Best Municipal Golf Courses in New York
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New York has 90 municipal golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutcher Golf Course | Pawling | Municipal | 1890 |
| 2 | Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course | Bronx | Municipal | 1895 |
| 3 | Cobble Hill Golf Course | Elizabethtown | Municipal | 1896 |
| 4 | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn | Municipal | 1897 |
| 5 | Bellport Country Club | Bellport | Municipal | 1899 |
| 6 | Burnet Park Golf Course | Syracuse | Municipal | 1901 |
| 7 | Pelham Bay At Pelham Split Rock Golf Course | Bronx | Municipal | 1901 |
| 8 | Grover Cleveland Golf Course | Amherst | Municipal | 1902 |
| 9 | Red At Eisenhower Park Golf Course | East Meadow | Municipal | 1914 |
| 10 | Schroon Lake Municipal Golf Course | Schroon Lake | Municipal | 1918 |
| 11 | Green At Bethpage State Park Golf Course | Farmingdale | Municipal | 1923 |
| 12 | Maple Moor Golf Course | White Plains | Municipal | 1923 |
| 13 | Brentwood Country Club | Brentwood | Municipal | 1925 |
| 14 | Mohansic Golf Course | Yorktown Heights | Municipal | 1925 |
| 15 | Lake Isle Country Club | Eastchester | Municipal | 1926 |
| 16 | Clearview Park Golf Course | Queens | Municipal | 1927 |
| 17 | Douglaston Golf Club | Queens | Municipal | 1927 |
| 18 | En Joie Golf Course | Endicott | Municipal | 1927 |
| 19 | Red Blue At Timber Point Country Club | Great River | Municipal | 1927 |
| 20 | Capital Hills At Albany | Albany | Municipal | 1928 |
| 21 | Montauk Downs State Park | Montauk | Municipal | 1928 |
| 22 | North At Hyde Park Golf Course | Niagara Falls | Municipal | 1928 |
| 23 | Sprain Lake Golf Course | Yonkers | Municipal | 1928 |
| 24 | Sunnycrest Golf Course | Syracuse | Municipal | 1928 |
| 25 | Nick Stoner Golf Course | Caroga Lake | Municipal | 1929 |
| 26 | Delaware Park Course | Buffalo | Municipal | 1930 |
| 27 | Frear Park Golf Course | Troy | Municipal | 1931 |
| 28 | Saxon Woods Golf Course | Scarsdale | Municipal | 1931 |
| 29 | South At Churchville Park Golf Course | Churchville | Municipal | 1932 |
| 30 | College Hill Golf Course | Poughkeepsie | Municipal | 1933 |
| 31 | Ely Park Muni Golf Course | Binghamton | Municipal | 1933 |
| 32 | Sheridan Park Golf Course | Tonawanda | Municipal | 1933 |
| 33 | Kissena Park Golf Course | Flushing | Municipal | 1934 |
| 34 | Blue At Bethpage State Park Golf Course | Farmingdale | Municipal | 1935 |
| 35 | Clifton Fine Municipal Golf Course | Star Lake | Municipal | 1935 |
| 36 | Green Lakes Golf Course | Fayetteville | Municipal | 1935 |
| 37 | Newman Municipal Golf Course | Ithaca | Municipal | 1935 |
| 38 | Red At Bethpage State Park Golf Course | Farmingdale | Municipal | 1935 |
| 39 | Schenectady Municipal Golf Course | Schenectady | Municipal | 1935 |
| 40 | Black At Bethpage State Park Golf Course | Farmingdale | Municipal | 1936 |
| 41 | Oakwood Golf Course | Amherst | Municipal | 1936 |
| 42 | Split Rock At Pelham Split Rock Golf Course | Bronx | Municipal | 1936 |
| 43 | Mark Twain Golf Course | Elmira Heights | Municipal | 1937 |
| 44 | Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course | Amsterdam | Municipal | 1938 |
| 45 | Audubon At Amherst Audubon Golf Course | Amherst | Municipal | 1942 |
| 46 | Blue At Eisenhower Park Golf Course | East Meadow | Municipal | 1951 |
| 47 | Bay Park Golf Course | East Rockaway | Municipal | 1956 |
| 48 | Cedar Beach Golf Course | Babylon | Municipal | 1957 |
| 49 | Dinsmore Golf Course | Staatsburg | Municipal | 1957 |
| 50 | Lochmor Golf Course | Loch Sheldrake | Municipal | 1958 |
| 51 | Tarry Brae Golf Course | South Fallsburg | Municipal | 1958 |
| 52 | Elma Meadows Golf Club | Elma | Municipal | 1959 |
| 53 | Putnam County Golf Course | Mahopac | Municipal | 1959 |
| 54 | Alexandria Bay Golf Course | Alexandria Bay | Municipal | 1960 |
| 55 | South Park Golf Course | Buffalo | Municipal | 1960 |
| 56 | Brighton Park Golf Course | Tonawanda | Municipal | 1962 |
| 57 | Little Falls Municipal Golf Course | Little Falls | Municipal | 1962 |
| 58 | Red Nine At Hyde Park Golf Course | Niagara Falls | Municipal | 1962 |
| 59 | Amherst Audubon Golf Course Par Three Course | Amherst | Municipal | 1963 |
| 60 | Indian Hills State Golf Course | Painted Post | Municipal | 1964 |
| 61 | Marine Park Golf Course | Brooklyn | Municipal | 1964 |
| 62 | Niagara County Golf Course | Lockport | Municipal | 1964 |
| 63 | Dix Hills Park Golf Course | Dix Hills | Municipal | 1965 |
| 64 | Nine Hole Par 3 At Smithtown Landing Golf Club | Smithtown | Municipal | 1965 |
| 65 | Regulation Eighteen At Smithtown Landing Golf Club | Smithtown | Municipal | 1965 |
| 66 | Chenango Valley State Park Golf Course | Chenango Forks | Municipal | 1967 |
| 67 | Stony Ford Golf Course | Montgomery | Municipal | 1968 |
| 68 | Championship At Rockland Lake Golf Course | Congers | Municipal | 1969 |
| 69 | Executive At Rockland Lake Golf Course | Congers | Municipal | 1969 |
| 70 | Pinnacle State Park Golf Club | Addison | Municipal | 1969 |
| 71 | Bonavista State Park Golf Course | Ovid | Municipal | 1970 |
| 72 | Robert Moses Golf Course | Babylon | Municipal | 1970 |
| 73 | Bergen Point Golf Club | West Babylon | Municipal | 1971 |
| 74 | Glen Cove Golf Club | Glen Cove | Municipal | 1972 |
| 75 | Mccann Memorial Golf Course | Poughkeepsie | Municipal | 1972 |
| 76 | Blue White At Timber Point Country Club | Great River | Municipal | 1973 |
| 77 | Deerwood Golf Course Buck Course | North Tonawanda | Municipal | 1976 |
| 78 | Deerwood Golf Course Doe Course | North Tonawanda | Municipal | 1976 |
| 79 | Red White At Town Of Colonie Golf Course | Schenectady | Municipal | 1981 |
| 80 | Oyster Bay Town Golf Course Clubhouse | Woodbury | Municipal | 1986 |
| 81 | Hickory Hill Golf Course | Warwick | Municipal | 1993 |
| 82 | Blue Green At Town Of Colonie Golf Course | Schenectady | Municipal | 1997 |
| 83 | Green Red At Town Of Colonie Golf Course | Schenectady | Municipal | 1997 |
| 84 | Sumpwams Creek At E Donald Conroy Golf Course | Babylon | Municipal | 1999 |
| 85 | Deerwood Golf Course Fawn Course | North Tonawanda | Municipal | 2000 |
| 86 | East At Churchville Park Golf Course | Churchville | Municipal | 2003 |
| 87 | Patriot Hills Golf Club | Stony Point | Municipal | 2003 |
| 88 | Hudson Hills Golf Course | Ossining | Municipal | 2004 |
| 89 | High Peaks Golf Course | Newcomb | Municipal | 2005 |
| 90 | St Lawrence State Park Golf Course | Ogdensburg | Municipal | 1920 |
FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified municipal course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many municipal courses does New York have?
New York has 90 municipal golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.