Best Public Golf Courses in New York
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New York has 100 public 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 | Dutcher Golf Course | Pawling | Municipal | 1890 |
| 2 | Otsego Golf Club | Springfield Center | Public | 1894 |
| 3 | Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course | Bronx | Municipal | 1895 |
| 4 | Cobble Hill Golf Course | Elizabethtown | Municipal | 1896 |
| 5 | Forest Park Golf Course | Woodhaven | Public | 1896 |
| 6 | Huletts Golf Club | Huletts Landing | Public | 1896 |
| 7 | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn | Municipal | 1897 |
| 8 | Ives Hill Country Club | Watertown | Public | 1897 |
| 9 | Mohonk Mountain House Golf Course | New Paltz | Public | 1897 |
| 10 | Brae Burn Golf Course | Dansville | Public | 1898 |
| 11 | Westport Country Club The | Westport | – | – |
| 12 | Bellport Country Club | Bellport | Municipal | 1899 |
| 13 | Burnet Park Golf Course | Syracuse | Municipal | 1901 |
| 14 | Pelham Bay At Pelham Split Rock Golf Course | Bronx | Municipal | 1901 |
| 15 | Saranac Inn Golf Country Club | Saranac Lake | Public | 1901 |
| 16 | Shelter Island Country Club | Shelter Island Heights | Public | 1901 |
| 17 | Grover Cleveland Golf Course | Amherst | Municipal | 1902 |
| 18 | Dunwoodie Golf Course | Yonkers | Public | 1903 |
| 19 | Seneca Golf Club | Baldwinsville | Public | 1907 |
| 20 | Genesee Valley Golf Course North | Rochester | Public | 1908 |
| 21 | Leatherstocking Golf Course | Cooperstown | Public | 1909 |
| 22 | Hornell Golf Club | Hornell | Public | 1914 |
| 23 | Red At Eisenhower Park Golf Course | East Meadow | Municipal | 1914 |
| 24 | Willsboro Golf Club | Willsboro | – | – |
| 25 | Ausable Valley Golf Course | Au Sable Forks | Public | 1915 |
| 26 | Lakeview Golf And Country Club | Auburn | Public | 1916 |
| 27 | Schroon Lake Municipal Golf Course | Schroon Lake | Municipal | 1918 |
| 28 | Stoeckeler Memorial Park Golf Course | Ellenville | Public | 1918 |
| 29 | Battle Island State Golf Course | Fulton | Public | 1919 |
| 30 | Cazenovia Golf Course | Buffalo | Public | 1920 |
| 31 | Hillendale Golf Course | Ithaca | Public | 1920 |
| 32 | Lyndon Golf Course | Fayetteville | Public | 1920 |
| 33 | The Club At Silver Lake | Perry | Public | 1920 |
| 34 | Chautauqua Point Golf Racquetball Center | Dewittville | Public | 1921 |
| 35 | Gananoque Golf And Country Club | Gananoque | Public | 1921 |
| 36 | Grandview Golf Course | Angola | Public | 1921 |
| 37 | Copake Country Club | Craryville | Public | 1922 |
| 38 | Falkirk Estate Country Club | Central Valley | Public | 1922 |
| 39 | Lake Pleasant Golf Club | Lake Pleasant | Public | 1922 |
| 40 | Genesee Valley Golf Course South | Rochester | Public | 1923 |
| 41 | Green At Bethpage State Park Golf Course | Farmingdale | Municipal | 1923 |
| 42 | Maple Moor Golf Course | White Plains | Municipal | 1923 |
| 43 | Chautauqua Golf Club Lake Course | Chautauqua | Public | 1924 |
| 44 | Lakeside Pines At Blue Hill Golf Course | Pearl River | Public | 1924 |
| 45 | Pines Woodland At Blue Hill Golf Course | Pearl River | Public | 1924 |
| 46 | Woodland Lakeside At Blue Hill Golf Course | Pearl River | – | – |
| 47 | Ballston Spa Country Club | Ballston Spa | Public | 1925 |
| 48 | Brentwood Country Club | Brentwood | Municipal | 1925 |
| 49 | Highland Park Golf Club | Auburn | Public | 1925 |
| 50 | Mohansic Golf Course | Yorktown Heights | Municipal | 1925 |
| 51 | Mosholu Golf Course | Bronx | Public | 1925 |
| 52 | Old Oaks Golf Course | Harrison | Public | 1925 |
| 53 | Old Oaks Golf Course | Purchase | Public | 1925 |
| 54 | Craig Wood Golf Country Club | Lake Placid | Public | 1926 |
| 55 | Inlet Golf Club | Inlet | Public | 1926 |
| 56 | Lake Isle Country Club | Eastchester | Municipal | 1926 |
| 57 | St Lawrence University Golf Country Club | Canton | Public | 1926 |
| 58 | Ticonderoga Country Club | Ticonderoga | – | – |
| 59 | Cardinal Hills Golf Course | Randolph | Public | 1927 |
| 60 | Carlowden Country Club | Denmark | Public | 1927 |
| 61 | Catskill Golf Club | Catskill | Public | 1927 |
| 62 | Clayton Country Club | Clayton | Public | 1927 |
| 63 | Clearview Park Golf Course | Queens | Municipal | 1927 |
| 64 | Douglaston Golf Club | Queens | Municipal | 1927 |
| 65 | En Joie Golf Course | Endicott | Municipal | 1927 |
| 66 | Red Blue At Timber Point Country Club | Great River | Municipal | 1927 |
| 67 | South Shore Golf Course | Staten Island | Public | 1927 |
| 68 | Capital Hills At Albany | Albany | Municipal | 1928 |
| 69 | Montauk Downs State Park | Montauk | Municipal | 1928 |
| 70 | North At Hyde Park Golf Course | Niagara Falls | Municipal | 1928 |
| 71 | Sagamore Resort And Golf Club | Bolton Landing | Public | 1928 |
| 72 | Sprain Lake Golf Course | Yonkers | Municipal | 1928 |
| 73 | Sunnycrest Golf Course | Syracuse | Municipal | 1928 |
| 74 | Cobleskill Golf Country Club | Cobleskill | Public | 1929 |
| 75 | Jones Beach State Park Golf Course | Wantagh | Public | 1929 |
| 76 | Nick Stoner Golf Course | Caroga Lake | Municipal | 1929 |
| 77 | Ontario Country Club | Ontario | Public | 1929 |
| 78 | Silver Lake Golf Course | Staten Island | Public | 1929 |
| 79 | St Bonaventure Golf Club | St. Bonaventure | Public | 1929 |
| 80 | Cassadaga Country Club | Cassadaga | Public | 1930 |
| 81 | Delaware Park Course | Buffalo | Municipal | 1930 |
| 82 | Dogwood Knolls Golf Course | Hopewell Junction | Public | 1930 |
| 83 | East Course At Terry Hills Golf Course | Batavia | Public | 1930 |
| 84 | North Course At Terry Hills Golf Course | Batavia | Public | 1930 |
| 85 | Peninsula Golf Club | Massapequa | Public | 1930 |
| 86 | South Course At Terry Hills Golf Course | Batavia | Public | 1930 |
| 87 | Frear Park Golf Course | Troy | Municipal | 1931 |
| 88 | Hickory Ridge Golf Course | Cato | Public | 1931 |
| 89 | Niagara Orleans Country Club | Gasport | Public | 1931 |
| 90 | Saxon Woods Golf Course | Scarsdale | Municipal | 1931 |
| 91 | Blue Stone Golf Course | Oxford | Public | 1932 |
| 92 | Cedar River Golf Club | Indian Lake | Public | 1932 |
| 93 | South At Churchville Park Golf Course | Churchville | Municipal | 1932 |
| 94 | College Hill Golf Course | Poughkeepsie | Municipal | 1933 |
| 95 | Ely Park Muni Golf Course | Binghamton | Municipal | 1933 |
| 96 | Sheridan Park Golf Course | Tonawanda | Municipal | 1933 |
| 97 | Tecumseh Golf Club | Syracuse | Public | 1933 |
| 98 | Durand Eastman Golf Course | Rochester | Public | 1934 |
| 99 | Kissena Park Golf Course | Flushing | Municipal | 1934 |
| 100 | Blue At Bethpage State Park Golf Course | Farmingdale | Municipal | 1935 |
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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 public course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many public courses does New York have?
New York has 100 public golf courses in the registry (list capped at 100).
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.