The hardest golf courses in Farmingdale, New York
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Farmingdale, New York, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 84 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Huntington, Old Westbury, Garden City, East Meadow, Lawrence and 14 more nearby towns.
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
Bally's Golf Links at Ferry Point
Bronx, NY, USASlope rating 146, 76.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,407 yds
PublicJack Nicklaus
- 4.4Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 2.5Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
On the water so you expect some wind but this wind made it impossible to judge and I wouldnt judge a course based on this but the green were awful and did not hold when you hit them. The course is made hard for no reason takes the fun out of golf.
Written by
@nturell22
- Views
- Challenging
- Driving range
Wee Burn Country Club
Darien, CT, USASlope rating 146, 75.1 course rating, Black tees, 7,040 yds
PrivateDevereux Emmet & Ron Forse
- 5.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Some forgettable holes, but the good ones were pretty good. A little too quirky at times, but in phenomenal shape. Met Open played extremely difficult, think -1 was a 2 man playoff
Written by
@FlatironFlusher
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Apawamis Club
Rye, NY, USASlope rating 146, 73.4 course rating, Blue tees, 6,741 yds
PrivateWillie Dunn Jr. & Maturin Ballou
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Not a long golf course, but the greens will challenge you with the best of them. If your pace is just a touch off, you can find yourself a long way from the hole. A ton of great tee shots with the elevation changes on the course.
Written by
@MSwenson6
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Westchester Country Club
Rye, NY, USASlope rating 144, 73.1 course rating, Blue/Black tees, 6,718 yds
PrivateWalter Travis
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Must play
- Pristine
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
(Valley/Lakes (Alternate)) Colonial Springs Golf Club
East Farmingdale, NY, USA
Slope rating 142, 73.0 course rating, Gold tees, 6,854 yds
(East) Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, NY, USA
Slope rating 141, 73.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,808 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
Garden City Golf Club
Garden City, NY, USA
Slope rating 140, 73.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,922 yds
Fenway Golf Club
Scarsdale, NY, USA
Slope rating 140, 73.5 course rating, Black tees, 6,706 yds
Sands Point Golf Club
Sands Point, NY, USA
Slope rating 140, 72.6 course rating, Champions tees, 6,644 yds
(Pines/Valley (Alternate)) Colonial Springs Golf Club
East Farmingdale, NY, USA
Slope rating 139, 73.9 course rating, Gold tees, 7,001 yds
Indian Hills Country Club
Northport, NY, USA
Slope rating 139, 72.6 course rating, Gold tees, 6,631 yds
Wykagyl Country Club
New Rochelle, NY, USA
Slope rating 138, 73.2 course rating, Blue tees, 6,689 yds
The Seawane Club
Hewlett Harbor, NY, USA
Slope rating 138, 73.2 course rating, Black tees, 6,628 yds
Fresh Meadow Country Club
Lake Success, NY, USA
Slope rating 138, 73.1 course rating, Black tees, 6,749 yds
The Mill River Club
Oyster Bay, NY, USA
Slope rating 138, 72.4 course rating, Championship tees, 6,623 yds
Bonnie Briar Country Club
Larchmont, NY, USA
Slope rating 138, 71.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,385 yds
Plandome Country Club
Plandome, NY, USA
Slope rating 138, 71.5 course rating, Gold tees, 6,455 yds
Siwanoy Country Club
Bronxville, NY, USA
Slope rating 137, 72.5 course rating, Plate tees, 6,626 yds
(Blue/Red) Glen Oaks Club
Old Westbury, NY, USA
Slope rating 136, 74.7 course rating, Blue tees, 6,961 yds
(Red) Eisenhower Park Golf Club
East Meadow, NY, USA
Slope rating 136, 74.4 course rating, Blue tees, 7,107 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 Farmingdale, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Black at Bethpage State Park Golf Course is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Farmingdale, New York at Slope 152 (78.1 course rating · Blue tees · 7,468 yds). 84 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 Farmingdale, 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 Farmingdale, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:26 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
