Today, our Golf Channel Academy tips series continues with Brian Jacobs from Ridgemont Country Club outside Rochester, New York. Brian?s tip is about wedge play. It?s called the Tier Drill, and it will help you sequence your swing perfectly.
Art Wall and Don Fairfield are paired up in an 18 hole medal match play at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Fairfield holed his bunker shot on 18 to shoot 70 and better Wall by one shot.
Martin Chuck comes to you from a unique golf course: Bayonne Golf Club, just outside New York City. With a tip all about building your awareness of having your lead arm in the correct position in your swing.
The Blackhead Mountain Lodge & Country Club has been a family-owned getaway in the Catskill Mountains since 1967. The golf course was added in stages with nine holes in 1990 and a second nine in 1999. A new corporate meeting center was added for corporate and social gatherings. Twenty-two rooms are available, as well as a pool, restaurant, fitness…
The Hanah Mountain Resort and Country Club is a year-round getaway in the Catskill Mountains. In summer, golf and hiking replace skiing as the recreation of choice. Amenities range from an indoor pool and outdoor hot tub to a gym, game room and Hanah's Restaurant, Bar & Grill. Guests can stay in the Lodge or the three-bedroom, log cabin-style…
The Hyatt Regency Long Island is home to 358 guestrooms and suites, many of which overlook the Wind Watch Golf & Country Club. The hotel offers a heated indoor pool and hot tub and a seasonal outdoor pool as well. The 24-hour StayFit Gym features various courts for tennis, volleyball and basketball as well as all the necessary strength and cardio…
Heritage Hotel, Golf, Spa, Conference Center is situated equidistant from New York and Boston, offering the chance to explore the New England countryside’s forest, rivers and hills. This 163-room retreat features two golf courses; an indoor and outdoor heated, salt water swimming pool; athletic club and spa, 21 meeting rooms, plus multiple dining…
Windham Mountain Resort takes guests to new heights in winter and summer. When the snow melts off the ski runs, it's time for golf at the Windham Country Club and its 19th hole, the Mulligan's Pub. The Roland Stafford Golf School is also available. Off the course, visitors can take on the Mountain Bike Park, hike the Peak to Peak Trail, take the…
Seaview, A Dolce Hotel, was founded in 1914 as an exclusive country club. It has a long history of hosting professional golfers, presidents, rock stars and celebrities. In 1942, Sam Snead won the PGA Championship on a combination of holes of what is now Seaview's Pines and Bay courses. The Bay course, a regular host of the LPGA Tour, delivers the…
Crystal Springs Resort is a 4,000-acre playground located only an hour across the New Jersey state line from New York City. It is one of the country’s largest golf resorts with six courses - Ballyowen, Black Bear, Cascades, Crystal Springs, Minerals and Wild Turkey – and three driving ranges. The Grand Cascades Lodge houses 220 guest rooms with an…
We scoured your ratings and reviews for golf courses in New York to determine the 20 best. From New York City to upstate and western New York, these were the best rounds in 2016.
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.
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.
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.
Seven Oaks Golf Club, the home course for the Colgate University golf team, was voted among the top 20 public golf courses in New York by Golf Magazine. And if you want to post a good score on this Robert Trent Jones Sr. design, you better be able to handle slick greens, Brandon Tucker writes.
Summertime in the Finger Lakes area of New York is usually gloriously warm and sunny, perfect for golf. Here are some of our favorite courses offering great values, with some off-course suggestions.
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.
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.
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.
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 best golf courses in New Jersey, according to your ratings and reviews, feature courses near New York City and Philadelphia, as well as destinations like Atlantic City and Crystal Springs.
From Cooperstown to Long Island, discover the top public golf courses in New York for 2025. Explore top-rated layouts and start planning your next round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With roughly 45 public courses, Long Island provides plenty of affordable golf within a five-hour drive of New York City. The epicenter, of course, is Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale. Other standouts include Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Tallgrass Golf Club in Shoreham, and Montauk Downs State Park in Montauk.
The Lake Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco has always been one of America's premier tournament venues. It will add to its legacy by holding the first U.S. Amateur men's Four-Ball Championship May 2-6.
Over the last few years, Donald Trump's golf portfolio has expanded its public and resort courses in a big way. Here's where you can experience the opulence.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf was permanently cancelled March 16, 2016. Consider this gallery of the best public courses to host the event as its obituary.
You can walk the same fairways the pros have under major championship pressure. Tour the golf courses that have hosted the PGA Championship that are open to the public.
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