The best golf courses in Hewlett Harbor, New York

“A take people won’t like….if the rough isn’t at your shins and you are a halfway decent putter, it’s not that hard. I’m a mid single digit and shot 79 with a soul shaking hozel rocket on 9.”

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@JTC

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |👕Locker rooms

“First few holes quietly climb to the apex of the property where the rest of the course sprawls out beneath. Not a championship course but the scenery is spectacular and the template holes are awesome.”

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@txmidam94

• ❗️Must play
• |🏞️Views
• |🤝Caddies

“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.”

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@rev

• ❗️Must play
• |😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine

“Another phenomenal club I was fortunate enough to play right after The Creek. Much larger property, but the routing and layout are top notch. Template holes galore including the OG American Biarritz.”

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@RLavernia

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |😅Challenging

“The greens are almost as good as the West (which might be the best set of greens in America). I really wish the next time they held a USGA championship there, they would do a composite between the two courses. The land is also better than West.”

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@Urannimal

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |✨Pristine

“Has the feel of a Scottish links with the hills and lack of trees. Some awesome views of NYC and the Hudson River. Fun to play once or twice.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• ✨Pristine
• |🏞️Views
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“An amazing championship layout that really goes under the radar in golf rich LI. A real test no matter what tee you play. A cool drivable par 4 (5) and cool short Par 5 finishing hole.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🍔Restaurant
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |✨Pristine

“A ball strikers paradise on a true par 70. The routing is an outside/inside, similar to HCEG, here, the front nine is counterclockwise. Centerline obstacles, trees, a meandering creek, and typical Westchester County terrain all factor into the routing.”

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@joe3jax

• ✨Pristine
• |💨Fast greens
• |👕Locker rooms

“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.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• ✨Pristine
• |👕Locker rooms
• |🤝Caddies

“Layout is crammed into a pretty small piece of land that is very hilly. Still a few really cool holes and a good overall course. The greens are some of the craziest that I have ever seen, can make for a frustrating round if you are above the hole.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |💨Fast greens
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Hundreds if not thousands of trees have been cleared to reveal the subtle rolling topography here a few miles outside NYC. The greens have always been known as some of the best in North Jersey, and the playing conditions have never been better.”

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@shennessey

• ❗️Must play
• |💨Fast greens
• |💎Hidden gem

“A classic Deveruex Emmet course, Huntington is decently fun track. Layout and design is not spectacular, but the grounds crew does a very good job. Fast greens and more than 1 gettable 4s make it interesting.”

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@bedson

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range

“Really fun Raynor hidden gem. A few template holes, lightening fast greens. Could be up there but gets overshadowed by some of the greats along the north shore”

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@Chris Gotterup

• ✨Pristine
• |💨Fast greens
• |👕Locker rooms

“Wykgayl is an awesome old school design that can still hold up to the modern game. Some really cool doglegs and risk reward shots while also providing some scoring opportunities with 5 Par 5’s.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🤩Underrated
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |❗️Must play