It can be argued that New York is the penultimate state in the union for public golf, with the NY-Metro Area as the epicenter of that action.

The challenging par-3 17th hole on the Bethpage Black course

No matter what your golf need, you can find it at one of the nearly 1,000 challenging and incredibly scenic golf courses throughout the state. Whether it’s lessons, clinics, family time events, leagues, or tournaments, you’ll find it in New York State.

A great golf vacation begins anywhere along the New York Golf Trail, from Mansion Ridge in the Hudson Valley to Malone Golf Club, ranked as one of the state’s best places to play.

Cooperstown’s Leatherstocking Golf Course is one of the east’s most scenic and challenging, calming bogeys with charming views of Lake Otsego as the course sweeps its western shore.  Canandaigua’s championship-designed Bristol Harbour Golf Club nestles in the heart of Finger Lakes wine country in the shadow of the Bristol Mountains, inviting you to break Jack Nicklaus’s course record there.

Mill Creek’s bent-grass greens are a unique design with mild dips, providing a challenge as you play through 320 acres of rolling hills, rock creeks and waterfalls at Rochester’s newest 18-hole championship course.  Mountain courses add a twist with mountain terrain, water hazards, doglegs and two-tier greens; among them Blackhead Mountain Lodge & Country Club in Round Top.

Bethpage State Park also makes Golf Digest’s top ten with five world-class courses including the renowned Black Course, two-time site of the U.S. Open.  It’s one of New York’s 29 state park golf courses that ranks among the best public courses in the world.

RESORTS
Blackhead Mountain Lodge, Round Top.....www.blackheadmtn.com
Bluff Point Golf Resort, Plattsburgh.....www.bluffpoint.com
Bristol Harbour Resort, Finger Lakes.....www.bristolharbour.com
Byrncliff Resort, Varysburg.....www.byrncliff.com
Christman’s Windham House, Windham.....www.windhamhouse.com
Cronin's Golf Resort, Warrensburg.....www.croninsgolfresort.com
The Georgian Resort, Lake George.....www.georgianresort.com
Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Lake Placid.....www.golden-arrow.com
Gideon Putnam Resort, Saratoga Springs.....www.gideonputnam.com
High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid.....www.highpeaksresort.com
Hudson Valley Resort & Spa, Kerhonkson.....www.hudsonvalleyresort.com
Kutsher's Country Club, Monticello.....www.kutshers.com
Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid.....www.lakeplacidlodge.com
Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa, Lake Placid.....www.mirrorlakeinn.com
Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz.....www.mohonk.com
Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown.....www.otesaga.com
Silo Ridge Resort, Amenia.....www.siloridge.com
Sunny Hill Resort, Greenville.....www.sunnyhill.com
The Sagamore, Bolton Landing.....www.thesagamore.com
Saranac Inn,  Saranac Lake.....www.saranacinn.com/
Sunny Hill Resort, Greenville.....www.sunnyhill.com
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club, Roscoe.....www.tennanah.com
Turning Stone Resort/Casino, Verona.....www.turningstone.com
Whiteface Club & Resort, Lake Placid.....www.whitefaceclubresort.com


GOLF COURSES
Bethpage State Park (Black, Red, Blue & Green & Yellow Courses), Farmingdale.....http://nysparks.com/golf-courses/11/details.aspx
Ravenwood Golf Club, Victor.....www.ravenwoodgolf.com
Leatherstocking Golf Course, Cooperstown.....www.otesaga.com/leatherstocking-golf-course
Links at Hiawatha Landing, Apalachin.....www.hiawathalinks.com
Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote Course), Verona.....www.turningstone.com
Pound Ridge GC, Pound Ridge.....www.poundridgegolf.com
The Sagamore Golf Course, Bolton Landing.....www.thesagamore.com
Montauk Downs State Park, Montauk Point.....http://www.nysparks.com/parks/61
Seven Oaks GC at Colgate University, Hamilton.....www.sevenoaksgolf.com