The best golf
Course pedigree, scored from national and state ranking lists, championships the club has hosted, the architect of record, and the size of the property. Clubs whose course we have not documented are left off rather than guessed at.
| # | Club | Area | Type | Golf score | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, NY | Golf club | 9.6 | Well sourced |
| 2 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, NY | Golf club | 9.5 | Well sourced |
| 3 | National Golf Links of America | Southampton, NY | Golf club | 9.0 | Well sourced |
| 4 | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, NJ | Golf club | 8.8 | Well sourced |
| 5 | The Ridgewood Country Club | Paramus, NJ | Country club | 8.1 | Well sourced |
| 6 | Garden City Golf Club | Garden City, NY | Golf club | 7.9 | Well sourced |
| 6 | Sleepy Hollow Country Club | Scarborough, NY | Country club | 7.9 | Well sourced |
| 8 | Plainfield Country Club | Edison, NJ | Country club | 7.6 | Well sourced |
| 8 | Somerset Hills Country Club | Bernardsville, NJ | Golf club | 7.6 | Well sourced |
| 8 | Quaker Ridge Golf Club | Scarsdale, NY | Golf club | 7.6 | Well sourced |
| 11 | Fenway Golf Club | White Plains, NY | Golf club | 6.9 | Well sourced |
| 12 | Maidstone Club | East Hampton, NY | Country club | 6.8 | Well sourced |
| 13 | Piping Rock Club | Locust Valley, NY | Country club | 6.7 | Well sourced |
| 14 | Whippoorwill Club | Armonk, NY | Country club | 6.5 | Well sourced |
| 14 | Century Country Club | Purchase, NY | Country club | 6.5 | Well sourced |
| 14 | Deepdale Golf Club | Manhasset, NY | Golf club | 6.5 | Well sourced |
| 17 | Westchester Country Club | Rye, NY | Country club | 6.4 | Well sourced |
| 17 | Canoe Brook Country Club | Summit, NJ | Country club | 6.4 | Well sourced |
| 19 | Hudson National Golf Club | Croton-on-Hudson, NY | Golf club | 6.2 | Well sourced |
| 20 | Old Oaks Country Club | Purchase, NY | Country club | 6.0 | Well sourced |
| 20 | Fresh Meadow Country Club | Lake Success, NY | Country club | 6.0 | Well sourced |
| 20 | Montclair Golf Club | West Orange, NJ | Golf club | 6.0 | Well sourced |
| 20 | Pelham Country Club | Pelham, NY | Country club | 6.0 | Well sourced |
| 24 | Greenwich Country Club | Greenwich, CT | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 24 | Burning Tree Country Club | Greenwich, CT | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 24 | The Stanwich Club | Greenwich, CT | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 24 | Round Hill Club | Greenwich, CT | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 24 | Knollwood Country Club | Elmsford, NY | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 24 | Sunningdale Country Club | Scarsdale, NY | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 24 | Wee Burn Country Club | Darien, CT | Country club | 5.9 | Well sourced |
| 31 | Glen Oaks Club | Old Westbury, NY | Country club | 5.6 | Well sourced |
| 32 | Inwood Country Club | Inwood, NY | Country club | 5.5 | Well sourced |
| 32 | Meadow Brook Club | Jericho, NY | Golf club | 5.5 | Well sourced |
| 32 | Siwanoy Country Club | Bronxville, NY | Country club | 5.5 | Well sourced |
| 35 | Upper Montclair Country Club | Clifton, NJ | Country club | 5.3 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Essex County Country Club | West Orange, NJ | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Country Club of Fairfield | Fairfield, CT | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Ardsley Country Club | Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Morris County Golf Club | Morristown, NJ | Golf club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Apawamis Club | Rye, NY | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Nassau Country Club | Glen Cove, NY | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Metropolis Country Club | White Plains, NY | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 36 | Wykagyl Country Club | New Rochelle, NY | Country club | 5.1 | Well sourced |
| 44 | Scarsdale Golf Club | Hartsdale, NY | Golf club | 4.6 | Well sourced |
| 44 | St Andrews Golf Club | Hastings-on-Hudson, NY | Golf club | 4.6 | Well sourced |
| 44 | Bonnie Briar Country Club | Larchmont, NY | Country club | 4.6 | Well sourced |
| 44 | Blind Brook Club | Purchase, NY | Golf club | 4.6 | Well sourced |
| 44 | Cold Spring Country Club | Huntington, NY | Country club | 4.6 | Well sourced |
| 44 | Innis Arden Golf Club | Old Greenwich, CT | Golf club | 4.6 | Well sourced |
| 50 | Woodway Country Club | Darien, CT | Country club | 4.1 | Well sourced |
| 50 | Brae Burn Country Club | Purchase, NY | Country club | 4.1 | Well sourced |
Out of ten. A base of 3.6, then up to 3.6 for position on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest — scaled by the actual ranking, so No. 4 scores well above No. 95 — or a flat 1.9 for a Golfweek, Golf Magazine or Links list and 1.3 for a state ranking. Up to 1.4 for championships hosted, with majors weighted above amateur events. Up to 1.0 for an architect of record from the canon — Tillinghast, Raynor, Macdonald, Ross, Flynn, Travis, Emmet, Banks, Maxwell, Colt, Coore, Doak, Fazio, Trent Jones. Up to 0.4 for 27 or 36 holes. A club we have not documented is left off the board, not scored at zero.