The best golf courses in Staten Island, New York

“Incredible course. If they named the 9’s it’d be Links & Forest. Greens are magnificent but deadly - without a caddy you are toast. Have to know where to miss on each approach”

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@Dhanderson08

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

“Not a weak hole on the course. Tests the whole bag. Rewards great shots and punishes poor ones. Tillinghast at his best. Club vibe is relaxed and down to earth, and our host was delightful.”

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@txmidam94

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

“Elevated tees, rolling fairways, and firm, fast greens make every hole engaging. Conditions are immaculate, and recent restorations have enhanced its classic charm. Often overlooked next to the Lower, the Upper is equally enjoyable—strategic, scenic, and a true pleasure to play”

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@tagliatelletodd

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |💨Fast greens

“From tee to green, one cannot help being captured by the traditional and yet interesting design and routing, as well as the varied topography. The course is difficult and challenging, especially the greens, but not unfair.”

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@DM4Golf

• ✨Pristine
• |💨Fast greens
• |❗️Must play

“Classic old school course with fabulous bunkering, very tricky greens and variety of distances. Blue tees seemed way longer than 6500ish. Standout holes included short par 4 2nd, short par 4 12th, and tunnel 18th.”

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@StewartVerdery

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |❗️Must play
• |✨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

“Essex County is a conglomeration of some of the game’s best designer. With Tillinghast, Raynor, and MacDonald all having a part to play in the design. Despite a wet spring, the course still played firm and fast in the July heat.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |🤝Caddies

“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

“A very cool Raynor design. A bit short for the modern game, but still a good mix of long and short holes. Middle of the golf course has some serious teeth.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• ✨Pristine
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“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

“Canoe Brook South is admittedly little brother to the Championship North, but still provides a great experience to the shotmaker. With 5 Par 5’s and 5 Par 3’s. The South provides a unique array of shots.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• ✨Pristine
• |🌭Halfway house
• |🤝Caddies

“Francis A Byrne is the best municipal golf course I have ever played. I found myself saying “wow - I love this golf course” over and over again. The greens steal the show throughout, starting with the long Biarritz on 2 (a hole I unfortunately made a mess of).”

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@uesgolf

• ❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem
• |💰Great value

“Played in the fall and the course was in absolutely perfect shape, save for the bunkers. Greens were rock hard and rolling perfectly. Tee boxes and fairways were pristine. Course is really difficult.”

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@ryhibb

• ✨Pristine
• |🌭Halfway house
• |🤝Caddies

“My new home club! Despite being an almost completely flat piece of land with lots of parallel holes, Inwood manages to put together a variety of great strategic holes that punch well above their weight.”

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@bemi

• 👕Locker rooms
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“They removed a ton of trees which really allows for better views and firmer conditions. A solid Raynor that will keep improving with time. Drainage is a real issue here, every time it rains the course struggles mightily.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“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.”

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@nturell22

• 🏞️Views
• |😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range