The Woodcliff Hotel & Spa offers a bit of golf history, having hosted the European Ryder Cup team during the 1995 Matches at nearby Oak Hill. It's unlikely any of the Euros played the nine-hole golf course out back, although guests most certainly can. The hotel features contemporary accommodations, a restaurant, renovated spa, indoor pool,…
Jason Scott Deegan recounts a four-day adventure exploring the region's golf scene, a major stop along the New York Golf Trail, a collection of many of the finest public (and a few private) clubs in the state.
Golf is just a small part of why the 22-course New York Golf Trail continues to grow in popularity. It's more about touring the state's most beautiful regions than chasing bucket-list courses.
This year marks the first time both the PGA and LPGA Championships are being held in the same city in the same year -- historic Pittsford, N.Y., just outside Rochester. That underlines the often-underrated high quality of golf courses in central New York's Finger Lakes region. While you may never get to play Oak Hill or Locust Hill, there are several fine golf courses available to everyone -- and at a good price. Katharine Dyson has more on golf in the Finger Lakes region.
The classic Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed golf course at Bristol Harbour Resort in Canandaigua, N.Y. occupies a special setting overlooking Canadaigua Lake. Here it's easy to see why so many people love the Finger Lakes.
Ravenwood Golf Club, ranked the fifth best new public golf course in the country in 2003, entertains and challenges golfers with a parade of elevated tees and greens, juicy rough and thick fescue. Located 20 miles southeast of Rochester, the course is always in good condition ready to host another quality tournament.
Wild humps, hollows and mounds -- especially on the greens -- bring the challenge at Cobblestone Creek C.C. in Victor, N.Y. The greens might humble you, but chances are you'll enjoy every minute of the journey.
Greystone Golf Club in Walworth, N.Y, reigns as one of the Rochester region's best public courses. The rolling, forested land is ideal for golf and, without any homes in sight, peace and solitude are your only playing partners.
Golf is woven into the fabric of Rochester, N.Y. Venerable Oak Hill sets the standard for the region's best private clubs, and excellent public courses ring the city out in the suburbs and rolling farmland.
There are plenty of highs and lows at Mill Creek Golf Club in Churchville, N.Y. The course showcases the highest point for golf in the greater Rochester area. From the hilltop clubhouse, holes spill off ridges to a rolling meadow before eventually climbing home again. Tantalizing downhill holes unfurl before your eyes.
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