It is a tough track but as beautiful as it is tough!īased on my experience: I would play the course again. Overall, Old Silo is a must for any Kentuckian to play. Man! Those 3 footers for par turn into 5 footers for bogey quick! Speaking of greens, they were rolling fast and smooth as always. The fairways were perfect as always and the bent grass allows for a lot of spin into the greens. On my trip, the course had experience several inches of rain so the bunkers where washed out and many had standing water but this is to be expected with this much rain. Every hole is dotted with anywhere from 2 to 10 bunkers and this can make for a long day. Silo is tough and there is no denying that! if you want to test your true Golf acumen give Old Silo a try. I have some work to do.First off, Old Silo is as beautiful as they come in regards to layouts and vistas. In putting this page together, I realized there are a lot of courses I haven’t properly written about in New York. Old Oaks Country Club – A Tillinghast course that’s nearly as good as any other more famous design Tilly has done.There are some quirky holes, but man is this course fun. Hudson National is near the top of the list. Hudson National Golf Club – While the architecture aficionados may like to hate on Fazio, he has some of my favorite courses of all time.Golf Magazine has recognized it in the Top 100, but you rarely hear it get mentioned much outside of super nerdy golf circles. The Creek Club – This was originally a Macdonald course that had a recent overhaul done by Gil Hanse.Some of my favorite golf experiences have been in this area, but often get overlooked, once again, because of the sheer number of good golf courses in the area. Spa Hot tub/Jacuzzi Sauna Playground Golf course (within 2 miles). If you’re trying to play the best golf courses in the area, or tick off top 100 courses, there are some courses in New Jersey and Connecticut that are within a short drive or train ride.Īlso worth noting that many Philadelphia courses are also only within 2.5 to 3 hours – so if you were up for a road trip, many of those are accessible as well. CRASHNSTAY - t Silo Huis offers the following activities/services (charges may apply). Rather than try and put together a dream itinerary of courses you’re likely not going to be able to perfectly line up, I figured I’d share some of the courses that are very close to NYC that might not have shown up were you just looking for New York golf courses. With New York area courses, it’s often “when you get the invite, you make it work.” Noteworthy Courses Close to New York This was also when I was broke before the days of Uber…. Get dropped off 1/2 mile from Plainfield Country Club.Take Jitney the following morning back to Manhattan.So often it becomes a case of taking what you can get.įor instance on one trip, I had a 48 hour period that looked like this: Part of the reason this is so difficult is because getting access to many of these courses is very challenging. The problem with New York? There are so many courses in the area, it’s difficult to nail down a specific itinerary. Normally in this section of these “Best in State” golf lists, I have a section called “Dream Itineraries.” #52 – Bethpage State Park (Black Course)īreaking Eighty Top 100 (New York Courses).Golf Magazine Top 100 World (New York Courses) #30 – Bethpage State Park (Black Course).Oak Hill East exceeded all of my expectations, and is very deserving of being in the top 100 in the world. Montauk Downs State Park, Montauk Point.Glen Oaks Club (White/Blue), Old Westbury.Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough-On-Hudson.Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale.Make sure you read the whole post, as there are some very good courses that didn’t get included by this methodology. To be included there needed to be a minimum of two inclusions in one of the publications listed above. We listed the nearest major city to make planning easier. These rankings are averages of the Best in State Rankings from Golf Digest, Top 100 Golf, Golf Magazine, and Golfweek.
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