Cazenovia Park Golf Course

Cazenovia Park Golf Course occupies a municipal parkland site in Buffalo's South District, where it has served the community since the early twentieth century. The course was designed by Seymour Dunn, a Scottish-born professional who became a prominent figure in American golf during the sport's formative decades. Dunn, who worked as a teaching professional and club-maker in addition to his design work, brought practical sensibilities to his layouts, emphasizing playability and strategic interest within the constraints of available terrain. The routing makes use of the park's natural topography, with holes moving through mature tree-lined corridors and across gently rolling ground typical of western New York's glacially influenced landscape. As a municipal facility, Cazenovia Park has long provided accessible golf to Buffalo residents, maintaining the democratic tradition of parkland courses that emerged in American cities during the early 1900s. The design reflects the era's emphasis on straightforward golf that rewards sound shot-making without excessive length or artificial difficulty. The course operates within the broader Cazenovia Park complex, which includes other recreational amenities characteristic of urban park systems. Like many municipal courses of its vintage, it has undergone modifications over the decades to accommodate maintenance practices and evolving play patterns, though the essential character of Dunn's routing remains evident in the property's use of natural features and its integration with the surrounding parkland setting.