Best Par-3 Golf Courses in New York
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New York has 33 par-3 golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnycrest Golf Course | Syracuse | Municipal | 1928 |
| 2 | Jacob Riis Park Golf Course | Queens | Public | 1935 |
| 3 | Cedar Beach Golf Course | Babylon | Municipal | 1957 |
| 4 | Flushing Meadows Pitch Putt | Flushing | Public | 1960 |
| 5 | Fort Erie Golf Club | Fort Erie | Public | 1960 |
| 6 | Amherst Audubon Golf Course Par Three Course | Amherst | Municipal | 1963 |
| 7 | Sunset Valley Golf Course | Lakewood | Public | 1964 |
| 8 | Bob O Link Golf Club | Orchard Park | Public | 1965 |
| 9 | Cedars Golf Club | Cutchogue | Public | 1965 |
| 10 | Colonial Acres Golf Course | Glenmont | Public | 1965 |
| 11 | Nine Hole Par 3 At Smithtown Landing Golf Club | Smithtown | Municipal | 1965 |
| 12 | Hiawatha Trails | Guilderland | Public | 1968 |
| 13 | Executive At Rockland Lake Golf Course | Congers | Municipal | 1969 |
| 14 | Djs Golf Center Par 3 | Waverly | Public | 1970 |
| 15 | Robert Moses Golf Course | Babylon | Municipal | 1970 |
| 16 | Mill Road Acres Golf Course | Latham | Public | 1973 |
| 17 | Buttonwood Golf Course | Spencerport | Public | 1974 |
| 18 | Harris Hill Golf Center | Bowmansville | Public | 1990 |
| 19 | Sunnidell Golf Course | Brockville | Public | 1992 |
| 20 | Executive South Family Golf Center | Henrietta | Public | 1993 |
| 21 | Meadow Links Golf Course | Richfield Springs | Public | 1993 |
| 22 | Newfane Pro Am Par 3 Golf Course | Newfane | Public | 1993 |
| 23 | Brunswick Greens Golf Course | Brunswick | Public | 1994 |
| 24 | Heartland Golf Park | Edgewood | Public | 1994 |
| 25 | Rolling Hills Golf Course | Chaffee | Public | 1997 |
| 26 | Par 3 At Mill Creek Golf Club | Churchville | Public | 1999 |
| 27 | Sandstone Hollow Golf Club At Turning Stone | Verona | Public | 1999 |
| 28 | Sumpwams Creek At E Donald Conroy Golf Course | Babylon | Municipal | 1999 |
| 29 | The First Tee Syracuse Golf Complex At Butternut Creek | Jamesville | Public | 2001 |
| 30 | Sunnyside Par 3 Golf Course | Queensbury | Public | 2004 |
| 31 | Gothic Hill Golf Course | Lockport | Public | 2005 |
| 32 | Hidden Meadows Golf Course | Glenmont | Semi-private | 2009 |
| 33 | The Links At Valley Fields | Shrub Oak | Semi-private | 2023 |
FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified par-3 course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many par-3 courses does New York have?
New York has 33 par-3 golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.