Top 50
Shinnecock Hills: Where Golf Remembers Itself
New York, United States
America's oldest club site proves that restraint, tradition, and firm turf still matter more than 7,800-yard brutality and stadium seating.
New York
6 courses in New York, United States
Top 50
National Golf Links: The Course That Taught America How to Think
New York, United States
Charles Blair Macdonald stole the best holes in British golf, shipped them to Long Island, and accidentally invented American course architecture. Getting invited is the hard part.
Top 100
Bethpage Black: The People's Country Club (No Membership Required, No Mercy Offered)
New York, United States
A top-100 championship course that charges $160 and doesn't care about your feelings. Bethpage Black is public golf with private-club teeth.
Top 100
Fishers Island: The Private Paradise at the Edge of America
New York, United States
Seth Raynor's final masterpiece sits on a remote island off Connecticut. It's among America's finest courses, and almost no one will ever play it.
Top 500
Montauk Downs: The State Park That Thinks It's a Private Club
New York, United States
Robert Trent Jones Sr. built a championship layout on Long Island's windswept tip, then New York handed it to the public for under $100. The catch? Getting there.
Top 1000
Bethpage Red: The Best Course You'll Play While Pretending You Wanted the Black
New York, United States
Tillinghast built five courses at Bethpage. The Black gets the majors. The Red gets the golfers who actually want to enjoy themselves.