The best private courses in New York
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated private clubs across New York, ranked by those community scores.
+659.7(National of America) National Golf Links of America
Southampton, NY, USA
+649.6Shinnecock Hills Golf Course
Southampton, NY, USA
+599.5Fishers Island Club
Fishers Island, NY, USA- +509.5
Friar's Head
Riverhead, NY, USA 
+839.2(Upper) Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Scarborough, NY, USA
+559.1The Creek
Locust Valley, NY, USA
+429.0(East) Oak Hill Country Club
Rochester, NY, USA
+429.0(West) Maidstone Club
East Hampton, NY, USA
+659.0(West) Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, NY, USA
+308.9Garden City Golf Club
Garden City, NY, USA
+378.9(East) Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck, NY, USA
+128.9(White) Glen Oaks Club
Old Westbury, NY, USA
+388.9Piping Rock Club
Locust Valley, NY, USA
+68.9Crag Burn Golf Club
East Aurora, NY, USA
+308.8Hudson National Golf Club
Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA
+298.7Sebonack Golf Course
Southampton, NY, USA
+258.6Meadow Brook Golf Club
Jericho, NY, USA
+108.6Glens Falls Country Club
Queensbury, NY, USA
+108.6Southampton Golf Club
Southampton, NY, USA
+408.6Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Scarsdale, NY, USA
+208.6Westhampton Country Club
Westhampton Beach, NY, USA
+78.6Atlantic Golf Club
Bridgehampton, NY, USA
+218.6(South) Westchester Country Club
Rye, NY, USA
+188.6The Tuxedo Club
Tuxedo Park, NY, USA
+238.6Westchester Country Club
Rye, NY, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). State pages include private golf courses across New York. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in New York.
The top private golf courses in New York on Course Vaults are led by National Golf Links of America with a Course Vaults score of 9.7. This page ranks 25 courses, including National Golf Links of America, Shinnecock Hills Golf Course, Fishers Island Club.
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). State pages include private golf courses across New York. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The New York list ranks private golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, private courses (not guest-friendly), and at least 5 explicit ratings).
National Golf Links of America is currently #1 among private courses in New York on Course Vaults at 9.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 5:52 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in New York
- Purchase
- Rochester
- Rye
- Southampton
- East Hampton
- Garden City
- Riverhead
- Scarsdale
- Bridgehampton
- East Aurora
- East Farmingdale
- Huntington
- Locust Valley
- Mamaroneck
- Old Westbury
- Scarborough
- Voorheesville
- Westhampton Beach
- White Plains
- Albany
- Amenia
- Ardsley-on-Hudson
- Armonk
- Baiting Hollow
- Bedford
- Bolton Landing
- Brewster
- Briarcliff Manor
- Bronxville
- Cold Spring Harbor
- Commack
- Croton-on-Hudson
- East Norwich
- East Setauket
- East Williston
- Elmsford
- Fishers Island
- Glen Cove
- Glen Head
- Hartsdale
- Hastings-on-Hudson
- Hempstead
- Hewlett Harbor
- Hopewell Junction
- Inwood
- Ithaca
- Jericho
- Lake Success
- Larchmont
- Lawrence
- Lewiston
- Lincolndale
- Manhasset
- Mattituck
- Mount Kisco
- New City
- New Rochelle
- North Salem
- Northport
- Old Brookville
- Oyster Bay
- Pelham Manor
- Pittsford
- Plandome
- Port Jefferson
- Port Washington
- Queensbury
- Rockville Centre
- Roslyn Harbor
- Sag Harbor
- Sands Point
- Shelter Island Heights
- Sparkill
- St. James
- Troy
- Tuxedo Park
- Victor
- West Nyack
- Williamsville
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