The best private courses in St. James, 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 within about 25 miles of St. James, New York, ranked by those community scores.
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- +509.5
Friar's Head
Riverhead, NY, USA 
+559.1The Creek
Locust Valley, NY, USA
+128.9(White) Glen Oaks Club
Old Westbury, NY, USA
+388.9Piping Rock Club
Locust Valley, NY, USA
+258.6Meadow Brook Golf Club
Jericho, NY, USA- +108.5
Huntington Crescent Club
Huntington, NY, USA 
+108.5Shorehaven Golf Club
East Norwalk, CT, USA
+78.4Woodway Country Club
Darien, CT, USA
+68.4Country Club of Darien
Darien, CT, USA
+118.3Wee Burn Country Club
Darien, CT, USA
+128.2Brookville Country Club
Old Brookville, NY, USA
+118.2Huntington Country Club
Huntington, NY, USA- +178.2
St. George's Golf & Country Club
East Setauket, NY, USA 
+138.1Brooklawn Country Club
Fairfield, CT, USA- +58.1
Cold Spring Country Club
Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA 
+108.1Country Club of New Canaan
New Canaan, CT, USA
+58.0Indian Hills Country Club
Northport, NY, USA
+88.0Baiting Hollow Club
Baiting Hollow, NY, USA
+88.0Greenwich Country Club
Greenwich, CT, USA
+88.0The Mill River Club
Oyster Bay, NY, USA
+68.0Nissequogue Golf Course
St. James, NY, USA
+67.9(Pines/Valley (Alternate)) Colonial Springs Golf Club
East Farmingdale, NY, USA
+107.9Country Club of Fairfield
Fairfield, CT, USA
+67.9(Blue/Red) Glen Oaks Club
Old Westbury, NY, USA- +57.9
Patterson Club
Fairfield, CT, 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). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. James, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
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Common questions about private course rankings in St. James, New York.
The top private golf courses in St. James, New York on Course Vaults are led by Friar's Head with a Course Vaults score of 9.5. This page ranks 25 courses, including Friar's Head, The Creek, Glen Oaks 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). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. James, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The St. James, New York list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. James, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Friar's Head is currently #1 among private courses in and around St. James, New York on Course Vaults at 9.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 8:05 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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