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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. 7Bethpage GreenFarmingdale · Public · Est. 1923Devereux Emmet (later reworked by A.W. Tillinghast)25ScoreSlope 129
  8. 8Eisenhower Park Golf CourseEast Meadow · Public · Est. 1914Devereux Emmet25ScoreSlope 128
  9. 9Atunyote at Turning StoneTown of Vernon · Public · Est. 2004Tom Fazio25Score
  10. 10Saratoga National Golf ClubSaratoga Springs · Public · Est. 2001Roger Rulewich22ScoreSlope 144
  11. 11Craig Wood Golf & Country ClubLake Placid · Municipal · Est. 1925Seymour Dunn20ScoreSlope 139
  12. 12Sheridan ParkTonawanda · Municipal · Est. 1933William Harries20ScoreSlope 128
  13. 13Grover Cleveland Golf CourseAmherst · Municipal · Est. 1889Walter J. Travis (1910-11 renovation)20ScoreSlope 107
  14. 14En-Joie Golf ClubEndicott · Municipal · Est. 1927Ernie Smith (original); renovated by Michael Hurdzan (1998-1999)19ScoreSlope 135
  15. 15Brighton ParkTonawanda · Municipal · Est. 1962William Harries / Russ Tryon18ScoreSlope 120
  16. 16Audubon G CAmherst · Municipal · Est. 1942William Harries17ScoreSlope 113
  17. 17Cazenovia Park Golf CourseBuffalo · Municipal · Est. 192917Score
  18. 18Whiteface Golf ClubLake Placid · Resort · Est. 1898John Van Kleek (18-hole redesign), with input from Walter Hagen15ScoreSlope 123
  19. 19Bethpage YellowFarmingdale · Public · Est. 1958Alfred Tull15ScoreSlope 120
  20. 20Hyde Park Municipal Golf ClubNiagara Falls · Municipal · Est. 1938William F. Gordon and David W. Gordon15ScoreSlope 119
  21. 21South Park Golf CourseBuffalo · Municipal · Est. 191515ScoreSlope 97
  22. 22Delaware Park Public Golf CourseBuffalo · Municipal15Score
  23. 23Oak Run G CLockport · Public · Est. 1991Joe O'Shaughnessy15Score
  24. 24Rockland Lake Championship Golf CourseCongers · Municipal · Est. 1969David W. Gordon15Score
  25. 25Shenendoah Golf CourseTown of Verona · Resort · Est. 2000Rick Smith14Score
  26. 26Spook Rock Golf ClubSuffern · Municipal13ScoreSlope 139
  27. 2718 Mile Creek GcHamburg · Municipal · Est. 1973Grever & Ward (original nine); URS Consultants (second nine)13ScoreSlope 112
  28. 28Niagara County G CLockport · Public · Est. 196413ScoreSlope 111
  29. 29Robert Trent Jones Gc @ Cornell UniversityIthaca · University12ScoreSlope 138
  30. 30Philip J. Rotella Municipal Golf CourseThiells · Municipal12ScoreSlope 134
  31. 31College Golf Course At DelhiDelhi · University10ScoreSlope 132
  32. 32Holiday Valley ResortEllicottville · Resort10ScoreSlope 130
  33. 33Bluff Point Golf ResortPlattsburgh · Resort10ScoreSlope 129
  34. 34Schroon Lake Municipal GcSchroon Lake · Municipal10ScoreSlope 126
  35. 35Schenectady Municipal GcSchenectady · Municipal10ScoreSlope 124
  36. 36Amsterdam Municipal Golf CourseAmsterdam · Municipal10ScoreSlope 123
  37. 37Frear Park Municipal Golf CourseTroy · Municipal10ScoreSlope 123
  38. 38Burnet Park Golf CourseCity of Syracuse · Municipal10Score
  39. 39Clifton-Fine Municipal GcStar Lake · Municipal10Score
  40. 40Genesee Valley Golf Course SouthRochester · County10Score
  41. 41Little Falls Municipal Golf CourseLittle Falls · Municipal10Score
  42. 42Putnam County Golf CourseMahopac · County10Score
  43. 43Riverton Oaks Municipal Golf CourseWest Henrietta · Municipal10Score
  44. 44Sheridan Park Golf CourseTowanda · Municipal10Score
  45. 45Sunnycrest Golf CourseCity of Syracuse · Municipal10Score
  46. 46Concord Golf ResortKiamesha Lake · Resort9ScoreSlope 128
  47. 47Olivet University Golf Course (Harlem Valley)Wingdale · University9ScoreSlope 127
  48. 48St. Lawrence University Oliver D. Appleton GcCanton · University9ScoreSlope 127
  49. 49Glen Cove Golf ClubGlen Cove · Municipal9ScoreSlope 118
  50. 50Cronin’s Golf ResortTown of Warrensburg · Resort9Score

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 →
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