The best private courses in St. James, New York

“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

“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

“Course is really solid all around. Cool layout, interesting holes, a good mixture of different types of holes. Probably doesn’t get the respect it deserves because of all the good courses around it. Really fun.”

Written by

@BirdiesAvenue

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

“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.”

Written by

@bedson

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range

“Had a Day yesterday at Devereux Emmet’s masterpiece. Long Island stands alone as the Mecca for unparalleled great golf courses in America. Everyone knows of NGLA, Shinnecock, Friars, Maidstone….the list goes on and on. But, only the true golf course crazy’s know of St George’s.”

Written by

@wesley1

• ❗️Must play
• |💨Fast greens
• |🤩Underrated

“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”

Written by

@Chris Gotterup

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

“My practice round the green was stimping at around a 12, after some rain that week it ended up being around a 9. Disappointing, but overall some really fun holes. 18 holes are kinda crammed into a small space so a lot of quirky holes especially on the back”

Written by

@FlatironFlusher

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

“Fun course, limited by a tight property. Always 10/10 conditions, tough greens. Kicks you in the teeth 1-3 with a smooth walk home.”

Written by

@SackLodge

• 🌭Halfway house
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |👋Friendly

“greens were so burnt out and firm that it was borderline unplayable. some holes are very quirky, not much to write home about.”

Written by

@FlatironFlusher

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🤩Underrated