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.
New York City has more municipal golf beyond Bethpage State Park. Westchester County, north of New York City, has a collection of great municipal courses of their own.
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.
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.
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.
The first thing you notice about Pound Ridge (N.Y.) Golf Club is its beauty. The next thing you notice is how hard this Pete and Perry Dye course is to play. If you're a fan of Dye's work, you'll love Pound Ridge. It's visually stunning, you hardly ever get a flat lie and if you're going to challenge his design, be prepared to pay the consequences if you fail. But one thing is for sure: once you play it, you won't forget it, Mike Bailey writes.
Pound Ridge Golf Club, located about an hour north of New York City, remains the only Pete Dye design in New York, and it's one of his most difficult and beautiful. The club had been operating out of what seemed to be a temporary clubhouse, but now it's been expanded into a permanent venue.
For years, golfers had to battle busy signals while calling to book a tee time at Bethpage Black. A new online tee time system launched earlier this spring makes getting a tee time easier than ever.
In golf, "value" is a relative term. Matt Ginella selects his favorite value courses in the U.S., from $10 in Hawaii to $150 at a major championship venue in New York.
A revitalized Sleepy Hollow Country Club, located an hour north of New York City in Westchester County, continues to be one of the country's most revered places to play.
It's easy to forget that Pound Ridge Golf Club is less than 50 miles from New York City. The most remote holes near the Connecticut state line sneak through the woods in scenic solitude. They're gorgeous and ferocious.
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park has a championship pedigree like no other municipal golf course in the country. Sheer length, bold bunkering and burly rough challenge anybody lucky enough to nab a tee time.
The Blue Course is generally considered the third-toughest golf course at Bethpage State Park, but get through the front nine okay and you can have a great day.
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