The Top of the World Resort lives up to its name, placed atop French Mountain overlooking Lake George and the surrounding countryside. Its Adirondack-style inn and challenging 6,044-yard golf course were built in the 1920s. The restaurant is versatile, serving breakfast to fine dining for dinner.
Cronin's Golf Resort delivers the Adirondack life near the shores of Lake George. Guests can stay in one-bedroom motel units or spread out in multiple bedroom cottages with full kitchens and screened-in porches overlooking the Hudson River. Entertainment comes from a pool, hiking trails, basketball court, nightly campfires, golf and water sports…
The Sagamore is two magical settings in one, a historic resort on an island in Lake George and a Donald Ross course cut through the hilly forests of the mainland. Together they team up to wow guests. The Adirondack-inspired decor of the 390-room hotel pampers visitors, who can swim in the lake or indoor and outdoor pools, relax in the spa, play…
The Equinox has attracted and entertained all types of visitors from U.S. Presidents to everyday families for generations. The setting in the Green Mountain National Forest provides a four-season playground. The 195 guest rooms and suites and five dining experiences offer variety from rustic to luxurious. In summer, guests can choose from tennis,…
Consider Saratoga National Golf Club, in the heart of New York horse racing country, for the royal treatment after you win a little cash on the ponies. The Roger Rulewich design offers top amenities and a private-club feel at a public venue, rated among the best of its class in the region. It's challenging and scenic, playing through forest and around lots of water, especially on the treacherous back nine. Visit Saratoga National to feel like a high roller for the afternoon, Brandon Tucker writes.
In August, Saratoga Springs in upstate New York is all about horse racing, but the golf in this town is a winner, too. Katharine Dyson lists her five favorite area courses.
The New York Golf Trail in upstate New York was established in 2008 and features six of the top 20 public courses in the Empire State. The trail features 16 golf courses and five regions. Brandon Tucker hit a few regions on his trip along the New York Golf Trail, and it was a wild ride.
The entrance to The Sagamore Golf Course is understated, but the course -- in the foothills of the Adirondack mountains with a beautiful view of Lake George -- isn't underrated. The Donald Ross design is considered one of New York's finest public golf courses for good reason.
Designed by Walter Travis, winner of the 1900 U.S. Amateur, and opened in 1926, the Golf Club at Equinox is the premier amenity at the historic Equinox Resort & Spa in Manchester, Vermont. The golf course is managed by Troon, and it underwent a $3.5 million renovation in 1991 under the direction of Rees Jones. Travis' routing remains, but Jones attended to state-of-the-art drainage and green construction, and added a good deal of ingratiating fairway mounding and bunkers. These days, visitors will find picture-postcard views of a high-steepled church and the surrounding Equinox Mountain, and a golf course that is more challenging and fun than intimidating.
Saratoga National Golf Club is a tournament-ready, upscale public golf course just minutes from downtown Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The course opened in 2001 and was designed by Roger Rulewich, a former apprentice of Robert Trent Jones Sr. Here's a look at Saratoga National Golf Club in pictures.
A part of The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, N.Y., The Sagamore Golf Course sits in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, about a 45-minute drive north of Saratoga Springs. The course begins with it's signature hole, the par-4 first that plays straight towards Lake George in the distance, but the remaining 17 are no pushovers, either.