{
  "id": 119244,
  "title": "17 NY golf courses rank among nation's top 100 classic courses. See the Golfweek list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/17-ny-golf-courses-rank-among-nations-top-100-classic-courses-see-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T07:28:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/17-ny-golf-courses-rank-072815760.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to Golfweek's 2026 ranking of the nation's top classic golf courses, over a dozen New York courses made the prestigious list. These rankings evaluate the top 200 U.S. golf courses that opened before 1960, based on ratings from Golfweek's panel of course evaluators. The courses must receive at least 25 ratings from panel members to be eligible, and only rounds played within the past 10 years are considered.\n\nAmong the top 100 classic courses, the following 17 New York courses ranked within the top 100:\n\n1. National Golf Links of America - No. 4, average rating 9.25. Located at 149 Sebonac Inlet Road, Southampton, this private course was designed by Charles Blair Macdonald in 1911.\n2. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club - No. 5, average rating 9.21. Located at 200 Tuckahoe Road, Southampton, this private course was designed by William S. Flynn and Howard C. Toomey in 1931.\n3. Fishers Island Club - No. 9, average rating 8.78. Located at 20449 East Main Road, Fishers Island, this private course was designed by Seth Raynor in 1926.\n4. Winged Foot Golf Club (West) - No. 16, average rating 8.40. Located at 851 Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck, this private course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1923.\n5. Maidstone Club - No. 24, average rating 8.10. Located at 50 Old Beach Lane, East Hampton, this private course was designed by William H. Tucker and Willie Park Jr. in 1899.\n6. Bethpage State Park Golf Course (Black) - Tied for No. 27, average rating 7.99. Located at 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale, this daily fee/municipal course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1935.\n7. Garden City Golf Club - No. 29, average rating 7.96. Located at 315 Stewart Ave., Garden City, this private course was designed by Devereaux Emmet and Walter J. Travis in 1901.\n8. Oak Hill Country Club (East) - Tied for No. 30, average rating 7.93. Located at 145 Kilbourn Road, Pittsford, this private course was designed by Donald Ross and Andrew Green in 1926.\n9. Sleepy Hollow Country Club - Tied for No. 32, average rating 7.91. Located at 777 Albany Post Road, Briarcliff Manor, this private course was designed by Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor in 1913.\n10. Winged Foot Golf Club (East) - No. 37, average rating 7.87. Located at 851 Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck, this private course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1923.\n11. Piping Rock Club - No. 39, average rating 7.83. Located at 150 Piping Rock Road, Locust Valley, this private course was designed by Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor in 1913.\n12. Quaker Ridge Golf Club - No. 42, average rating 7.78. Located at 146 Griffen Ave., Scarsdale, this private course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1926.\n13. The Creek - Tied for No. 53, average rating 7.64. Located at 1 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, this private course was designed by Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor in 1925.\n14. Glens Falls Country Club - No. 72, average rating 7.35. Located at 211 Round Pond Road, Queensbury, this private course was designed by Donald Ross in 1912.\n15. St. George's Golf and Country Club - Tied for No. 73, average rating 7.34. Located at 134 Lower Sheep Pasture Road, Setauket, this private course was designed by Devereaux Emmet in 1917.\n16. Country Club of Buffalo - No. 76, average rating 7.33. Located at 250 Youngs Road, Buffalo, this private course was designed by Devereaux Emmet in 1917.",
  "summary": "Thirty-four New York courses made Golfweek's 2026 list of the nation's 200 best classic golf courses, including 17 that ranked among the top 100.",
  "key_points": [
    "17 New York golf courses ranked among nation's top 100 classic courses",
    "Courses evaluated based on ratings from Golfweek's panel of evaluators",
    "Rankings consider only rounds played within the past 10 years"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}