Midvale at Midvale Golf & Country Club

Midvale Golf & Country Club sits in Penfield, a suburb east of Rochester in upstate New York. Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed the course, which reflects his characteristic approach to strategic design from the mid-twentieth century. Jones, who shaped numerous courses across New York State during his prolific career, typically emphasized bold bunkering, strategic water hazards, and greens that reward precise approach play. The routing at Midvale works through rolling terrain typical of the Finger Lakes region, with mature tree-lined fairways that define playing corridors and frame individual holes.

The course serves a private membership and functions as the centerpiece of a country club that includes the traditional amenities of dining and social facilities. Jones's design philosophy at venues like this generally called for courses that could challenge skilled players while remaining playable for members of varying abilities, achieved through multiple tee placements and strategic rather than penal hazards. The property's landscape features the deciduous forests and glacially-shaped topography common to western New York, with seasonal changes that significantly alter the course's appearance and playing conditions.

Midvale operates within the Rochester area's competitive private club market, where several established clubs serve the region's golfing community. The course represents Jones's enduring influence on American golf architecture during the post-war expansion of country club golf, when his designs helped define what many members expected from a championship-caliber private course.