The best private courses in Garden City, New York

“The Creek was such a cool layout. Really enjoyed the history of the property, especially the old cemetery tucked between holes. Unfortunately, it was extremely foggy the day we played, so I missed out on some of the views of Long Island Sound.”

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@jensencastle

• ❗️Must play
• |🏞️Views
• |🤝Caddies

“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

“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

“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
• |💨Fast greens

“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

• ✨Pristine
• |🍔Restaurant
• |😅Challenging

“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

“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.”

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@MSwenson6

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

“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

“A very solid course in golf rich Westchester. Cool doglegs, some blind shots, some long, some short, interesting green complexes. Not the best course in the world but really good across the board.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 💎Hidden gem
• |🤩Underrated
• |🏌️‍♂️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

“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

“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