Want to play the best public-access golf courses in New York, or perhaps you’re planning a getaway with your sticks in tow? Golfweek’s Best has you covered with its’ annually updated ranking of the Best Courses You Can Play list for New York, as judged by its’ nationwide network of raters for 2026.
The hundreds of members of the course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all of Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
The courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required. (There are a handful of courses on this list that some players might consider to be traditionally private, but they do allow non-hosted, non-member guest play in some limited form, normally through a local hotel or other special arrangement.)
New York’s best public-access courses
1. Bethpage State Park (Black)
Farmingdale (c) – book your round today
2. Leatherstocking
Cooperstown (c) – book your round today
3. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)
Verona (m) – book your round today
4. Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point
New York (m) – book your round today
5. Sagamore
Bolton Landing (c) – book your round today
6. Montauk Downs State Park
Montauk Point (m) – book your round today
7. Links at Union Vale
Lagrangeville (m) – book your round today
8. Bethpage State Park (Red)
Farmingdale (c) – book your round today
9. Links at Greystone
Walworth (m) – book your round today
10. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Shenendoah)
Verona (m) – book your round today
11. Pound Ridge Golf Club
Pound Ridge (m) – book your round today
12. Saratoga National
Saratoga Springs (m) – book your round today
13. Ravenwood
Victor (m) – book your round today
14. Mansion Ridge
Monroe (m) – book your round today
15. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Kaluhyat)
Verona (m) – book your round today
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This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Top 15 New York golf courses you can play in Golfweek rankings
Reporting by Eric Decker, Poughkeepsie Journal / Poughkeepsie Journal
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