Best golf courses: New York City

A Jack Nicklaus Signature design.

Original 18-hole course (1895) replaced by two championship layouts, the Upper and Lower courses designed by Albert W. "Tillie" Tillinghast (1918). Lower course modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1948) and his son Rees Jones (2005, 2014). Upper course modifications by Rees Jones (2008, 2014).

Eric Bergstol

Roger Rulewich & A. John Harvey

Original design by Albert W. Tillinghast; later modifications by Rees Jones (1998, 2008, 2015).

Original design by Albert W. Tillinghast, with significant modifications by Alfred Tull (1958).

Albert W. Tillinghast

Larry Nelson

William H. (Willie) Tucker

Mark A. Mungeam (of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam, Inc.).

Charles Blair Macdonald, with construction overseen by Seth Raynor (1923); modifications by Gil Hanse & George Bahto (2011).

Roger Rulewich

Robert von Hagge

Roger Rulewich

Tom Bendelow (1897) and John Van Kleek (1935).

Red course designed by Devereux Emmet (1914). Robert Trent Jones Sr designed the White course (1950) and Blue course (1951).

Original design by Devereux Emmet (1899); later modifications by Walter Travis (1913) and Tom Doak (2015).

Dr Michael J. Hurdzan

Mark Mungeam (of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam, Inc.).

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Tom Fazio

Original 9-hole course designed by David L. Rees (1920); extended to 18 and original nine redesigned by John Van Kleek (1935). Modifications made by Frank Duane (1964).

Original co-design by Tom Kite and Bob Cupp (2006); modifications by Tom Kite & Steve Wenzloff (2011).

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

A Jack Nicklaus Signature design.

Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).

Rick Jacobson

John Van Kleek

Charles Blair Macdonald, with construction overseen by Seth Raynor (1911). Later modifications by Pete Dye (1987), Tom Doak (2010) and Bruce Hepner (2015).

Original course laid out in 1890. Current design by Donald Ross (1921); modifications by Marty O'Loughlin (1930) and Gil Hanse (2009).

Father/son team of Pete and Perry Dye.

Original design by Albert W. Tillinghast (1916); modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1965) and his son Rees Jones (1991-93), and Gil Hanse (2011).

Course designed by Albert W. Tillinghast (1929); modifications by Gil Hanse (2016).

Steve Smyers

Original design by Charles Blair Macdonald, with construction overseen by Seth Raynor (1915); modifications by A.W. Tillinghast (1928) and Gil Hanse (2017).

Current course designed by Albert W. Tillinghast (1917); modified by Tom Doak (2018).

Devereux Emmet and Alfred H. Tull (1927)

Originally designed by Harry Tallmadge and Englishman William Henry (Willie) Tucker in 1896. Later improvements made by Morris Poucher (1920) and James Braid & John R. Stutt (1930). The course was substantially improved and several holes redesigned by Jack Nicklaus (1983).

Original design by father/son team of William and David Gordon (1962); modifications by Tom Fazio (2017).

Original design by Devereux Emmet (1917); restored by Gil Hanse (2011).

OLD COURSE: Tom Fazio and his nephew Tom Fazio II (aka Tommy Fazio). NEW COURSE: Tom Fazio II.

Stephen Kay

Original design by Tom Bendelow with recent improvements by Stephen Kay (2002).

WEST course: designed by Walter Travis (1922); modifications by Tom Fazio (2015). SOUTH course: designed by Walter Travis (1922); modifications by Ken Dye (2000).

East and West courses designed by Albert W. Tillinghast (1923). West course modified by Rees Jones (2006); East course modified by Gil Hanse (2012).

Original layout at this location by club member Lawrence E. Van Etten (1905). Later substantial modifications by Donald Ross (1919), and A.W. Tillinghast (1931); modifications by Arthur Hills (1993); major renovation/restoration by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2006).