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Fairways/Meadows Course

Centennial Golf Club

Carmel, NY, USA
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18 holesPar 727,050 yds74.2/137

About this course

Centennial Golf Club in Carmel, New York, features two eighteen-hole courses designed by Larry Nelson, the three-time major champion who transitioned to course design following his successful playing career. The Fairways and Meadows courses opened in the mid-1990s as part of a residential golf community in the Hudson Valley region of Westchester County, approximately fifty miles north of New York City. Nelson's design work reflects his playing experience and understanding of shot values, creating layouts that emphasize strategic options rather than pure length. The property occupies rolling terrain typical of the Hudson Valley, with elevation changes and natural wooded corridors separating holes. Both courses incorporate the area's native hardwoods and wetland features, with routing that takes advantage of the topography to create variety in hole presentation. The Fairways course generally plays as the more challenging of the two layouts, while the Meadows offers a somewhat more forgiving experience, though both require thoughtful course management. As a semi-private facility, Centennial serves both members and outside play, functioning as a regional golf destination in northern Westchester County. The club provides traditional amenities including practice facilities and dining, serving golfers in the broader New York metropolitan area who seek accessible daily-fee or membership options outside the city. The courses represent Nelson's design philosophy of creating playable yet strategic golf that rewards accuracy and decision-making over distance alone.

Quick facts

Location
Carmel, NY, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1998
Designer
Larry Nelson
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
7,050 yards
Difficulty
74.2/137

Getting there

Centennial Golf Club sits in the Hudson Valley, roughly ninety minutes north of New York City, making it most accessible via the major regional hubs of LaGuardia (LGA) or Newark (EWR), followed by a northbound drive that traces the eastern bank of the Hudson River before turning inland toward Carmel. For those arriving by private aircraft, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in nearby White Plains offers a considerably shorter transfer - a mere thirty minutes by car through rolling countryside and small-town roads that wind through the region's horse farms and estates. The final approach unfolds through the quiet, manicured landscape of northern Westchester, where tree-lined drives and stone walls signal entry into one of the Northeast's most deliberately secluded golf communities. Centennial's arrival embodies the understated elegance of Hudson Valley golf - neither ostentatious nor remote, but rather a carefully guarded sanctuary set apart from the metropolitan sprawl below.

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Common questions about Fairways/Meadows at Centennial Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Fairways/Meadows was designed by Larry Nelson.

Yes. Fairways/Meadows at Centennial Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Fairways/Meadows is 72.

Fairways/Meadows plays 7,050 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Fairways/Meadows is 137.

Fairways/Meadows is a 18-hole course.

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