Best in State
The best golf courses in New York
After California (22), New York is the deepest state in our America's 100 Greatest/Second 100 Greatest ranking with 17 courses making it in 2023-'24. One could argue the quality, at least on the top end, is higher: New York sports 15 courses in the top 100 versus 12 for California.
What really sets the Empire State apart from almost everywhere else are the courses of Long Island, one of the world's most desirable pieces of golf terrain. The combination of sand soils, proximity to the ocean and winds on both coasts, and early golf architecture heritage is unmatched in the United States. It's not just the fearsome fivesome on the east end—Shinnecock Hills, National Golf Links, Friar's Head, Maidstone and Sebonack—each ranked among the state's first nine. Many of the courses mid-island and close to New York City would be top of the marquee almost anywhere else, including Bethpage Black, Garden City, Piping Rock, The Creek and newcomer St. George's.
Variety is the spice of life, but most people would happily play all their remaining golf on Long Island without ever leaving.
Below you'll find our 2023-'24 ranking of the Best Golf Courses in New York.
We urge you to click through to each individual course page for bonus photography, drone footage and reviews from our course panelists. Plus, you can now leave your own ratings on the courses you’ve played … to make your case why your favorite should be ranked higher.
(Parentheses indicate the course's previous ranking.)
![1. (1) Shinnecock Hills Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Shinnecock Hills Dom Furore Aerial.JPG.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1637202516767.jpeg)
![2. (2) National Golf Links of America](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/national-golf-links-america-second.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1670940008910.jpeg)
![3. (3) Fishers Island Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/4/fishers island aerial 10 11 12 13 hero.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.203.suffix/1619811453118.jpeg)
![4. (4) Winged Foot Golf Club (West)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2020/06/winged-foot-ninth-hole-hero-crop-dom.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.203.suffix/1592477711609.jpeg)
![5. (5) Friar's Head Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/friars-head-tenth-hole-19581-evan-schiller.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1671587537319.jpeg)
![6. (6) Oak Hill Country Club: East](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/4/Oak Hill 6_DJI_0366 hero.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.203.suffix/1619833952415.jpeg)
![7. (8) Bethpage State Park (Black)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2019/05/03/5ccc6e2aeecacf69bdc395f5_18b.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1573216546312.jpeg)
![8. (7) Sebonack Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/sebonack-eighteenth-23510.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1653098106577.jpeg)
![9. (12) Maidstone Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/maidstone-club-west-eighth-8137.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1653355889196.jpeg)
![10. (11) Sleepy Hollow Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2019/01/01/5c2b9f102fa4575949207abd_89---Sleepy-Hollow--overall--aerial---Jon-Cavalier.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1573162380970.jpeg)
![11. (9) Winged Foot Golf Club (East)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/5/winged foot east 18 hero.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.203.suffix/1619961844643.jpeg)
![12. (10) Garden City Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2023/1/GD0523_FEAT_100GREATEST_08.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1682086514260.jpeg)
![13. (13) Quaker Ridge Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Quaker Ridge15_DJI_0738 .jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.305.suffix/1640801464426.jpeg)
![14. (14) Hudson National Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2016/12/18/5856bb11f9388fc41a893d20_2017-85-Hudson-National-hole-16.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1573414557032.jpeg)
![15. (15) Piping Rock Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2019/01/06/5c32666e2fa4575949207c04_119 - Piping Rock - aerial - Jon Cavalier.jpeg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1573162572994.jpeg)
![16. (16) The Creek](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/5/The Creek11_DJI_0783 hero.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.203.suffix/1620074438876.jpeg)
![17. (17) Atlantic Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/atlantic-golf-aerial-new-york-13263.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.203.suffix/1682943417379.jpeg)
![18. (21) The Bridge](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/the-bridge-new-york-18882.jpeg.rend.hgtvcom.406.325.suffix/1689261571519.jpeg)
![19. (18) Wykagyl Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/wykagyl-country-club-new-york-ten-eleven-8511.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.305.suffix/1685760800852.jpeg)
![20. (19) Westchester Country Club: West](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2019/01/09/5c3588a5bc9d282d38b3686f_183 - Westchester WEst5_DJI_0697 - Evan Schiller.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.305.suffix/1573162841372.jpeg)
![21. (25) Deepdale Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/placeholder-images/Placeholder_3.png.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1652210514464.png)
![22. (24) Glen Oaks Club (White/Blue)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/glen-oaks-new-york-8023.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.290.suffix/1689338735078.jpeg)
![23. (NEW) St. George's Golf and Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2023/1/St. Georges Beautiful Back Nine Photo.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1694528156161.jpeg)
![25. (23) Westhampton Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Westhampton-CC14th-NewYork-8477.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1689191806960.jpeg)
![28. (29) Whippoorwill Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/placeholder-images/Placeholder_3.png.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1652210514464.png)
![29. (26) Fenway Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/fenway-golf-club-new-york-third-hole-7997.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.305.suffix/1685455118422.jpeg)
![33. (33) Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Turning-Stone-Atunyote-Hole18-NewYork-51619.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.290.suffix/1689353071440.jpeg)
![34. (32) Century Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/centurycountry-club-new-york-7906.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1685060691397.jpeg)
![35. (34) Turning Stone Resort (Kaluhyat)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Turning-Stone-Kaluhyat-Hole16-NewYork-23720.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1689352870639.jpeg)
![36. (38) Monroe Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/placeholder-images/Placeholder_2.png.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1652210514302.png)
![39. (35) Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/trump-ferry-point-aerial-20576.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.suffix/1651928958193.jpeg)
![46. (NEW) Turning Stone Resort (Shenandoah)](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Turning-Stone-Shenendoah-aerial-NewYork-20153.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1689353274827.jpeg)
![48. (NEW) Saratoga National Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Saratoga-National-thirteenth-NewYork-19525.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1689280405059.jpeg)
![50. (NEW) The Otesaga's Leatherstocking Golf Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/leatherstocking-golf-course-aerial-green-8122.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.229.suffix/1661522204800.jpeg)
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