North Shore Course
Glen Head, NY, USA





North Shore Country Club sits on rolling terrain in Glen Head on Long Island's North Shore, occupying land that has hosted golf since the early twentieth century. The course reflects the work of multiple architects across different eras. C. B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor were involved in the original design during the Golden Age, bringing their characteristic template approach to the routing. A. W. Tillinghast later contributed modifications, adding his own strategic sensibilities to the layout. More recently, Tom Doak performed restoration and renovation work to clarify and enhance the design's historical intentions. The property features the undulating topography typical of this part of Long Island, with elevation changes that create natural interest and strategic variety throughout the round. The routing takes advantage of these contours, offering a mix of hole types and angles that test different aspects of a golfer's game. Several holes incorporate design principles associated with the Golden Age architects, including strategic bunkering and green complexes that reward thoughtful approach play. North Shore serves a membership drawn from the surrounding affluent communities of the North Shore, maintaining the traditions of a private club with roots in the early development of American golf. The course operates within the context of Long Island's rich golf history, sharing the region with numerous other historically significant layouts. The combination of pedigree architects and quality property has kept North Shore relevant among the area's established clubs.
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Private column compares member-only and guest-restricted courses.
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Most visitors to North Shore Country Club arrive through one of the New York metropolitan area's three major gateways - JFK, LaGuardia, or Newark Liberty - though the club's North Shore location makes LaGuardia the most efficient choice, typically forty minutes northwest along the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway. Private aviation often favors Republic Airport in Farmingdale or the smaller Westchester County Airport, both offering discreet access to Long Island's Gold Coast. The drive itself traces the historic path of old money, leaving behind the city's density for increasingly leafy suburbs, until the roads narrow and the estates grow larger, and you arrive in Glen Head - a hushed enclave where North Shore Country Club has occupied its wooded hillside since the Roaring Twenties.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
North Shore has a Course Vaults score of 7.6 out of 10 based on 7 explicit golfer ratings.
North Shore was designed by A .W. Tillinghast, Seth Raynor, C. B. Macdonald, and Tom Doak.
North Shore is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at North Shore is 71.
North Shore plays 6,543 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at North Shore is 131.