
Northeast USA
Best Golf Courses in the Northeast USA
Pine Valley Golf Club
New Jersey, United States
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley Golf Club was the dream of a Philadelphian hotelier, George Crump, who sadly died before its completion. The legacy he left behind is universally considered to be the perfect example of penal golf course architecture.
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
New York, United States
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Not only was Shinnecock Hills Golf Club one of the five founding members of the USGA but also it was where one of the first specifically designed golf clubhouses was built.
National Golf Links of America
New York, United States
National Golf Links of America
National Golf Links of America is a golf course of monumental historical importance, it’s a “Bear’s Best”, or “Blair's Best” of the early 20th century.
Oakmont Country Club
Pennsylvania, United States
Oakmont Country Club
Apart from Augusta National, Oakmont Country Club has hosted more major Championships than any other course in the U.S. and it’s considered by many to be the toughest golf course in the world.
Merion Golf Club (East)
Pennsylvania, United States
Merion Golf Club (East)
When Merion Golf Club was founded in 1896, Philadelphians were more likely to play cricket than golf. They even sent touring cricket teams to England!
Fishers Island
New York, United States
Fishers Island
Fishers Island Club is set romantically on a narrow island that is a mere two miles wide and eight miles long.
Friar's Head
New York, United States
Friar's Head
Set in 350 acres, this rugged course was designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened for play in 2003 with the philosophy that golf at Friar’s Head should be about options and creativity.
Winged Foot Golf Club (West)
New York, United States
Winged Foot Golf Club (West)
The West course at Winged Foot Golf Club is the work of A.W. Tillinghast, one of America’s greatest golf course designers, and this is Tilly’s finest creation.
Somerset Hills Country Club
New Jersey, United States
Somerset Hills Country Club
Somerset Hills Country Club is a Jekyll and Hyde course that's routed around flat, open, links-like terrain of a former racetrack going out, and across hilly, dense woodland coming home.
Bethpage (Black)
New York, United States
Bethpage (Black)
The Bethpage Black course really is as difficult and penal as the high slope rating suggests. It’s not for the faint hearted.