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Best Public Golf Courses in New York

Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score

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  1. 1Bethpage BlackFarmingdale · Public · Est. 1936A.W. Tillinghast (with Joseph H. Burbeck)100ScoreSlope 155
  2. 2Turning Stone Casino ResortVerona · Resort · Est. 2000Tom Fazio (Atunyote), Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Kaluhyat), and Rick Smith (Shenendoah)28ScoreSlope 145
  3. 3Seven Oaks Golf ClubHamilton · University · Est. 1958Robert Trent Jones Sr.28ScoreSlope 139
  4. 4Bethpage RedFarmingdale · Public · Est. 1935A.W. Tillinghast28ScoreSlope 133
  5. 5Bethpage BlueFarmingdale · Public · Est. 1935A.W. Tillinghast, later revised by Alfred Tull27ScoreSlope 130
  6. 6Leatherstocking Golf CourseCooperstown · Resort · Est. 1909Devereux Emmet26ScoreSlope 139
  7. 7Saratoga National Golf ClubSaratoga Springs · Public · Est. 2001Roger Rulewich25ScoreSlope 144
  8. 8Bethpage GreenFarmingdale · Public · Est. 1923Devereux Emmet (later reworked by A.W. Tillinghast)25ScoreSlope 129
  9. 9Eisenhower Park Golf CourseEast Meadow · Public · Est. 1914Devereux Emmet25ScoreSlope 128
  10. 10Atunyote at Turning StoneTown of Vernon · Public · Est. 2004Tom Fazio25Score

How we rank

Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 100, cited on its page. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →
Editor’s picks are placed by the Formula 18 Golf team. Played one that belongs higher? Tell us.