the most difficult nine-hole courses in the country, the 3,200 yard, par-35 Doral Arrowwood Golf Course features Van Hagge's trademark shadows, bunkers and water hazards, engaging players of every level. Press blue button for scorecard, course layouts and more about golf at Doral.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 3200 yards / par 35 Course rating / slope = 35.8 / 136 on grass _____________________
Club rental Club storage Dress code Driving range Locker fee Guest policy = reciprocal Lessons Pro shop
The Apawamis Club is located at 2 Club Road, Rye, NY 10580. Apawamis is one of the oldest clubs in our country, dating back to 1890, and became an early member of the USGA in 1897. Apawamis is a full-service family club offering golf, swimming, squash, tennis, and paddle tennis. With only 18 holes and a clubhouse that looks more like a rambling country home than an imposing piece of architecture, it remains a unique setting in the midst of mainstream, prestigious Westchester golf, according to a 1988 article in The Country Club magazine. Press blue button for more about golf and The Apawamis Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6547 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 72.1 / 139 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
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Rye Golf Club is located at 330 Boston Post Road in Rye New York 10580. The 126 acre facility is a member only club owned by the City of Rye. The club offers a challenging 18-hole Devereux Emmet golf course with spectacular water views of Long Island Sound. Warm up before your round at one of two practice greens and chipping areas or tune up your game with one of our Club Pro’s. Press blue button for photos and more about playing golf at Rye Golf Club.
Westchester Country Club is located at 98 Biltmore Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. The Westchester Country Club is a private club with membership amenities that include; 36 holes of golf, private tennis courts, a separate beach club with an Olympic sized swimming pool and over 50 guest rooms. Press blue button for website.
Sleepy Hollow Country Club is located at 777 Albany Post Road in Scarborough, NY 10510-9245. The 338-acres of “Washington Irving” hills and woodlands that make up the Sleepy Hollow Country Club were once known as Woodlea, the country estate of Mr. Butler Wright. The plans were by Stanford White of McKim, Meade & White, and constituted one of the last works of the famous architect.
While the Club’s two courses, one of 18 and one of 9 holes, are among the finest in Westchester, golf is only one of the many activities and many attractions of the Club as a whole. The riding facility includes both an indoor and outdoor ring and the use of the beautiful Rockefeller trails. There are ten tennis courts and a magnificent swimming pool serviced by a snack bar and locker rooms. For winter sports there is a three court squash building, four paddle tennis courts, and a skeet and trap facility. Sleepy Hollow Country Club is one of the most picturesque and attractive in the nation.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 9 and 18 hole courses Blue tees = 6836 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 73.8 / 135 Greens = Bent grass Guests = Closed _____________________
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Fenway Golf Club is located at Old Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583. The course was designed in 1924 by A.W. Tillinghast, one of America’s greatest architects. Often dubbed "Little Winged Foot", Fenway’s severely sloping greens, deep traps and deceptively difficult landing areas, have proven time and time again that this golf course need be compared to no other and stands on its own as a premier test of golf excellence. Press blue button for golf course reviews, scorecard, and more about golf at Fenway Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 6683 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 73.8 / 138 _____________________
The Quaker Ridge Golf Club is located at 140 Griffen Avenue Scarsdale NY 10583. The Quaker Ridge Golf Club, designed by A.W. Tillinghast, opened in 1916. The golf course continues to stand the test of time. Jack Nicklaus, when asked during the 1974 U.S. Open at Winged Foot if he thought Winged Foot was the greatest course in the world, replied, “That may be, but there is quite a golf course down the street.”
In 1969, Jimmy Demaret stated, “Quaker Ridge is the most underrated Golf Course in the New York Area, because it has never been host course to a major championship. I’d like to go on record as saying it would be a tough test of golf for any tournament – the U.S. Open and the PGA included.” Press blue button to view scorecard, rankings in the U.S. and the world, and more about playing golf at the Quaker Ridge Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Black Course tees = 6835 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 74.5 / 145 Fairways = Bent grass Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
Saxon Woods Golf Course is located at 315 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY. Known by players as Westchester County's second most challenging course, Saxon Woods' rolling, wooded landscape give this sporting course tremendous character. Saxon Woods Golf Course was designed by golf course architect Tom Winton and opened to the public in 1931. Today, all 18 of Saxon Woods tees have been completely renovated, along with several greens. Press blue button for more about playing golf at Saxon Woods Golf Course.
Somers Pointe Golf Club is located at 1000 West Hill Drive, Somers, New York, 10589. Uniquely challenging, its 27 holes weave a scenic path through native woods, daunting hills and natural ponds. Situated 695 feet above sea level, one of Westchester County’s highest points, Somers Pointe offers breathtaking views and a Geoffrey Cornish designed course certain to test the most accomplished golfers while encouraging newcomers to the game. We have 2 courses available:
Heritage Hills of Westchester Country Club - West Hill Course = 18-hole, Par 72 The West Course, designed by Geoffrey Cornish, opened in 1988 and provides eighteen holes that allow players to enjoy the complete golfing experience. Narrow fairways, hills and sand all come into play as part of the skillfully designed, scenic layout. Six ponds and a creek bring water into play on eight of the holes, while undulating, moderately fast greens are designed to provide a fair test of the putting game.
Heritage Hills of Westchester Country Club - East Hill Course = 9-hole, Par 35 East Hill Course provides a solid golf outing. Similar in layout and topography to its sister course, this nine hole, 3,100-yard gem is also in marvelous shape and has plenty of hills, tight fairways, well placed bunkers and water to test your skills.
Press blue button for more about golf at West Hill's 18-hole course and East hill's 9-hole course.
Golf Course Attractions West Hill Course 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6349 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 71.4 / 129 Bent grass
East Hill Course 9-hole course Blue tees = 2889 yards / par 35 Course rating / slope = 69.6 / 129 _____________________
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Waccabuc Country Club is located on Mead Street, Waccabuc, NY 10597. The Waccabuc Country Club was established on September 18, 1912. The clubhouse was originally a private home that, in 1912, was converted into the Lake Waccabuc Inn, a country resort / retreat. One of the first things the new owners did was add a nine hole golf course. In 1923, plans for an additional 9 holes were proposed and later implemented. Waccabuc Country Club is now a beautiful 18 hole golf course.
USGA rules govern all play except where modified by local rules. Embedded ball rule is in effect through the green. All fences surrounding the course are boundaries; no free relief. Please avoid slow play. A round should be completed in 4 hours or less. Cellular phones may be used in the locker rooms only. Press blue button for scorecard, and more about the Waccabuc Country Club.
Elmwood Country Club is located at 850 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, New York 10607. Press blue button for more information about golf at Elmwood Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course 6487 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.5 / 129 Bent grass _____________________
Caddies available Club rentals Dress code Driving range Golf cart rentals Guest policy = reciprocal Restaurant Walking allowed
Metropolis Country Club is located at 289 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, New York 10607 in Westchester County. Metropolis Country Club was founded in 1922 when members of the Metropolis Club of New York City acquired the original course from Century Country Club. The course, dating to 1904, was designed originally by Herbert Strong and A.W.Tillinghast. The course was enhanced by Joe Finger and then updated and renovated in 1994 by Ken Dye.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Almost 6800 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 72.2 / 134 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
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Ridgeway Country Club is located at 400 Ridgeway in White Plains, New York in the heart of Westchester. The picturesque 18 hole Par 71 golf course dates back almost a century to 1923 when it was designed by Pete Clark. Narrow fairways, difficult greens, and strategically placed bunkers make the course challenging at all levels. The 8th hole is the signature hole with a lake making for great risk-reward decision-making. Ridgeway has been the site of Metropolitan PGA and USGA tournaments. Press blue button for golf course - hole by hole photos, scorecard, and more about golfing at Ridgeway Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6373 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.6 / 129 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
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Westchester Hills Golf Club is located at 401 Ridgeway in White Plains, NY 10605. Westchester Hills is a private golf club that offers a championship 18-hole golf course, tennis facilities, and a large pool area with two pools and a snack bar. The main clubhouse offers formal dining, a family grill room for casual dining, and patio dining during the summer months.
Public Golf Course - Maple Moor Golf Course
914-995-9200
Maple Moor Golf Course is located at 1128 North Street, White Plains, NY 10605. Named for the abundance of maple trees that line the course, Maple Moor is a challenging course with water hazards on six holes. Designed by golf course architect Tom Winton and opened to the public in 1927, Maple Moor was Westchester County's first public course. Maple Moor golfers now enjoy the results of a major improvement program in which all 18 tees were renovated and expanded, and there is a new restaurant and food service in the clubhouse.
Located just off the Hutchinson River Parkway in White Plains, NY, Maple Moor Golf Course has a full-service golf shop offering the latest in apparel and equipment. Additionally, the professional golf staff at Maple Moor offers PGA instruction and lessons to help improve your game. Press blue button for golfing rates, scorecard, and more about golf at Maple Moor.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6374 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 71.0 / 129 Greens = bent grass _____________________
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Dunwoodie Golf Course is located at 1 Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers, NY 10701. Dunwoodie lies at the top of "Dunwoodie Heights" in the center of the City of Yonkers. It is characterized by dramatic topography and steep slopes. Its layout is a mix of narrow fairways to rolling wide landscapes. The design of the course takes advantage of the natural topography, resulting in a challenging game. Press blue button for golf course layout, scorecard and more about golfing at Dunwoodie Golf Course.
Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Club rental Driving range lighted for night play Lessons Lockers Practice green Pro shop Restaurant
Sprain Lake Golf Course is located at 290 East Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers, NY. Sprain Lake, on 130-acres, was designed by golf course architect Tom Winton. Sprain Lake is characterized by small greens, rolling terrain and a number of highly challenging holes, with an abundance of water hazards and difficult shots. Because of its long and narrow layout, Sprain Lake offers a mostly linear, back-and-forth style of play. Press blue button for more information.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is located at 2957 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights NY 10598, Westchester County. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Park offers many scenic views. The park's spacious picnic areas, which can accommodate individual families as well as large groups, may be reserved in advance. The park's large pool can hold 4,000 bathers at one time.
The park's oasis of blue water, Mohansic Lake and Crom Pond, provide excellent freshwater fishing and boating. Popular catches include bass, perch, and sun fish. A New York State Freshwater Fishing License is required. Both rowboats and pedal boats are available for rental; however, a regional boating permit allows visitors to launch their own rowboats, canoes or kayaks. For an additional fee, rowboat owners may also store their boats. In wintertime, the water's tree lined border provides a winter wonderland backdrop for ice skaters and ice fisherman.
The park's picnic areas have volleyball nets and many have softball fields or basketball courts. There is also a soccer field. Sports enthusiasts may wish to try their hand at Disc golf, a short distance from the picnic areas. You can play either 9 or 18 holes. The rules and scorecards are located at the course and loaner Frisbees are available from the park office. The park’s hills and trails are perfect for winter sports.
Things To Do Biking Boat Launch Sites Boat Rentals Fishing Food Golf Course Hiking Trails / Walking Picnic Tables Playground Playing Fields Pool Recreation Programs
Mohansic Golf Course is located at 1500 Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Rolling hills and moderately steep slopes combine to make Mohansic the most challenging of the county's courses. There are many tight holes that are an excellent test of a golfer's ability, with uphill, downhill and side hill shots. All 18 tees have recently been fully renovated, and several greens have been upgraded. Press blue button for more about golf at Mohansic Golf Course.
Capital Hills at Albany is located at 65 O'Neil Road, Albany, NY 12208. A rolling hilly challenge is the origin of the course name. Back tees play over 6300 yards and provide a formidable test of golf. The course borders the Norman's Kill creek on six holes. Press blue button for course description, scorecard, course photos, rates, and more about Capital Hills at Albany golf course.
Golf Course Attractions Driving range Clinics Pro Shop
Orchard Creek Public Golf Club is located at 6700 Dunnsville Road in Altamont, NY 12009 in Albany County. Press blue button for more about Orchard Creek's staff, outings, rates, course layout, scorecard and more.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole regulation length course 6553 yards with a par of 72.2 Course rating/slope Blue 72.2 / 133 (men) Green 70.2 / 128 (men) Red 68.4 / 117 (women) _____________________
Computerized irrigation system on Greens, Tees, and Fairways Driving range (25 stations) 11,000 sq. ft. practice putting green 36 sand bunkers Golf lessons Pro shop 80 seat Bar and Restaurant
Colonial Acres Golf Course is a public 9-hole golf course located at 15 Saybrook Drive, Glenmont, NY 12077 in Albany County. The 9-hole "Colonial Acres" course at the Colonial Acres Golf Course facility in Glenmont, New York features 1262 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 27. Designed by James Michaels, the Colonial Acres golf course opened in 1965. Credited to www.golflink.com
Western Turnpike Golf Course is located at 2350 Western Avenue Guilderland, NY 12084. The Town of Guilderland offers its residents golf, banquet and picnic facilities, and cross-country skiing. Whether playing the blue, white, or the ever demanding red course, Western Turnpike promises an unparalleled experience with its outstanding greens and challenging layout for golfers of all ability. Western Turnpike Golf offers rolling terrain, wooded fairways and greens. Press blue button for rates, scorecard, photos, and more course information.
Golf Course Attractions 27-holes Blue Tees / Blue/Red 6427 yards with a par 72 / slope rating = 127 White Tees / Blue/Red 6026 yards with a par 72 / slope rating = 124 Red Tees / Blue/Red 5137 yards with a par 72 / slope rating = 117 _____________________
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Mill Road Acres Golf Course is located at 30 Mill Road in Latham, NY 12110 in Albany County. Mill Road Acres offers "a challenging executive 18 hole public golf course and a three-tiered natural grass driving range is available for practice and fine tuning your golf game." Press blue button for more about Mill Road Acres Golf Course.
Schuyler Meadows Club is located at 17 Schuyler Meadows Road, Loudonville NY, 12211 in Albany County. Nestled among the tranquil woods of the village of Loudonville, just north of Albany, lies the scenic acreage of Schuyler Meadows Club, one of the premier clubs in the capital district since its inception in 1927. The golf course was designed by Devereaux Emmet. Press blue button for more about golf at Schuyler Meadows.
Golf Course Attractions Country Club 18-hole regulation length course back tees = 6863 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 73.6 / 134 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
Caddies Carts - riding cart rental Chipping and Putting green Club rental Dress code Driving range Lessons Locker rooms Pro shop Restaurant
Sycamore Country Club is located at Route 143 Tompkins Road, Ravena, NY 12143 in Albany. Sycamore is set among rolling hills and mountains. Sycamore boasts beautiful views with a 200 year old converted barn as the clubhouse.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole Championship Course 6610 yards with a par of 71 _____________________
Copake Country Club is located at 44 Golf Course Road, Copake Lake, NY 12521 in Columbia County. The golf course is located in New York State where Columbia County rolls into the Berkshire Mountains. A challenging 18-hole golf course, it sits beautifully on 160 acres, alongside Copake Lake with views of the Catskills and Berkshire Mountains from every hole . . . Convenient for golfers in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Press blue button for pro shop, rates, scorecard, photo gallery, birds eye view, and more about Copake Country Club.
Golf Club Attractions Practice facilities Course Rating: White Tees 70.3 Slope 131 “1 of 10 hidden gems within two hours from New York City” by NY Post
Undermountain Golf Course is located at 274 Under Mountain Road, Copake, NY 12516. Located in scenic Columbia County, Undermountain Golf Course features views of both the Taconic Range of the Berkshire Mountains to the east and the Catskill Mountains to the west. Undermountain is a nine-hole executive yardage course which offers alternate tees for a back nine. The small and meticulously maintained greens and narrow fairways offer a challenging layout for the accomplished golfer, yet are non-threatening to the novice.
Meadowgreens Golf Course is located at 1238 Route 9-H Road 1, Ghent, NY 12075 in Columbia County. Meadowgreens offers a country setting and is surrounded by woods. Although the fairways are tree lined, they provide generous landing areas. The greens are well manicured, and water hazards come into play on several holes. The ladies tee off from the same set of tees as the men.
Golf Course Attractions 9-hole course 3012 yards with a par of 36 Course rating 80.0 / slope = 108 / _____________________
Club rental Dress code Driving range Lessons Putting green Riding cart rental
The Triple Nickel Golf Learning Center is located at 555 Rounte 20/22 in New Lebanon, NY 12125 in Columbia County. The golf center provides high-tech and expert golf instruction from the beginner to the avid golfer, juniors to the adults. Golf leagues, tournaments, corporate training sessions, outings, & more are also offered. Press blue button for more information.
Winding Brook Country Club is located about 20 miles south of Albany at 2839 Route 203, Valatie, New York 12184. Nestled between the Berkshire and Catskill Mountains, we are considered one of Hudson Valley's most serene and striking semi-private golf courses. We offer an 18 hole, thoughtfully designed Championship golf course on 265-acres that has a private feel with breathtaking scenery.
Silo Ridge Country Club is located at 4651 Route 22, Amenia, NY 12501 in Dutchess County. Nestled in the Hudson River Valley, the planned Silo Ridge Resort is an environmentally-friendly residential community and resort. The all-season resort, featuring a 300-room hotel and located at the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in Amenia, NY, is a place where residents and guests can enjoy golf, equestrian activities, hunting, hiking, biking, fishing, cross-county skiing, antiquing, fine dining and more. Press blue button for more information about Silo Ridge.
Fishkill Golf Course & Driving Range is located at Routes 9 & I-84 in Fishkill, NY 12524 in historic Dutchess County. The Fishkill Golf Course was designed by Wilton Villetto, and the course opened in 1989.
Fishkill Golf Course also offers 18 holes of miniature golf.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 12-hole executive length golf course Longest tees 2571 yards with a par of 41 Course rating/slope = 69.0/122 _____________________
Club rental Driving range Chipping and putting greens Pro shop Restaurant Riding cart rental
Branton Woods Golf Club is located at 178 Stormville Road, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 in the Hudson River Valley. Branton Woods Golf Club is a fully private 18-hole golf course. Designed by Eric Bergstol, this picturesque beauty traverses the rolling hills; once a former bison farm. Golfers navigating the verdant fields, babbling streams, lush meadows and mountain foothills are always delighted.
Framed by breathtaking views of the Stormville Mountains, this Hudson Valley gem features wide open fairways and strategically-placed bunkers. Branton Woods captures the majesty of the landscape. When you visit, you will experience one of New York’s greatest private golf clubs. Press blue button for Photo Tour, Course Specs, Amenities, Video and more about Branton Woods.
Beekman Country Club is located at 11 Country Club Road, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533. Beekman is in Dutchess County in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. Beekman is a 27-hole Public Golf Course designed by Cortlandt Fish, is located where the foothills of the Berkshires begin to rise from the Hudson Valley. Press blue button for scorecard, course layout, group clinics and the Beekman Country Club website.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility Three nine hole sections that play as three separate 18's Blue tees = 2667 yards / par 72 _____________________
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Public Golf Course - Dogwood Knolls Golf Course
845-226-7317
Dogwood Knolls Golf Course is located at 722 Route 376, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 in Dutchess County. "Open year round and has a very friendly staff".
Dinsmore Golf Course is located at 199 Old Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12580 in Dutchess County. This scenic 18-hole course offers a panoramic view of the beautiful Hudson River and majestic Catskill Mountains. It is the third oldest golf course in the country. Built as a private 9-hole course in the 1890s, it was an amenity to the estates of the Dinsmore, Hoyt and Mills families. The original course, which is now the south nine, was expanded to 18 holes in 1962 and was designed by Roland Stafford.
The 988-acre park includes the Mills Mansion State Historic Site. Scenic hiking trails and old carriage roads border the river. There is a marina with transient dockage and an environmental center, as well as camping and cabin facilities.
The Links at Union Vale is located at 153 North Parliman Road, LaGrangeville, NY 12540 in Dutchess County. Located less than 90 minutes north of New York City in southern Dutchess County, this remarkable links-style course is reminiscent of the famous links courses of Ireland and Scotland. Designed by Stephen Kay with distinct and memorable features of water, potbunkers and natural hazards complemented by bent and fescue grasses, The Links at Union Vale opened to the public in 2000, and was rated the Best New Public Golf Course of the Year by Suburban Golf Magazine. The Links at Union Vale was ranked #17 in the top 100 courses in New York State by Golf Magazine (September 2008).
The course rides lightly on top of a rolling landscape, with sweeping views of the lush Hudson Valley countryside. Selected twice by the USGA to host the US Amateur sectional qualifier, this championship course is engaging and challenging, yet still enjoyable for all levels of golfers. Press blue button to book a tee time or for more about The Links at Union Vale.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course 6839 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 72.6 /128/ bent and Fescue grass _____________________
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Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club is located at 103 Route 343, Millbrook, NY 12545 in Dutchess County. Millbrook is a family oriented club whose members are all local residents in this beautiful area of the Hudson Valley, 90 miles north of Manhattan. The Club is seasonal, open from May through October. The challenging nine hole/eighteen tee golf course, six Har-Tru tennis counts and 25 yard swimming pool are enjoyed by all members and the Club. Press blue button for more about golfing at Millbrook Golf.
Golf Course Attractions Golf and Tennis facility 9 and 18-hole courses Longest tees = 5801 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 68.7/ 132 Greens = Bent grass Guests = closed _____________________
Club rental Dress code Driving range Lessons Locker rooms Pro shop Practice green Restaurant Riding cart rental
Dutcher Golf Course is located at 135 East Main Street, Pawling NY 12564, in Dutchess County, NY. John Dutcher was the architect for Dutcher Golf Course, opened in 1890. Dutcher is the oldest municipal course in United States.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 9-holes 4506 yards from the longest tees, par 34 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
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Thomas Carvel Country Club is located at Ferris Road in Pine Plains, Dutchess County, NY 12567. Carvel Country Club was originated by the founder of Carvel Ice Cream. The 18-hole course at the Thomas Carvel Country Club facility in Pine Plains, New York has well maintained greens; and features 7100 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 73.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course 7100 yards / par 73 Course rating /slope = 73.5 / 127 Blue grass _____________________
Club rental Dress code Driving range Riding cart rental
James Baird State Park is located at 14 Maintenance Lane, Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 in Dutchess County. Nationally renowned golf architect, Robert Trent Jones designed a scenic, fairly flat 18-hole golf course on this large tract of farmland in Pleasant Valley. To golfers' delight, the par 5, 13th hole is one of the most challenging in the Hudson Valley. A full service restaurant overlooks the golf course and is open to both golfers and the general public. Press blue button for additional course information, photos, and more about James Baird State Park and Golf Course.
McCann Memorial Golf Course is a public golf course, located at 155 Wilbur Blvd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 in Dutchess County. McCann is an 18-hole course originally built in 1972 and designed by architect William Mitchell. The course was redesigned in 2001 by Stephen Kay. Press blue button for course rates, scorecard, course layout and more.
McCann Memorial Golf Course is rated: 4 Stars in "Places to Play" by Golf Digest Best Golf Course Hudson Valley 2007 by Hudson Valley Magazine
Casperkill Golf Club is located at 2320 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Casperkill's public golf course, built in 1944, was designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones Sr. The course graciously makes use of the rolling hills with elevated tees, manicured valley fairways and well-bunkered, terraced greens that make each round a new challenge.
Set in the rolling countryside of the Hudson River Highlands of Dutchess County, the Casperkill Golf Club offers the ideal golf experience. We offer a classic Robert Trent Jones challenge, rated four stars by Golf Digest. You will understand why after playing here amidst tranquil ponds, magnificent ancient oaks, and the meandering Casperkill Creek. Press blue button for rates, online tee times, range programs and more.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole championship golf course 6690 yards / par 72 _____________________
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The College Hill Golf Course is located at 41 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602. The 9-hole College Hill Golf Course features 2600 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 34. The course rating is 32.2 and it has a slope rating of 111. Designed by William F. Mitchell, ASGCA, the College Hill golf course opened to the public in 1933.
Golf Course Attractions 9-hole golf course Back tees = 2600 yards / par 34 Course rating/slope = 32.2/111 _____________________
Club rental Dress code Golf carts (electric carts available) Greens = Bent grass Fairways = Poa annua grass Lessons Pro shop Pull cart rental Putting green Riding cart rental Walking the course allowed
Vassar Golf Course is located at 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 in Dutchess County. Vassar Golf Course is a 9-hole public golf course situated on the beautiful Vassar College campus. Established in 1930, the course offers a scenic 2,500 yard layout with beautiful mature trees, character and charm. Vassar is a very enjoyable walking course; however, golf carts are available. Press blue button for more about Vassar Golf.
The Red Hook Golf Club is located on Route 199 in Red Hook, NY 12571 in Dutchess County. Red Hook was established in 1931 as a 9-hole course and later expanded to an 18-hole course. The Red Hook Golf Club is an 18 hole semi-private facility which presents a challenging test for golfers of all levels. The course has been used as a qualifying site for golfers aspiring to the Dutchess County Amateur Championship. As evaluated in 2006 by the Metropolitan Golf Association, the course plays to the following ratings:
Blue Tees: slope 135; 6519 yards; 71.9 White Tees: slope 132; 6134 yards; 70.1 Red Tees: slope 120; 5155 yards, 70.7 Gold Tees: slope 122/116; 5244 yards; 71.2/68.7
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Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6519 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 71.9 / 135 _____________________
17 tees driving range Club rental Dress code Lessons Pro shop Restaurant Riding cart rental
Harlem Valley Golf Club is located at the foothills of the Berkshires at 109 Wheeler Road (Route 22) Wingdale, NY 12594 in Dutchess County. Our challenging 9-hole, semi-private golf club designed by Donald Ross in 1928, is open to the public most weekdays and afternoons on weekends and holidays.
With two sets of tees, the course totals 5983 yards. With 3007 yards from the front tees and 2976 yards from the back tees, our par 70 layout is a pleasure for all levels of golfers. Press blue button for more information about Harlem Valley Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 9-hole regulation length course Open to public after 12 noon Front tees = 3007 yards / par 70 Course rating / slope = 67.9 / 119 _____________________
Dress code Pull cart rental Putting green Riding cart rental
Griffith E. Harris Golf Course is located at 1300 King Street, Greenwich, Connecticut. The Griffith E. Harris Golf Course is Greenwich's only municipal golf course and the only non-private golf course in the Town of Greenwich. The Board of Parks and Recreation is responsible for reviewing the operations of the golf course. Use of the course is open to all Town of Greenwich residents who become members. Members are permitted to bring guests with them to play at the course as well.
In addition to the golf course itself, there is a Pro Shop offering rentals for clubs, golf carts and lessons can be arranged. Griffith E. Harris Golf Course contains a driving range with 14 stations for hitting balls, two practice putting greens, and a practice chipping area, which includes a practice bunker. The course continues to garner wide-spread acclaim, and in July 2004 hosted the Metropolitan Golf Association Public Links Championship.
Golf Course Attractions Driving range Practice putting greens and chipping area Pro shop Full service restaurant Outdoor patio for dining Clubroom
Oak Hills Golf Course is one of the finest municipal golf courses in the state of Connecticut. Oak Hills is an 18-hole golf course, designed by Alfred Tull, and opened in 1969. It is located at 165 Fillow Street in Norwalk, CT. Located in mid-city Norwalk between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway, it is convenient for residents and non-residents.
Golf Course Attractions Golf Club 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6317 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 70.3 / 133 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
Club rental Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Dress code Lessons Pitching and chipping greens Pro shop Restaurant
Ridgefield Golf Course is located at 545 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877. Ridgefield Golf Course is a "golf-only" club with an 18-hole regulation medium-length golf course and a 12 tees driving range. The 18-hole golf course at the Ridgefield Golf Course facility features 6444 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 70.9 and it has a slope rating of 123 on Blue grass. Press blue button for fees, scorecard, and more information about Ridgefield Golf Course.
Golf Course Attractions Practice facilities Driving range (grass) Putting green Chipping Sand Clubhouse Pro shop Restaurant
Rockrimmon Country Club is located at 2949 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06903. A group of enterprising men became our founders and went into action planning a new country club with their goal to have it be amongst the finest in New England. In September, 1947, the founders held their first organizational meeting of a corporation named Long Ridge Enterprises, Inc. They voted to purchase 218-acres of land on the Stamford/Pound Ridge boundary line, formerly a farm known as "the old Ayers property". That same group of men also formed another corporation named Rockrimmon Country Club, Inc.
Robert Trent Jones, reknowned golf course architect was retained to design the first nine holes. Work on the new golf course proceeded from the time of purchase until the summer of 1949 when nine holes were ready for play. In 1954, the membership voted to add an additional nine holes to the existing course. The second nine holes were opened and Rockrimmon became the proud owner of an eighteen hole golf course. The present clubhouse was built in 1961 with a major renovation and addition in 1996. The club today offers golf, tennis, swimming, family and social events. Press blue button to view golf course, scorecard, and more.
The E Gaynor Brennan Municipal Golf Course is located at 451 Stillwater Road, Stamford, CT 06902. The E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course, one of Stamford's fine public golf courses, is located close to downtown Stamford. The course is a short (5900 yards), but challenging. Visitors to Stamford are welcome to play and tee times are usually available most times any day except weekend mornings.
This course has water hazards (six ponds) coming into play on seven holes. The greens are sloped, firm, and fast. The signature hole is #7, a 373-yard, par 4, requiring an approach shot over a lake to the green. Press blue button for more information about The E Gaynor Brennan Municipal Golf Course.
Sterling Farms Golf Course is located at 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905. Nestled in a quiet park like setting of Stamford, Connecticut, Sterling Farms is an 18 hole public golf facility laid out over 144-acres of a once active dairy farm. Originally designed by Architect Geoffrey Cornish in 1969 and renovated by Architect Robert McNeill in 2005, the par 72 course opened in the spring of 1972.
The golf courses rolling terrain guides you through the picturesque farm buildings and challenging holes, including it’s difficult par 3’s, which demand distance, accuracy and good putting to score well. With a variety of tees to play from, golfers of all skill levels are offered a fair and fun challenge. Noted for its meticulous condition, layout, heated driving range and amenities, the facility gets rated the #1 public golf course in Fairfield County year after year. Press blue button for more information about Sterling Farms Golf Course.
Thunderhart at Sunny Hill Golf Course is located at 2740 County Route 67, Freehold, NY 12431 in Greene County. Thunderhart is an 18-hole, par 72 course featuring over 6,400 yards of scenic and professionally manicured beauty. Three sets of tees allow golfers of all skill and experience levels to enjoy themselves. The front nine provides a traditional golf experience with 3 holes measuring over 500 yards. The back nine was created in the Parkland style, which has each hole cut through the beautiful forest of the Catskills. Set in the Catskill Basin, Thunderhart offers 11 ponds and 15 sand traps to challenge the most experienced golfer, while providing breathtaking views.
Rainbow Golf Club is located at 3822 Route 26 Greenville NY 12083 in Greene County. Rainbow is an 18 hold, USGA rated golf facility nestled in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Press blue button for more about Rainbow Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole 6287 yards with a par of 71 Course rating/slope Blue 68.7 / 117 White 66.1 / 105 Yellow 70.8 / 126 _____________________
Dress code Hand carts Rental Clubs Single Rider Carts
Rip Van Winkle Country Club is located at 3200 Route 23a, Palenville, NY 12463 in Greene County and the Catskill Mountains. The country club offers a 9-hole course; and a playable 18 with alternate tees.
Golf Course Attractions
9-hole 3005 yards with a par of 36 Course rating/slope Blue 68.5 / 115 _____________________
Sunny Hill Resort and Golf Course is located at 352 Sunny Hill Road, Greenville, New York 12083 in Greene County. Sunny Hill Resort is set in the highest foothills overlooking the Northern Catskills and is characterized by breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. With elevations ranging from 700 to 1000 feet this Par 66 course offers a unique and challenging golf experience for both the beginning and seasoned golfer.
Blackhead Mountain Lodge and Country Club is located at 50 Crows Nest Road, Round Top, NY 12473 in Greene County. The golf course was designed by USGA architect Nicholas Psiahas. It is by far one of the most outstanding 18 hole, par 72 championship courses in the Northeast.
The par 72 challenging layout was carved into the natural terrain of the beautiful and majestic Blackhead Mountains of the Northern Catskills. It offers not only breathtaking scenery, but a tremendous challenge as well. There are water hazards, bunkers, doglegs and two-tier greens. Press blue button for golf, photos, lodging, and more about Blackhead Mountain.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6076 yards / par 72 Course rating = 69.9 _____________________
Club rentals Dress code Fairways = Blue grass Golf cart rentals Greens = Bent grass Metal spikes allowed Pro Shop Walking the course allowed
Christman's Windham House is located at 5742 Route 23, Windham, NY 12496 in Greene County. This 18-hole mountain style course and restaurant are set on 300-acres of lush lawn and woodland. Stanley Christman was the arhitect for Christman's Windham House which was opened to public in 1962. Surrounding the historic inn, five Colonial-style buildings accommodate guests in modern facilities while preserving the setting's rural charm.
Christman's has two l Golf Courses filled with memorable golf holes and wonderful views. The Valley 9 is complimented by a Driving Range and a complete Golf Learning Facility. The Mountain 18 is a championship, character filled, regulation course of 7000 plus yards from the back, (black) tees. Press blue button for scorecard, photos of golf course, and more about Christman's Windham House Resort.
Golf Course Attractions 18-holes Black tees = 7072 yards / par 72 Course rating/slope = 72.0/132 _____________________
Club Rental Dress code Driving range Fairways = Fescue Golf carts (gas carts included in green fees) Greens = Bent grass Pro shop Restaurant and Bar Walking the course allowed
Windham Country Club is an 18-hole public golf course located at 36 South Street, Windham, NY 12496; in the scenic Northern Catskills of New York State. Golf Digest rates Windham Country Club 3 1/2 stars, and a "must" play.
The course is scenic and challenging. The blue tees rate a modest 70.4 with a slope of 120. At 6005 yards, the course plays tougher than expected. Women, seniors and juniors love the forward tees at 4651 yards; the rating is 69.2 with a slope of 112. Windham Golf offers a five-acre driving range, two putting greens, lockers, bag storage, and a Pro Shop that is award-winning. Press blue button for rates, scorecard, photos, and more about Windham Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole regulation length course Blue Tees = 6005 yards with a par 70.4 / slope rating = 120 Women, Seniors, Juniors = 4651 yards with a par 69.2 / slope rating = 112 _____________________
Club rental Dress code Driving range (5 acres) Lessons Pro shop Pull cart rental Putting green (2) Riding cart rental
Westchester County phased out the use of most pesticides on all County properties. Ask if pesticides are used on your Golf Course. If they are - ask why?
Protect your health and minimize your pesticide exposure while golfing.
Avoid golf course areas sprayed with pesticides until the pesticide has dried. Call the golf starter to ask about applications.
Avoid placing food, cigars and cigarettes on the ground.
Never place tees or golf balls in the mouth.
Wash hands and forearms at the end of a round or before eating. Request MSDS sheets from the golf course superintendent for information about the chemicals applied.
The Pelham and Split Rock Golf Courses are located at 870 Shore Road, Bronx, NY 10465. Pelham and Split Rock are New York City's only 36-hole facility. Both Pelham and Split Rock are located in Pelham Bay Park, south of Westchester County. Press blue button for more about golf at these excellent municipal golf courses.
The Pelham Course was built in 1901, designed by John Van Kleek. Pelham is a links-style layout. With it's expansive fairways and forgiving layout. Pelham Golf Course is the perfect location for the beginner and experienced golfer alike.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facilities Total holes = 36 Back tees = 6480 / 71 Course rating / slope = 70.3 / 117 Fairways = rye _____________________
Club house Clubs rental Pro shop Putting and chipping greens Riding cart rental Snack bar
Pelham and Split Rock Golf Courses are located at 870 Shore Road, Bronx, NY 10465. Pelham/Split Rock are New York City's only 36-hole facility. Both golf courses are located in Pelham Bay Park, south of Westchester County.
Pelham's sister course, Split Rock Golf Course, is a championship caliber John Van Kleek classic design. A shot-makers course, it is a challenge that forces you to use every club in your bag. Whether you are looking to develop your skills or challenge your game, Split Rock Golf Course at Pelham is the golf experience for you. Press blue button for more information about golf at Pelham and Split Rock Golf Courses.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility Total holes = 36 Back tees = 6714 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 72 / 129 Fairways = rye / blue Greens = Poa Annua _____________________
Club house Clubs rental Pro shop Putting and chipping greens Riding cart rental Snack bar
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course is located at Van Cortlandt Park South & Bailey Ave, Bronx, NY 10471. Founded in 1885, Van Cortlandt Golf Course is America's oldest public golf course and is the most accessible NYC golf course to mass transportation. A complete course renovation project at Van Cortlandt was just completed in 2008. The design is that of Stephen Kay, one of the finest golf course architects in the Northeast.
Many legendary patrons, which included Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Joe Louis, and Willie Nelson, have played this historic golf course. With its wide tree-lined fairways, the golf course is renowned for its long Par 5’s. Originally designed by Tom Bendelow, Mayor Giuliani and the NYC Parks Department invested more than $4 million in renovating 20 tee-boxes and fairways, and adding 13 new bunkers and 2 new lakes.
Known as "Vannie" by the locals, Van Cortlandt Golf Course is the most easily accessible golf course via Subway in NYC. It’s only a short walk from the last stop on the 1 Train to the lake-front pro-shop. Press blue button for more information about Van Cortlandt Golf Course.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 6002 / par 70 Course rating / slope = 68.5 / 119 Greens - bent grass _____________________
Carts - riding cart rental Club rental Lessons Locker rooms (vintage locker rooms from 1895) Pro shop Restaurant
Four Seasons Golf & Ski Resort, the "biggest little ski resort in America" is located at 8012 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY 13066 in Onondaga County.
Private Golf Course - Otterkill Golf & Country Club
845-427-2301
Otterkill Golf & Country Club is located at 100 Otter Road, Campbell Hall, NY 10916 in Orange County.
Golf Course Attractions Private Non-equity golf course 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6761 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 73.1 / 133 Greens = Bent grass Golf only faciltiy _____________________
Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Chipping and Putting green Club rental Dress code Driving range Lessons Locker rooms Pro shop Restaurant
Central Valley Golf Club is located at 206 Smith Clove Road, Central Valley, NY 10917. This extremely hilly course is too demanding to walk. The tree-lined fairways are narrow, and the small greens are fast. There's not much water coming into play, but there are numerous sand bunkers. Originally constructed and open to the public in 1922, Central Valley was redesigned in 1968 by architect Hal Purdy to an 18-hole facility. In recent years, new tees and greens were added to enhance the course layout.
Set against the backdrop of the Northern Ramapo Mountains, this par 70 course offers a challenging test of golf skills as well as breathtaking scenery. Located just 1 hour north of Manhattan, Central Valley Golf Club features a fully stocked golf shop, lessons, memberships, seasonal weekend tee times as well as locker rooms and a Bar/Grill Room to relax in after your round. Press blue button to view scorecard, Central Valley hole by hole, photos and more information about Central Valley Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course White tees = 5644 yards / par 70 Course rating = 67.8 Greens = Bent grass Fairways = Winter rye _____________________
Club rental Dress code Lessons Golf carts available Pro shop Putting Green Restaurant & full service bar Riding cart rental
Green Ridge Golf Club is located at 204 Gregory Road, Johnson NY 10933. Green Ridge Golf Club is an 18 hole golf course, opened in 2003, in Orange County within the beautiful Hudson River Valley. Green Ridge is a friendly country golf club, with rolling hills, bunkers and water hazards. A full service pro shop with a professional custom club maker is available for your repairs.
Green Ridge Golf Club is open all year round, unlike most other golf courses that close for the winter. Press blue button for information about Green Ridge Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility Open all year round 18-hole regulation length course Championship tees = 5667 yards / 71 par Course rating 70.0 / 113 slope = / _____________________
Club rental Pro shop Pull cart rental Snack bar (with beer & wine) Riding cart rental
The Town of Wallkill Golf Club is located at 40 Sands Road, Middletown, NY 10940 in Orange County. The Wallkill Golf Club is a town owned golf course built in 1991 by landscape architect Steve Esposito. This New England-style course was designed through lagoons and around rolling terrain which meanders through heavily wooded areas lined with hemlock, oak and shagbark hickory.
Each hole provides a feeling of total isolation. The first two holes and 17th and 18th holes play around a large picturesque lagoon while the rest of the course meanders through the wooded ridges throughout the property. Wallkill is annually rated by Golf Digest’s “places to play” as a 4 star winner. With its championship 18 hole layout and fine dining facilities you will find the Wallkill Golf Club a good choice for your next golf outing or group event. Press blue button for hole-by-hole information, scorecard, course gallery, and the Wallkill Golf Club website.
The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge is located at 1292 Orange Turnpike, Monroe, NY 10950 in Orange County. Created by legendary golfer and world-renowned golf course architect Jack Nicklaus, Mansion Ridge is carved out of the mature forests and rolling hills of a 220 acre estate. It is the only Jack Nicklaus Signature Course open to the public in New York State. The spectacular 18-hole championship course features stunning rock formations, extreme elevation changes, and spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Designed to test shot-making skills, this layout will challenge you to negotiate a variety of wetland areas, bunkers, and of course, all the subtle features you would expect from the "Golden Bear." Press blue button for scorecard, tee times and more about Mansion Ridge Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole regulation length course 6889 yards with a par of 72 Course rating / slope = 73.5 / 138 _____________________
Monroe Country Club is located at 63 Still Road, Monroe, NY 10950. Monroe Country Club is a semi-private, 9-hole golf course, open to the public on weekdays and after 2:00 pm on weekends. Monroe course was designed by one of the 20th century's most notable golf course architect, William S. Flynn.
Monroe Country Club, built in 1922, reflects the best traditions of golf courses designed during that era. The course places a premium on the player's ability to master their short game on the par 4's and 5's while the par 3's require an accurate tee shot in order to score well. Monroe is a 9-hole course offering 18 teeing areas that provide a variety of challenges for those who desire to play 18 holes. Golfers will appreciate Monroe's long standing reputation for well manicured and undulating greens. Press blue button for course information, book a tee time, and more about Monroe Country Club.
Stony Ford Golf Club is located at 211 Route 416, Montgomery, NY 12549 in Orange County. Press blue button for golf specials and course updates, course information, tee times, and the Stony Ford Golf Club website.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6548 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 71.8 / 127 Fairways = rye _____________________
Club rental Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Driving range Lessons Pro shop Putting green
Public Golf Course - Scotts Corners Golf Course
845-457-9141
Scotts Corners Golf Course, opened in 1925, is located at 1 Roswin Lane, Montgomery, NY 12549 in Orange County. The Scott's Corners Golf Course is a 9-hole regulation course. This course features 3011 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36. The course rating is 70 and it has a slope rating of 116.
Winding Hills Golf Club is located at 1847 State Route 17K, Montgomery, NY 12549 in Orange County, just 2 Miles from the Orange County Airport. Winding Hills is an 18-hole executive course. We are adjacent to the Winding Hills Campground which is complete with fishing, hiking, camping, and boating. Press blue button for the Winding Hills Golf Club website.
Public Golf Course - New Windsor Golf Courses and Sports Dome
845-567-6767
New Windsor Golf Courses & Sports Dome is located at 380 Mt. Airy Road, New Windsor NY 12553 in Orange County. We offer 2 Golf Courses:
Coyote Run Golf Course Famous Par-3 with lights. A Driving Range built to resemble a fairway. Rent the Lit par-3 course at night for Private Party or Family Outing. Stop by and play for just $6 dollars a round.
Beautiful Island Green Hand-made 40-foot Rock Bridge over the pond to the Island. This course is only $10 Dollars to play a round. Golf cars are $5 Dollars a piece for 2 people. First hole is 320 yds. Looking at Skinnymunk Mountain.
Press blue button for Summer Golf Camps, Kids camps, and more about New Windsor Golf Clubs.
The Powelton Golf Course is located at 29 Balmville Road, Newburgh, NY 12550 in Orange County. The Powelton Golf Course is an 18-hole course located at the The Powelton Club of Newburgh facility. Powelton's course opened in 1982 and was designed by Devereaux Emmet. Press blue button for more information.
Public Golf Course - Mill Creek Golf Club
845-236-3160
The Mill Creek Course is located at 5530 Route 9W North, Newburgh, NY 12550 in Orange County. Mill Creek is a Public golf course, 9-hole regulation length course and a "golf only facility". Mill Creek also offers a 22 tees driving range. Call for more information.
Golf Course Attractions Public golf course 9-hole regulation length course 2891 yards / par 36 Course rating / slope = 37.0 / 117 Blue grass _____________________
Driving Range Indoor Practice Facility Golf cart where available Restaurant
Scenic Farms Golf Course is located at 525 Glenwood Road, Pine Island , NY 10969 in Orange County. Scenic Farms is a 9-hole golf course. This is an excellent course for beginners and a challenging course for the advanced golfers short game.
Hickory Hill Golf Course is located at 156 Route 17A, Warwick, NY 10990 in Orange County. Hickory Hill is a scenic 18-hole golf course in the hills of Warwick Valley, designed by Hal Purdy, and opened in 1993. Press blue button for scorecard and more about Hickory Hills.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6864 yards / par 72 Course rating/slope from blue tees = 71/135 _____________________
Carts - riding cart rental Chipping and Putting green Club rental Dress code Driving range Lessons Locker rooms Pro shop Restaurant
The 18-hole "West Point" course at the West Point Golf Course facility is located at Route 218 and 9W, West Point, NY 10996. The West Point Golf Course is a "spikeless" facility. This course is located on a military installation but it is open to the public. The original design was built on hilly terrain, and featured tree-lined fairways and some well-placed fairway bunkers.
The Golf Facility at West Point is available to General Public civilians.
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Morefar Back O' Beyond Golf Club is located at Federal Hill Road, Brewster, NY 10509 in Putnam County. This 18-hole golf course is owned by a private corporation and is only open to its employees. All fees are arranged through the corporate office and are not available for publication.
Public Golf Course - Vails Grove Golf Course
845-669-5721
Vails Grove Golf Course is located at 230 Peach Lake Road, Brewster, NY 10509. This course can be challenging for all skill levels of golfers, but locals claim it was designed with the beginner in mind. The fairways are wide open, and the greens are average in speed and size. This flat course has many sand bunkers, but no water hazards. Vails Grove Golf Course is a 9-hole golf course, par 33.
Golf Course Attractions Riding carts Snacks, beer & soda Limited pro shop
Centennial Golf Club is located at 185 John Simpson Road, Carmel, NY 10512 in Putnam County. Centennial Golf Club has been designed and developed in keeping with the richest traditions of the game. The total golfing experience at Centennial is on a level with the country's most prestigious private clubs. Every aspect of this premier facility provides the best the game has to offer on a "pay for play basis".
The 27 hole Centennial golf course was designed by Larry Nelson, winner of the U.S. Open and two PGA Championships. Although he has designed over a dozen championship courses worldwide, Larry Nelson has called this 340 acre layout with its rolling hills, ponds, natural rock outcroppings and breathtaking views, "the most naturally suited to golf" he has ever seen. No matter which nine you play - Meadows, Lakes or Fairways - you will find each hole to be a totally distinct and memorable golfing experience. Centennial's large multiple tees are positioned so any combination of the three nines can be accommodating to the beginner or a challenge of over 7100 yards for the most accomplished player. Press blue button for tee times, scorecard, yardage book, and more.
Golf Course Attractions 27-hole Blue tees = 7133 yards / par 72 Course rating/slope = 75.3 / 145 _____________________
Closed to public during tournaments Club rental Dress code Driving range Golf carts (included in green fee) Lessons Pro shop Putting Green Restaurant, full service bar, and beverage cart Riding cart rental Walking the course not allowed
The Garrison is a river-view resort in the Hudson Highlands. The Garrison offers exceptional dining, scenic golf, and a lovely country inn; located at 2015 Route 9 at Snake Hill Road, Garrison, NY 10524 in the mid-Hudson Valley. Press blue button for more about golfing at Garrison's 18-hole golf course (both challenging and scenic), the spa, and wonderful gourmet dining at the Valley Restaurant, World's End Bar and The Terrace Grill at The Garrison.
The Garrison Golf Club is located at 2015 Route 9 Old Albany Post Road, Garrison, New York 10524 in Putnam Valley. The Garrison Golf Club offers a spectacular setting that overlooks the Hudson River in the Hudson Highlands and Catskill Mountains. Garrison Golf Club is part of a river view resort, yet offers a championship course.
Rated Excellent by Zagat - "Located on the Hudson River opposite West Point, this circa-1960s Dick Wilson design offers woodsy, rolling hills with many elevation changes, tough tee shots over deep ravines, side hill lies and challenging greens with lots of false fronts. It's much less crowded than city courses plus a much better value for many, and while some grouse about the claustrophobic facilities, golfer-gourmands praise the great restaurant and 19th hole." Press blue button and view the Garrison Resort and Golf Club.
Garrison’s management has taken a proactive role in maintaining a cleaner and safer golf course through its certification by the Audubon International program.
Highlands Country Club is located at 955 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524 in Putnam County. The 9-hole golf course at Highlands Country Club is played from two sets of tees for an approximate total of 4600 yards. Located across the river from West Point, we offer beautiful views of the Hudson Highlands. The course is perfect for beginners, seniors or walkers, yet still challenging for the experienced golfer. Press blue button for more information.
Putnam National Golf Club is located at 187 Hill Street, Mahopac, NY 10541 in the lower Hudson Valley. Putnam National Golf Club is a public, daily fee, 18-hole championship course owned and operated by Putnam County. The course is renowned for grand vistas and beautiful rolling topography. Fall golf is particularly spectacular. Recent improvements include the addition of a modern irrigation system and the purchase of state-of-the-art golf course maintenance equipment. Course conditions are outstanding from early spring until late fall.
Register for our many excellent golf instruction options, including lessons just for juniors and women. We offer special rates to Putnam County residents and Golf Pass holders in Dutchess, Orange, Rockland and Westchester Counties. Press blue button for scorecard, tee times, fees, photos, golf course info, rates, and more.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 6804 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 73.0 / 129 _____________________
Club rental Driving range Lessons Pro Shop Practice Green Pull Cart Rental Restaurant Tournaments
Mahopac Golf Club is located at 601 North Lake Blvd. Mahopac, NY 10541. The history of the golf course goes back to 1893 when a short (1291 yard), 6-hole course, designed by Thomas Bendelow, was built on the east shore of Lake Mahopac. The course moved to the north shore of the Lake in 1900 as a 9-hole, 2730-yard layout. It was extended to a full 18-hole in 1913, designed by Devereux Emmet.
Today's 6523 yard golf course was recently renovated by noted architect Ken Dye and features well bunkered small fast greens. The signature hole is #9, a 390-yard, dogleg left par 4, requiring a tee shot up a narrow fairway, and an approach to an elevated green protected by four green side bunkers.
Mahopac Golf Club Instruction Junior Clinic Private Golf Lessons Short Game Schools Playing Lessons Beginner's School
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The Sedgewood Golf Club is located at 810 Golf Ridge Road, Carmel, NY 10512-4440 in Putnam County. The Sedgewood Club is nestled within 1200-acres of protected woodlands. Sedgewood is New York's most beautiful undiscovered private resort. To cross the rustic wooden entry bridge that spans the Sedgewood creek is to enter a time capsule. The air is sweet, the spring-fed water crystal clean, the ambience unperturbed, and the architecture and amenities bespeak a kinder, gentler, fun filled era. The 9-hole golf course at the The Sedgewood Golf Club facility features 3005 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 35. Press blue button to learn more about the Sedgewood Golf Club.
Burden Lake Country Club is located at 162 Totem Lodge Road, Averill Park, NY 12018 in Rensselaer County. Burden Lake is a semi-private country club with a championship 18-hole par 71 golf course. Public play is available. Please call ahead for a tee time.
Golf Course Attractions Driving range Restaurant & bar
Evergreen Country Club is open to the public. Evergreen is located at Schuurman Road in Castleton-On-Hudson, NY 12033. Located on 320 rolling acres in Rensselaer County's East Greenbush, EverGreen is artfully geared for the leisure enthusiast. You can choose between two 18 hole championship golf courses. Evergreen is open year round (weather permitting).
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility two 18-hole regulation length courses 7244 yards / par 72 Course rating/slope = 74/131 _____________________
New York Country Club is a 'Golf Only Facility', located at 103 Brick Church Road, New Hempstead, NY 10977. New York Country Club offers a 30 tees driving range, and 18 regulation holes.
In 1774, Dutch settlers made New Hempstead their home and history was made. Even then, a place called New Amsterdam, now known as New York City, was not too far to travel. History was written again in 1996 as New York Country Club opened its gates in these historic hills. Now in its 10th year, New York Country Club has become a hidden jewel in the tree-lined hills of Rockland County, a place that many golfers have tried to keep secret for many years. Press blue button for Interactive scorecard, golf outings, and more about New York Country Club.
Golf Course Attractions Fully stocked Pro-shop All Bentgrass Practice Range Putting & Chipping Greens with practice sand traps GPS Modules on every Golf Cart Beverage Cart Service Full Locker Rooms with Showers Steam Room, and Sauna Golf Bag Storage 19th Hole Bar & Grill
Blue Hill Golf Course is located at 285 Blue Hill Road, Pearl River, NY 10965. Blue Hill is a 27 hole municipal golf facility located on the shores of scenic Lake Tappan, and offers rolling topography and challenges for all levels of golfer. The course includes a full service pro shop and restaurant facilities. The course is open to the public, with preferential rates and availability of tee times for Town of Orangetown residents. Press blue button for course photos and more information about playing golf at Blue Hill.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 27-hole championship layout Blue Hill is made of three, par 36, nine hole layouts: Pines, Lakeside, and Woodlands Blue tees = 6500 / par 72 Course rating / slope = 70.8 / 128 _____________________
Dress code Lessons Pro shop Pull cart rental Practice and putting green Restaurant Riding cart rental
Broadacres Golf Course is located at 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962. Broadacres is the Town's newest golf facility. This challenging 9 hole course is available to the public, with preferential tee times and rates for Town of Orangetown residents and Broadacres grandfathered members. Press blue button for additional information.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 9-hole regulation length course Back tees = 3138 yards / par 35 _____________________
Club rental Dress code Gas carts Pro shop Walking the course allowed
Minisceongo Golf Club is located in Pomona, New York 10970. Amid the tranquil beauty of Minisceongo Golf Club it's easy to forget that the club is conveniently located in the heart of Rockland County. At just 25 miles from the George Washington Bridge, Minisceongo offers exceptional accessibility for a quick nine before work or a leisurely eighteen on a warm summer evening.
"Spectacular golf steeped rich in history" is one of the best descriptions of our magnificent golf club. We also pride ourselves on our warm and friendly family atmosphere, our culturally diverse Membership, excellent dining, and additional recreational options.
This very special place is marked by old stone water towers, a cemetery dating back to the 1700's, and a multitude of Indian artifacts found during construction. In fact, when you visit our clubhouse, you'll see why we take our heritage so seriously. The history of this spectacular golf course was so important, that almost all of the archaeological finds made during construction were preserved. Press blue button for additional information about Minisceongo Golf Club.
Rockland Lake Championship Golf Course, located just 25 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Valley, features two 18-hole golf courses. One is a championship course; the other is an executive course. The championship course is a true test of golfing skills. The tight, tree-lined fairways and rolling terrain lead to elevated greens. There are only 37 bunkers on the course, but all are well-placed. The par 3s are long and difficult. Press blue button for course information about both the 18-hole championship course and the 18-hole executive course.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole Championship length course Blue tees = 6864 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 74.2 / 133 _____________________
Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Club House Driving range Lessons Practice putting greens Pro shop Putting green Restaurant
Rockland Lake Executive Golf Course, located just 25 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Valley, features two 18-hole golf courses. One is a championship course, the other is an executive course. The championship course is a true test of golfing skills. The tight, tree-lined fairways and rolling terrain lead to elevated greens. There are only 37 bunkers on the course, but all are well-placed. The par 3s are long and difficult.
All the holes on the executive course are par 3s and vary in length from 110 yards to 213 yards. Driving range mats are used for teeing surfaces. This course provides a good test of skill to brush up on your short game.
Rockland Lake State Park is located at 299 Rockland Lake Road, Valley Cottage NY 10989, Rockland County. The lake is located on a ridge of Hook Mountain above the west bank of the Hudson River.
The park offers two Olympic-sized swimming pools and two kiddies pools for swimming on the hot days of summer. After a swim, enjoy a picnic at the picnic tables and grills. The park also offers a car-top boat launch and boat rentals, hiking trails with breathtaking views of the Hudson Valley, six tennis courts and two golf courses. Anglers can fish Rockland Lake for bass, perch and norlunge; walkers and joggers can use the fitness trail around the lake. Winter visitors enjoy designated cross-country ski trails and sledding slopes.
Things To Do Biking Boat Launch Sites Boat Rentals Fishing Food Golf Hiking Trails / Walking Nature Trail Picnic Tables Playground Swimming (2 Olympic sized pools and kiddies pool) Tennis
Patriot Hills Golf Club is a 195-acre, 18-hole golf course located at 19 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point, NY 10980. The township, enacted by the New York State Legislature on March 2O, 1865, is named for the Revolutionary War fort led by General Anthony Wayne and his patriot troops that was captured during a battle in July 1779. The Stony Point Battlefield later became home to the first lighthouse erected along the Hudson River in 1826. Press blue button for tee times, fees, scorecard, and more about golfing at Patriot Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf Club 18-hole regulation length course Back tees = 6502 yards / par 71 Course rating / slope = 70.7 / 137 Greens = Bent grass _____________________
Club rental Carts - riding cart rental Dress code Driving range (lit at night) Lessons Locker rooms Pro shop Practice green Restaurant
Spook Rock Golf Course is located at 199 Spook Rock Road, Suffern , NY 10901 in Rockland County. This 18 hole layout features gently rolling hills set in the historical Ramapo Mountains. With seven holes featuring water hazards over 55 sand bunkers, perimeter out of bounds, streams and gently sloping greens, this 150 acre layout with four separate sets of teeing areas, offers a challenge to golfers of all ability.
The initial construction in 1969 featured the architectural design of Frank Duane, with re-design features provided by Steven Kay. Press blue button for additional course features at Spook Rock Golf Course.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 6806 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 72.9 / 136 Bent grass _____________________
Carts - hand cart rental Carts - riding cart rental Club rental Chipping and putting green Driving range Lessons Pro shop Restaurant Riding cart rental
The Philip J. Rotella Memorial Golf Course is located at 100 Thiells Mt. Ivy, Thiells, NY 10894 in Rockland County. The par-72 course at the Philip J. Rotella Memorial Golf Course measures over 6500 yards from the back tees. It was designed by Hal C. Purdy and opened for play in 1987. The diversity of challenges one will experience on our golf course have something in store for golfers at any skill level. Rotella is known for having the best greens in Rockland County. The signature hole at P.J. Rotella Memorial is #9, a mean par 5. Let's hope you're secure in your approach shots. Press blue button for course details, the Golf Shop, and more about Philip J. Rotella Memorial.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course Back tees = 6502 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 71.4 / 128 Blue grass _____________________
20 tees driving range Club repair Golf shop Lessons Practice areas Restaurant
The Saratoga National Golf Club, an upscale public golf facility, is located at 458 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Enjoy private course amenities at a public course. Saratoga National is much more than just great golf. Your round is blended into a luxurious golf experience. Saratoga National has received numerous accolades and awards from Golf Digest Magazine, the National Golf Course Owners Association, Golf for Women Magazine, Golfweek and others. Press blue button for golf course tour, golf course reviews, and more about Saratoga National Golf Club.
Reviews include: Golf Digest: Thanks to Golf Digest, naming Saratoga National number 27 Best Courses in New York for 2007-2008, and number 91 of America's Best 100 Public Golf Courses for the 2007/2008 Season.
Golfweek Magazine: Golfweek Magazine ranked Saratoga National the #3 Best Golf Course in New York for 2006. We are proud to be included in these ratings.
Golf Magazine Travel: Golf Magazine Travel says Saratoga National "is better than most private clubs... To visit Saratoga National in Saratoga Springs, is to enter a world of luxury."
Saratoga Spa Golf is located just south of historic Saratoga Springs at 60 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Saratoga Spa is set in a pine forest, and surrounded by the natural and historic beauty of Saratoga Spa State Park. Press blue button for scorecard, tee times, course guidelines, pace of play tips, and executive course information.
Golf Course Attractions
18-hole Championship Course 7141 yards with a par of 72 _____________________
Dress code Driving range - all grass Golf Carts Pro Shop - full service Practice putting green Restaurant
Rondout Golf Club is located at 10 Bank Street, Accord, NY 12404 in Ulster County. Rondout Golf Club is an 18-hole public golf course nestled in the Rondout Valley within the Hudson River Valley. Rondout Golf Club features a challenging layout, driving range, practice green, fully stocked pro shop, and Ivan's Restaurant. Carts are available but walking is permitted as well. Press blue button for green fees, golf clubs, and more about Rondout Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 18-hole regulation length course 6468 yards / par 72 Course rating/slope Blue 72.7 / 128 White 70.0 / 123 Red 68.8 / 116 _____________________
Club rental Driving range Lessons Practice green Pro shop Pull cart rental Putting green Restaurant Riding cart rental
Shawangunk Country Club, opened in 1918, is located at 38 Country Club Road, Ellenville, NY 12428. Shawangunk golf course has a 9-hole regulation golf course. The course rating is 69.1 with a slope rating of 122.
Stone Dock Golf Club is located at 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls NY 12440 in Ulster County. Stone Dock Golf Club is a challenging, scenic, nine hole golf course that is open to the public from April to November. Catch glimpses of the Mohonk Tower as you navigate the 3000 plus scenic yards the course has to offer.
Stone Dock features a par 4 fourth hole that crosses a ravine on a downhill slope to a green with the Rondout Creek as a challenging backdrop. You will also find two 500 plus yard par 5's that follow the gentle curve of the Rondout. This nine hole course provides four sets of tees to suit the abilities of various levels of golfers. Press blue button for scorecard, rates, and more about Stone Dock Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 9-hole regulation length course Blue tees = 3315 yards / par 36 Course rating / slope = 35.5 / 120 _____________________
Club rental Pro shop Pull cart rental Putting green Restaurant Riding cart rental
Apple Greens Golf Course is located at 161 South Street, Highland, NY 12528 in Ulster County. Apple Greens offers spectacular views of the Mohonk Tower. Press blue button for scorecard and Apple Greens Golf website.
Golf Course Attractions Public course with country club atmosphere Golf only facility 27 holes - 15 holes with water Blue tees 1 & 2 = 6679 yards Blue tees 1 & 2 rating/slope = 72.1/113 4 sets of tees: Blue - White - Gold - Red _____________________
Closed to the public during tournaments Club rental Dress code Driving range (20 stations; mats, grass & sand) Lessons Pro shop Pull cart rental Putting green, chipping permitted Riding cart rental
Hudson Valley Resort & Spa is located at 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446. Winding through the magnificent Shawangunk Mountain Range, The Hudson Valley Resort's 18-hole, par 71, 6350-yard championship course is enjoyable for all levels of play. Rolling hills, flowing creeks, ponds, lush fairways and challenging greens put every part of your game to the test.
Added for your enjoyment is our very own Golf Snack Bar offering quick dining options for golfers. Press blue button for course statistics, rates & packages, and more about Hudson Valley Resort and Spa.
Golf Course Attractions 18-hole championship course 6350 yards with a par of 71 Yardage = 6,500 6,350 4,865 Rating = 69.6 68.4 69.4 Slope = 123 119 145 Club rental Driving range Lessons Pro shop Pull cart rental Putting green Riding cart rental
The Wiltwyck Golf Club is located at 404 Steward Lane, Kingston, New York. The 18-hole Robert Trent Jones designed golf course offers a challenging test of golfing abilities for beginners as well as advanced golfers. A class "A" PGA Pro and his assistants provide complete services and merchandise. Lessons, clinics and club storage are a few of these many services. A practice range and green provide ample opportunity for Members to improve their game. Wiltwyck is a Member of the Hudson River Golf Association, Westchester Golf Association and the Metropolitan Golf Association. Press blue button for scorecard and more about golfing at the Wiltwyck Golf Club.
Golf Course Attractions Golf Club with Tennis and Swimming 18-hole regulation length course Black tees = 6877 yards / par 72 Course rating / slope = 74.5 / 136 Greens = Bent grass Guests = Reciprocal _____________________
Dress code Driving range Lessons Locker rooms Pro shop Pull cart rental Practice green Restaurant Riding cart rental
Public Golf Course - Alapaha Golf Links
845-331-2334
Alapaha Golf Links is located at 180 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY 12401 in Ulster County. Alapaha Golf Links is a scenic golf course located in the beautiful Catskill Mountains in New York. Architects Stewart Kessman & Hal Purdy designed Alapaha Golf Links which was opened to public in 1995.
Golf Course Attractions Golf only facility 9-hole executive length course 3370 yards from the white tees / par 60 _____________________
Club rental Driving range Lessons Pull cart rental Riding cart rental
Mohonk Golf Course, at Mohonk Mountain House Resort, is located at 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY 12561. Mohonk offers golf in its purest form. This 107–year-old historic landmark golf course was fashioned with classic late-19th-century features and a Scottish architectural influence. Each hole is a delight in itself, featuring four different height cuts of grass that add definition and challenge. Framed by spectacular views of surrounding valleys, our course reflects the ambience of Mohonk.
Envision a course fashioned after St. Andrews, set against a majestic 2,200-acre backdrop. An enchanting Victorian castle towering seven stories above the pristine “lake in the sky”, welcomes you after a day on the course. Escape to our distinctive old-world New York State golf course, and you’ll see why we have received distinctive praise. Day visitors are also welcome. Press blue button for rates, photos, and more information about Mohonk.
New Paltz Golf Course is located at 215 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY 12561 in Ulster County. The New Paltz Golf Course, open to the public, is a nine-hole course. With total yardage at 3460 from the blue tees, it presents a challenge for even the finest player, while shorter yardage from the white and the ladies' tees make the course a pleasurable golfing experience for all who play and enjoy the game.
Set against a backdrop of the Shawangunk Mountains, with its fifth fairway bordering the Wallkill River, the New Paltz Golf Course is as scenic as it is playable. The golf course offers 3 sets of tees and measures 3460 from the back tees. The great layout and multiple tees present a challenge to golfers of every skill level and provide a pleasurable golf experience for all who play. Press blue button for scorecard, tournaments, schedule tee-time, and more about the New Paltz Golf Course.
Homowack Lodge Golf Course is located at Old Route 209 in Spring Glen, NY 12483 in Ulster County. Homowack Lodge is a 9-hole regulation length golf course. This short layout provides for a fun golf experience for golfers of all skill levels.
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The Sagamore is located on Lake George at 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing, New York 12814. The resort is accessible year round by air to Albany International Airport, by Amtrak from New York and Montreal, and by automobile via Interstate 87 (the Northway). The Sagamore, situated on beautiful Lake George, is a year round luxury resort and sports paradise. "For your vacations on Lake George pack your golf clubs and tennis rackets, bathing suit for the beach, boat shoes for fun at the waterfront, skis and snowshoes to enjoy your getaway." Press blue button for more about The Sagamore on Lake George, NY.
Golf Honored by Golf Magazine as one of its Silver Medal Resorts, this beautiful hillside course overlooks Lake George and was designed and built under Donald Ross's personal supervision in 1928. As part of a $75 million restoration in 1985, the legendary course was fully restored according to Ross's original blueprints. In classic Ross fashion, The Sagamore's golf course uses the natural environment to give each hole its challenge and beauty. The holes are routed naturally through an upland meadow and the Adirondack woods, where white birches enliven the evergreen forest. From the elevated first tee, you have a breathtaking view of Lake George and the Adirondack peaks.
Golf Digest rated this course as the "5th Best Public Course in New York State." In addition, Corporate and Incentive Travel gave it a "Greens of Distinction" award and Condé Nast named it a top U.S. resort course.
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Terminology
Private Equity Golf Course
A "Private-equity-club" is a club where your membership fee makes you an owner of the golf club. This is similar to a "partnership". If you leave the club you can sell your ownership to someone else - subject to the rules of the club. You are also responsible for assessments that might arise if the club has financial problems.
Private Non-Equity Golf Course
In a "Non-equity club", your membership fee is generally an up-front initiation charge. If you leave the club, you cannot recover your membership fee.
History of Golf
Pre 1400: The Origins of the Game
Throughout recorded history, every civilization has played a game with a club and a ball. Pangea for example, as described by Roman scribes, would appear to be the father both of modern hockey and the Celtic games of Shinty and Hurling. In one form or another, the variant games of present day golf were clearly enjoyed throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. The game persisted over the centuries and the form that it took and rules that were applied varied as widely as the terrain the game was played over. In short, the game consisted of knocking a ball from one pre-designated place to another where the ball was to be struck off a predetermined object in the least number of blows. Games often extended from village to village.
That this game was ousted from the towns and onto the commons land beyond is one possible solution to the question of how it all began. Whatever the exact origins, it is known that by the 15th century, kolf as it was known in the Netherlands and golf as it was referred to in England, was a pastime enjoyed by Kings and Commoners alike. It's kinship to the Great Game however, remains entirely questionable. So widespread was the game of Gowf, as it was known in Scotland, that an Act of Parliament was passed to prevent the playing of the game on Sundays and thus preserve the skills of Archery. The citizens of Aberdeen, St. Andrews and Leith on Scotland's East Coast were the principal gowfing miscreants and it was no coincidence that rolling sandy links land was commonplace here. On this very terrain, a game that started with a cleek and a ball took on a form that started an evolutionary process that continues to this day.
The question of how it all began may be of pressing concern to some but to the Scot, it is sufficient to know that the game was born on the links land of eastern Scotland. Here, the game has been nurtured for over five hundred years and from here, it has been raised to the great game played and loved by millions throughout the world.
1750 - 1850: The Robertons of St. Andrews
This was the period when golf as we know it today came to be. It was in this time that many of today's great golf clubs were founded and the leading players of the era started to gain renown. The great club-makers and ball-makers of the era began to emerge and the clubs produced by these skilled craftsmen were coveted to the extent that forgeries became commonplace.
Top players began to regularly gather for 'meetings' when medal and match-play rounds were organized, with distinctions made for the first time between amateur and professional players. Allan Robertson, of the famous ball-making family in St Andrews, is widely credited as being the first golf professional. But before Allan, his Grandfather Peter was described as a professional golfer and although history knows little of this man, his reputation survived him and his prowess was widely acknowledged. One epic contest in 1843 was between Allan Robertson and Willie Dunn, two of the best players of that time. The challenge was held over 20 rounds (2 rounds per day over 10 days) and it was Robertson who triumphed - two rounds up with one to play.
1850 - 1890: The Morris and Park Era
If golf as we know it had its birth in the dim and distant past of the 17th century and its upbringing under the Robertson family on the links of St Andrews, then its adolescence occurred abruptly between 1848 and 1852. Three highly significant events occurred in St Andrews that were to turn the game from the parochial into the global. The first of these events was the discovery of the "gutta percha" based ball, known as the "gutty" by James Patterson in 1848. More importantly, the durability of this new ball in turn encouraged the development of iron-faced clubs and so continued the process of evolution.
Then in 1852 the railway came to St Andrews and with it the progenitors of the millions who have made the pilgrimage since. Now the links was played by all and sundry throughout the year and not simply restricted to the busy spring and autumn meetings. The R & A erected it's now famous clubhouse in consequence of the railway, scores of ex-pat colonialists retired to the town and families took up residence so that their sons could attend the University, which was gradually assuming a stature comparable with Oxford and Cambridge. If the 'gutty' transformed the game, the railway certainly transformed the town of St Andrews.
The third event of this period, which comes in two parts, is surely one of the most important events in the long history of the game. Every individual who has made a living out of hitting a golf ball should hold April 20th 1851 as the nativity for that was the birth date of Young Tom Morris, one of the game's greatest early exponents. Similarly, every green-keeper, designer or administrator should express some word of gratitude on the 1st of July for it was on that day in 1851 that Old Tom Morris left for Prestwick to create the first purpose built golf course on the links of Monkton parish.
It was in 1860 that the first Open Championship was held at Prestwick and was contested by eight leading professionals. The first winner was Willie Park for which he received a red Morocco leather belt with silver clasps as the first prize. The Open continued to be held at Prestwick for 11 years and the Morris's dominated the early events. Old Tom had won the event four times by 1867 and Young Tom subsequently completed a quartet of wins, after which he was allowed to keep the Belt.
Young Tom Morris was raised on the links of Prestwick Golf Club and it was there that he honed a game that was as revolutionary as the new iron clubs that he had purpose made by Stewart in St Andrews. Irons that were previously resorted to for a bad lie were now used for driving, lofting, jiggering and putting.
Young Tom Morris also knew his worth and he demanded and obtained a good living from the flair that he brought to the game. In this sense he was the first true modern professional golfer. The Morris's accrued an incredible record, with Old Tom winning the Open in 1861, '62, '64 and '67, while Young Tom won in 1868, '69, '70 and 72.
Across the Firth of Forth in Musselburgh another family came close to matching them when Willie Park Sr. and Jr. won the Open six times between them. Old Tom and Willie Sr. won all but one Open (1865) prior to the emergence of Young Tom. Both were much-loved figures and were responsible for the standards of sportsmanship with which the game is synonymous today.
1890 - 1914: The Great Triumvirate
This era will always be remembered for the mark left on the game of golf by John Henry Taylor, Harry Vardon and James Braid. Known as the great triumvirate, they collected sixteen Open Championships between them and have left an indelible impression on the game of golf.
Harry Vardon hailed from the Channel Island of Jersey and Henry Taylor from Devon in England. The emergence of Vardon and Taylor before the end of the 19th century attests to the rapid spread and widespread play of the game. Both had already established themselves as Open Champions before they were joined by James Braid. The three between them collected 16 Open titles and 13 second-place finishes and almost completely excluded a host of great Scots players from the records of the game during that particular period of time.
While Vardon won the US Open of 1900 during a tour of America where he played in approximately 80 matches and winning 70 of them, Braid's decision to remain at home was well rewarded as an exhibition match player. Braid also established himself in course design, building Gleneagles and Nairn to name but two of his many jewels.
What started as a trickle of Scots golfers to the US, became commonplace by the turn of the century when anyone who could swing a club on a Scots links was able to find a lucrative niche as a professional in the US. The early US Open Champions were all Scots born players who, as teachers and mentors produced players that would come to further transform the game.
1920 - 1939: Between the Great Wars
The First World War decimated Scottish golf. Every village war memorial attests to the numbers who fell in France and few clubs are without a memorial to some rising star, who played out his last match on the fields of Flanders. Some great players survived but the consequence of terror gutted their game. Those that came through unscathed were few in number, determined never to see the like again and often took the decision to play in America - golf's promised land.
There was one notable exception in the mercurial George Duncan. He won the first post-war Open at Deal in 1920 when Sandy Herd at the age of 51 was runner-up. Duncan also played in the Ryder Cups of '27 and '29, captaining the side in 1931. Scottish golfers were sorely tried by the wave of first generation Americans that returned to assault the Championships after the War.
Jock Hutchison was the last St Andrews born player to win the Open, while Paul Lawrie was the last native Scot when he won at Carnoustie in 1999. After Jock's win, the Open was dominated by the American, Walter Hagen who won the first of his four Open titles in 1922 at St George's and followed up with victories in '24, '28 and '29. Together with his compatriots Jim Barnes (1925), Gene Sarazen (1932) and the incomparable Bobby Jones who won in 1926 and '27, this was an unprecedented period of Open Championship domination by US players.
The year 1922 saw 20 years old Gene Sarazen burst onto the scene in dramatic fashion, landing both the US Open and US PGA Championship, retaining the latter the following year after a play off with Walter Hagen. Hagen bounced right back after this setback and won the next four PGA Championships from 1924 to 1927. The Ryder Cup was held for the first time in 1927, when the United States, captained by Walter Hagen, took on and comprehensively defeated their counterparts from Great Britain & Ireland.
1946 - 1960: The Emergence of the World Game
If the First World War decimated Scottish golf, the second came close to gutting it completely. The First War took the players - the Second War took the golf courses.
The Scottish links lands border long sandy beaches, usually in remote places of low population density. As a result, it did not take a brilliant military mind to reason that the links beaches would make for ideal disembarkation sites and the courses equally perfect places for airborne landings. Few courses remained unscathed - golf was not only suspended for the duration of the War, it was very nearly extinguished.
US golf became pre-eminent and though the Americans may not have been entirely responsible for winning the war, they did win the battle of post-war golf. One could argue that not having experienced the social and economic upheaval of Europe or the long interruption of play, they were infinitely better prepared for the resumption of golfing hostilities.
The US domination of the Open Championship itself however, did not occur after the war as it had in the pre-war era of Hagan and Jones. Sceptics argue that the Americans did not play because doing so would have resulted in loss of earnings at home but history tells a different story. Though Sam Snead won the first post-war Open at St Andrews in 1946 and Ben Hogan was victorious in his only visit to Carnoustie in 1953; every other major figure in US golf had come and gone with notably less success. English players were dominant in the immediate post-war years, with Cotton, Burton, Faulkner and Daly (Irish) all winning.
It was the Colonials however, who were to do the real damage as far as the Open was concerned. Bobby Locke from the Transvaal, a first generation South African Irishman and Peter Thomson, an Australian of solid Scots stock were about to take the golfing world by storm. These two overwhelmed golf in a period of a few years when Locke won in 1947 and '51 and Thomson in '54, '55, '56, '58 and again in '65. Indeed, Thomson never finished worse than second from 1952 to 1958.
1961: Today - The Global Game of Golf
The record books do not lie and Scottish Golf, though healthy at home, was faring ill abroad. The game had become truly global with players from Taiwan and Japan threatening for major honours. The Swedes were gathering amateur honours throughout Europe and there seemed no end to the talent emerging from Spain.
American Golf had come into maturity with a vengeance in the form of Arnold Palmer. Palmer played the game as it should be played - with verve and a swashbuckling style.
In Palmers absence in 1964, Tip Anderson carried the bag of Tony Lema through the most testing gales on the Old Course. It was Lema's win more than any other event that put paid to the excuse that the game had changed and that the new form of golf required only an accurate lofted shot to a soft pulpy green - a shot at which the Americans were clearly adept. The leader board of the '64 Open showed that Jack Nicklaus and plenty more US stars could play the chip-and-run under the wind as well as any that had gone before and as well as any of the home bred players.
There is no doubt that the game itself had changed with the new courses that were being built throughout the world. American architects led by Robert Trent Jones were building courses that were both long and difficult. Greens were soft and holding in contrast to the hard running greens of the links. The grassy fairways presented another type of problem as the ball sat up on the lush grasses and required club contact quite different to that on the tight lies of the links. Possibly of greater significance was the early adoption in the US of the 'big ball' - the 1.66-inch ball that required a different strike and made for greater control.
Great exponents of the game poured out of the US and the US Tour was becoming a multi-million dollar industry with even mediocre golfers, grossing millions of dollars not only through tournament play but also through commercial endorsements.
Following the foundation of the European Tour and the opening of the Ryder Cup to European players, sponsorship grew and European golf blossomed into a money market comparable to that of the US tour. One final ingredient was required however - a star with the charisma of a Palmer and the appeal of a Nicklaus. And so as they say, a star was born. 1979 saw a smiling young genius becoming the first Spaniard to win the Open, with Jack Nicklaus coming second in the race for the Claret Jug for a record seventh time - Seve had arrived on the world scene.
Lee Trevino won his second US PGA Championship in 1984, made all the more special by the fact that only eight years previously, he was seriously injured having been struck by a lightning bolt. Germany's Bernhard Langer turned the tables on Ballesteros in 1985, beating him in the Masters and gaining revenge for his two-shot defeat in the Open the previous year. 1985 also witnessed the first European success in the Ryder Cup and two years later the US team tasted defeat again but this time on home soil. The Masters of 1986 was perhaps the most thrilling of all. A fantastic late surge from the Golden Bear saw him win his sixth Masters title at the age of 46 - his 21st major victory in an as of yet unparalleled career.
Not until 1994, did a player with the potential to match the greatness of past legends, come along. Speculation started when Tiger Woods won the US Amateur Championship, continued when he retained it the following year, grew when he became the youngest ever champion at the Masters and climaxed as he stormed to six wins out of six starts in the 1999/2000 season.
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