Oak Hill Country Club – Hole 18 Flyover
A video flyover of Hole 18 at Oak Hill Country Club, the site of the 2023 PGA Championship.
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Twenty golf courses were named the top private courses in New York by Golfweek. Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of top private courses included selections of between 4-20 courses in each state, which were rated by a panel of hundreds based on 10 criteria: routing, integrity of design/quality of shaping, overall land plan, greens and surrounds, variety and memorability of par 3s, 4s and 5s, tree and landscape management, conditioning and ecology and a “walk in the park” test — if it’s worthy of spending four hours on.
Each course also received a single, overall rating from each panel member, which were then averaged to produce all of Golfweek’s best course rankings.
Here’s what to know.
Which New York private golf courses made Golfweek’s list?Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in SouthamptonNational Golf Links of America in SouthamptonFishers Island Club in Fishers IslandFriar’s Head in Baiting HollowWinged Foot Golf Club (West) in MamaroneckMaidstone Club in East HamptonSebonack Golf Club in SouthamptonGarden City Golf Club in Garden CitySleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff ManorWinged Foot Golf Club (East) in MamaroneckOak Hill Country Club (East) in PittsfordPiping Rock Club in Locust ValleyQuaker Ridge Golf Club in ScarsdaleThe Creek in Locust ValleySt. George’s Golf and Country Club in SetauketGlens Falls Country Club in QueensburyThe Country Club of Buffalo in WilliamsvilleFenway Golf Club in ScarsdaleHudson National Golf Club in Croton-on-HudsonAtlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton
Golfweek’s top private golf course in each state
Since there aren’t any rated private clubs in Alaska, the state isn’t included in Golfweek’s ranking. Here’s Golfweek’s top-rated private golf course for the remaining 49 states:
Alabama: Wicker Point in Alexander CityArizona: Estancia in ScottsdaleArkansas: Alotian Club in RolandCalifornia: Cypress Point in Pebble BeachColorado: Ballyneal in HolyokeConnecticut: Yale Golf Course in New HavenDelaware: Bidermann in WilmingtonFlorida: Seminole in Juno BeachGeorgia: Augusta National in AugustaHawaii: Nanea in KonaIdaho: Gozzer Ranch in HarrisonIllinois: Chicago Golf Club in WheatonIndiana: Victoria National in NewburghIowa: Davenport in Pleasant ValleyKansas: Prairie Dunes in HutchinsonKentucky: Valhalla in LouisvilleLouisiana: Squire Creek in ChoudrantMaine: Portland Country Club in FalmouthMaryland: Baltimore Country Club (East) in Timonium and Congressional (Blue) in BethesdaMassachusetts: The Country Club (Composite) in BrooklineMichigan: Crystal Down in FrankfortMinnesota: Interlachen in EdinaMississippi: Hattiesburg Country Club in HattiesburgMissouri: St. Louis Country Club in St. Louis
Montana: Rock Creek Cattle Company in Deer LodgeNebraska: Sand Hills in MullenNevada: Clear Creek Tahoe in Carson CityNew Hampshire: Bald Peak Colony Club in Melvin VillageNew Jersey: Pine Valley Golf Club in Pine ValleyNew Mexico: Las Campanas (Sunset) in Santa FeNew York: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in SouthamptonNorth Carolina: Old Town Club in Winston-SalemNorth Dakota: Fargo Country Club in FargoOhio: Muirfield Village in DublinOklahoma: Southern Hills in TulsaOregon: Eugene Country Club in EugenePennsylvania: Oakmont Country Club in OakmontRhode Island: Newport Country Club in NewportSouth Carolina: Old Barnwell in AikenSouth Dakota: Sutton Bay in AgarTennessee: Honors Course in OoltewahTexas: Whispering Pines in TrinityUtah: Victory Ranch in KamasVermont: Ekwanok in ManchesterVirginia: Kinloch in Manakin-SabotWashington: Aldana in SammamishWest Virginia: Pikewood National in MorgantownWisconsin: Milwaukee Country Club in MilwaukeeWyoming: Shooting Star in Teton Village
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