The best courses you can play in New York

“The Tillinghast design is home to some of the tightest fairways and thickest rough a golfer will find. You don't play Bethpage for the greens, you play for the journey to them. They're considerably flat and slow, which people dislike, but I think it adds a sense of fairness back to the golf course.”

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@rev

• ❗️Must play
• |😅Challenging
• |💰Great value

“Played early one morning on my way to Baseball Hall of Fame (Some day Roger Maris will get in!) Great Walk - Some of the nicest fairways I’ve ever played - 18 you tee off out in the lake and dog leg around back up to the old hotel”

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@rboltgolf

• ✨Pristine
• |💎Hidden gem
• |😅Challenging

“Stream connecting ponds that meanders its way onto like half the holes. Little food stand has great history and even better food. Excellent value and always great pace”

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@tagliatelletodd

• 💎Hidden gem
• |💰Great value
• |✨Pristine

“This is my favorite public course in WNY. Very well maintained with a fun layout. Back 9 has 3 par 3s and 3 par 5s and there’s a lot of risk/reward out there. Can’t say enough about how great it is.”

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@Mwopperer7

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

“Decent track in Upstate NY. 1 mile from Saratoga Race Track so the peak season prices get ridiculous. Other than the quality of the course itself, it’s nothing too special. Maintained well but pretty average design and scenery”

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@tagliatelletodd

• ✨Pristine
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“The course is not only beautiful and a perfect example of mountain golf in the Hudson Valley, but each hole recognizes wars and conflicts throughout U.S. history citing heroic efforts by West Point Graduates.”

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@datsderrick

• 😅Challenging
• |❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem

“Always living in the shadow of its big brother the black course the red course is a true hidden gem. Without the black course right by its side im a firm believer this course would be seen as a top 5 public course in the state. Same thoughtful routing done by the legendary A.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 💰Great value
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |😅Challenging

“On the water so you expect some wind but this wind made it impossible to judge and I wouldnt judge a course based on this but the green were awful and did not hold when you hit them. The course is made hard for no reason takes the fun out of golf.”

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@nturell22

• 🏞️Views
• |😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Anyone who has played a Pete Dye track before will instantly recognize his classic touches all over this track. The incredible bunkering(with tiny bunkers that look huge from the tee), the small green par 3s, and some excellent short par 4s.”

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@Tom Doakito

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

“There’s nothing flashy about mill creek but that’s a good thing. This is not a place that tries to be something more than it is. The staff are welcoming, the layout is fine, and the course is in relatively good shape.”

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@Tom Doakito

• 😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💰Great value

“Overpriced but worth checking off the list. Insane green complexes. Firm and fast”

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@RDeGraw

• 😅Challenging

“Play where legends of the game have teed it up. En-Joie is home to the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open on the Champions Tour. Play it at the right time of year and you’ll be able to plays while grandstands are set for the tournament.”

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@Bobert Jones

• ✨Pristine
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar

“Beautiful course in Orchard Park. Undoubtedly top 3 public course in the area. Fun layout with some very difficult holes. A lot of nice framing with fescue and bunkering.”

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@Mwopperer7

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range
• |🍔Restaurant

“Ravenwood is a solid option for golf in the Finger Lakes region. There’s no standout gem of a public course in the finger lakes. But Ravenwood makes its case as the must play option when in the area.”

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@Tom Doakito

• ✨Pristine
• |😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range