Bally's Golf Links at Ferry Point

Although there are numerous public golf courses circling America’s largest city, Bally's Golf Links at Ferry Point (formerly Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point) is certainly the most celebrated among them. The course represented the first new golf build in New York City in more than 50 years when ground was broken. The brown site restoration project was built atop of a former waste dumping ground, requiring significant maneuvering by the city.

The lack of existing landforms, however, allowed Jack Nicklaus to let his imagination run more wild than usual. The result is a sea of artificial dunes on the south side of The Bronx, offering players a glimpse of Ireland for one shot, and then a look at the skyscrapers of Manhattan when they turn the dogleg. The Throgs Neck / Whitestone Bridge also looms impressively throughout the round. Nicklaus’s version of links golf includes a multitude of centerline bunkers for players to dare cross.

Although not quite as discounted as the public options on Long Island, a deal brokered between the city and owner Donald Trump allows both locals and out-of-towners to play at a rate much lower than at other public Trump Golf properties.