Looking to play the best golf courses in New York? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.
Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.
* indicates new or returning to the rankings
Best public-access courses in New York
Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point in New York (Courtesy of Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point)
1. Bethpage State Park (Black)
Farmingdale (26c)
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2. Leatherstocking
Cooperstown (T161c)
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3. Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point (formerly Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point)
New York (m)
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4. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)
Verona (m)
5. Sagamore
Bolton Landing (c)
6. Bethpage State Park (Red)
Farmingdale (c)
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7. Montauk Downs State Park
Montauk Point (m)
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8. Greystone
Walworth (m)
9. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Shenendoah)
Verona (m)
10. Pound Ridge
Pound Ridge (m)
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11. Ravenwood
Victor (m)
12. Mansion Ridge*
Monroe (m)
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13. Saratoga National
Saratoga Springs (m)
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14. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Kaluhyat)*
Verona (m)
15. Centennial*
Carmel (m)
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Best private courses in New York
Shinnecock Hills in New York (David Cannon/Getty Images)
1. Shinnecock Hills
Southampton (4)
2. National Golf Links of America
Southampton (5c)
3. Fishers Island Club
Fishers Island (9c)
4. Friar’s Head
Baiting Hollow (2m)
5. Winged Foot (West)
Mamaroneck (15c)
6. Sebonack
Southampton (7m)
7. Maidstone Club
East Hampton (25c)
8. Garden City GC
Garden City (29c)
9. Oak Hill (East)
Rochester (30c)
10. Winged Foot (East)
Mamaroneck (33c)
11. Quaker Ridge
Scarsdale (T34c)
12. Sleepy Hollow
Scarborough (37c)
13. Piping Rock
Locust Valley (39c)
14. Creek Club
Locust Valley (T60c)
15. St. George’s
Setauket (T66c)
16. Glens Falls
Queensbury (T68c)
17. CC of Buffalo
Williamsville (T77c)
18. Fenway
Scarsdale (T84c)
19. Hudson National
Croton-on-Hudson (T71m)
20. Atlantic GC
Bridgehampton (m)
