The hardest golf courses in Bronx, New York
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Bronx, New York, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 139 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Locust Valley, Scarsdale, Mamaroneck, Rye, Scarborough and 41 more nearby towns.
Liberty National Golf Course
Jersey City, NJ, USASlope rating 155, 77.7 course rating, Tournament tees, 7,387 yds
PrivateBob Cupp & Tom Kite
- 4.6Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 4.9Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Great views of the Statue of Liberty and NYC. Certainly gets way more disrespect than it deserves. Not a natural look, but course is in great shape and still has a good variety of holes. Finishing stretch of 14-18 is awesome.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Pristine
- Locker rooms
- Caddies
Manhattan Woods Golf Club
West Nyack, NY, USASlope rating 153, 76.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,109 yds
PrivateGary Player & Stephen Kay
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Black
Bethpage State Park Golf Course
Farmingdale, NY, USASlope rating 152, 78.1 course rating, Blue tees, 7,468 yds
PublicA .W. Tillinghast & Rees Jones
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
The Tillinghast design is home to some of the tightest fairways and thickest rough a golfer will find. You don't play Bethpage for the greens, you play for the journey to them. They're considerably flat and slow, which people dislike, but I think it adds a sense of fairness back to the golf course.
Written by
@rev
- Must play
- Challenging
- Great value
Trump National Golf Club - Westchester
Briarcliff Manor, NY, USASlope rating 152, 77.4 course rating, Black tees, 7,361 yds
PrivateJim Fazio
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Hudson National Golf Club
Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USASlope rating 148, 75.6 course rating, Black tees, 7,131 yds
PrivateTom Fazio
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Great routing located above the banks of the Hudson River. Course offers a great routing with scenic views, especially on the Par-3 16th hole.
Written by
@Pdiederich10
- Pristine
- Views
- Locker rooms
The Golf Club of Purchase
Purchase, NY, USA
Slope rating 148, 74.3 course rating, Champions tees, 6,876 yds
(Championship) Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA
Slope rating 146, 77.2 course rating, Black tees, 7,501 yds
Bally's Golf Links at Ferry Point
Bronx, NY, USA
Slope rating 146, 76.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,407 yds
Arcola Country Club
Paramus, NJ, USA
Slope rating 146, 75.9 course rating, Black tees, 7,302 yds
Wee Burn Country Club
Darien, CT, USA
Slope rating 146, 75.1 course rating, Black tees, 7,040 yds
Saint Andrews Golf Club
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, USA
Slope rating 146, 73.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,614 yds
The Apawamis Club
Rye, NY, USA
Slope rating 146, 73.4 course rating, Blue tees, 6,741 yds
The Stanwich Club
Greenwich, CT, USA
Slope rating 145, 76.6 course rating, Witch tees, 7,445 yds
Bayonne Golf Club
Bayonne, NJ, USA
Slope rating 145, 74.9 course rating, Black tees, 7,106 yds
Westchester Country Club
Rye, NY, USA
Slope rating 144, 73.1 course rating, Blue/Black tees, 6,718 yds
Whippoorwill Club
Armonk, NY, USA
Slope rating 144, 73.0 course rating, Blue tees, 6,636 yds
Meadow Brook Golf Club
Jericho, NY, USA
Slope rating 143, 75.3 course rating, Blue tees, 7,405 yds
Old Oaks Country Club
Purchase, NY, USA
Slope rating 143, 74.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,848 yds
Essex County Country Club
West Orange, NJ, USA
Slope rating 142, 75.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,101 yds
(East) Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, NY, USA
Slope rating 141, 73.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,808 yds
Rockland Country Club
Sparkill, NY, USA
Slope rating 141, 73.5 course rating, Black tees, 6,568 yds
(West) Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, NY, USA
Slope rating 140, 74.9 course rating, Blue tees, 7,258 yds
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Scarsdale, NY, USA
Slope rating 140, 74.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,008 yds
Woodway Country Club
Darien, CT, USA
Slope rating 140, 74.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,906 yds
Garden City Golf Club
Garden City, NY, USA
Slope rating 140, 73.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,922 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Bronx, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Liberty National Golf Course is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Bronx, New York at Slope 155 (77.7 course rating · Tournament tees · 7,387 yds). 139 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Bronx, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Bronx, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:15 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
