Of all the things New York is known for, golf is probably not in the top 10. Still, golfers can stay busy in the Big Apple. Start at the driving range with perhaps the best view in the world: the Golf Club at Chelsea Pier, with NYC as a backdrop. Queens is home to several good plays, including Forest Park Golf Course, Douglaston Golf Course, the short Kissena Golf Course, and many more golf courses.
There's nothing fancy about the George Fazio-designed golf course at Hillsborough Golf & Country Club. It's just a solid, enjoyable test of golf in a wonderfully peaceful setting a little more than an hour from New York City. There are only two sets of tees (the back plays 5,840 yards), but this golf course is far from a pushover. Hillsborough is worth the drive, though you might want to leave the driver in the trunk.
Golf course architects have their hands full when they are given an old garbage dump or "brownfield" to turn into a beautiful green golf course. More than 70 have been built, including Liberty National, site of the 2017 Presidents Cup.
New York City boasts great courses like Shinnecock Hills, Winged Foot and this week's Barclays host, Liberty National. Unfortunately for the golf traveler, their doors are closed. As such, Brandon Tucker calls the Big Apple America's great golf destination that never was.
Here are ten of my favorite big cities in the U.S. to combine both one-of-a-kind urban experiences (or perhaps a bachelor or bachelorette party) with some great golf in the morning -- that is if you can get out of bed.
Sometimes you just want to get away from the city that never sleeps. If you're a golfer, that means a road trip, and fortunately, great golf experiences aren't terribly far away.
Eagle Ridge Golf Club has been voted one of the best courses in Ocean and Monmouth Counties. Its three nines -- the Ridge Course, Links Course and Pines Course -- sprawl across a unique topography that you won't find on many other Jersey Shore golf courses.
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