First Peek at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point
Even the most diehard New Yorkers haven’t heard of Ferry Point, a little bit of the Bronx that sticks into the East River under the Whitestone Bridge. That anonymity is about to change.
Rockaway Hunting Club
After a recent sprucing up—and surviving Hurricane Sandy—this suburban/seaside near-links is both tougher and truer to its roots
The Men Who Bought Golf to America
New evidence shows the game of golf made its way to America a bit earlier than we thought
Which is Better – National or Shinnecock?
These two legendary layouts are not only near one another geographically but numerically, as well, on lists of the country’s greatest classic courses
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Steeped in history and strategy, this classic Tillinghast layout is better than ever after a Gil Hanse restoration
Sagamore Resort Golf Club
The brainchild of an inspired Donald Ross, this anything-but-a-resort-course unfolds in storybook fashion from timbered terrain high above Lake George
Bethpage Black, Bethpage State Park
After the muni layout proved its legendary difficulty during the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open, expect more flexibility in the setup for The Barclays
West Point Military Academy Golf Course
Base/Location: United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Par: 70 Yardage: 6,036 Play Policy: Open to the public with reduced rates for the military. The hilly, tree-line terrain more than makes up for what this Robert Trent Jones Sr. course lacks in length. The fast, sloping greens also add greatly to the course’s defense, […]
New York Golf Travel: The Otesaga Resort Hotel
Mention Cooperstown and baseball invariably springs to mind. Home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this charming village in upstate New York is a sacred spot to purists of the game. At the opposite end of town are a grand hotel and golf course that you might not be so aware of. But […]
Wykagyl Country Club
Measuring a mere 6,702 yards, Wykagyl Country Club does not intimidate on paper, but since it was built more than a century ago, its relentlessly hilly, rocky terrain has provided a worthy challenge for the game’s best. And if not for a location in the heart of New York’s golf-rich Westchester County, where neighbors […]
