The best private courses in Plandome, 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.”

Written by

@ChadMumm

• ❗️Must play
• |🏞️Views
• |✨Pristine

“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.”

Written by

@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.”

Written by

@txmidam94

• ❗️Must play
• |🏞️Views
• |🤝Caddies

“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.”

Written by

@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.”

Written by

@Urannimal

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

“I was lucky to grow up there and knew it then. It’s cast in the shadows of Winged Foot and Baltusrol but Ridgewood is so balanced, reflective of Tillinghast and offers so many good holes over the three 9’s.”

Written by

@Gdub201

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

“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.”

Written by

@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.”

Written by

@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.”

Written by

@joe3jax

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

“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.”

Written by

@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.”

Written by

@BirdiesAvenue

• 😅Challenging
• |✨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.”

Written by

@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.”

Written by

@BirdiesAvenue

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