The best private courses in Locust Valley, New York

“You’ve seen the pictures of 16 all over the internet, but the rest of the course is equally thrilling. Massive piece of property with an out and back routing that traverses hills, canyons, rivers, ponds, and rocky outcroppings.”

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@ChadMumm

• ❗️Must play
• |🏞️Views
• |✨Pristine

“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

“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

“Classic Willie Park Jr course. Post Reno with the trees taken out has created a more open enjoyable round. Greens are fast & firm. Keeps asking you questions on each hole - fun round”

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@SackLodge

• 😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“Really fun layout that you could play every day and never get bored. Raised greens give it really beautiful scale and create challenge when you end up in the wrong spot.”

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@MSwenson6

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

“Fully deserving of the #1 course in CT ranking. A great experience all around. A championship test with some of the toughest greens I’ve ever seen. Layout has a good mix of long and short holes and a few monster Par 5’s.”

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@BirdiesAvenue

• 😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine
• |💨Fast greens

“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

“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”

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@FlatironFlusher

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar