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From Shinnecock Hills to the par-3 nine in Cutchogue: 30 clubs and courses across the South Fork, Shelter Island, the North Fork and the gateway towns. Filter by public or private, area or name.

Baiting Hollow (Riverhead)

Friar's Head

Private18 holes$$$$$

Not technically in the Hamptons, but on every Hamptons golfer's list: Coore & Crenshaw's masterpiece of dunes and farmland on the bluffs above Long Is…

Getting in: Nearly impossible
East Hampton

Maidstone Club

Private18 holes$$$$

East Hampton's grand old family club, with oceanfront dune holes, a beach club with cabanas, tennis and a pool. Maidstone's links holes along the Atla…

Getting in: Nearly impossible
Southampton

National Golf Links of America

Private18 holes$$$$$

C.B. Macdonald's tribute to the great holes of Scotland and England, laid out on Peconic Bay next door to Shinnecock. Widely ranked among the top ten …

Getting in: Nearly impossible
Southampton

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Private18 holes$$$$$U.S. Open host

America's oldest incorporated golf club and a founding member of the USGA. Shinnecock's windswept, heathland-meets-links course has hosted the U.S. Op…

Getting in: Nearly impossible
Bridgehampton

Atlantic Golf Club

Private18 holes$$$$$

Founded by Lowell Schulman, Atlantic was the first of the new-money Hamptons clubs and set the template for the trophy clubs that followed. Rees Jones…

Getting in: Extremely hard
East Hampton

East Hampton Golf Club

Private18 holes$$$$$

A Coore & Crenshaw course of rumpled, sandy fairways set in the woods north of the village, loved for its natural feel and walkability.

Getting in: Extremely hard
Southampton

Sebonack Golf Club

Private18 holes$$$$$

A modern bayfront club between Shinnecock and National with dramatic bluffs over Great Peconic Bay. Sebonack hosted the 2013 U.S. Women's Open and has…

Getting in: Extremely hard
Southampton

Southampton Golf Club

Private18 holes$$$$

A quieter, classic Seth Raynor design tucked beside its famous neighbors. Short by modern standards but full of Raynor's bold template greens, it is a…

Getting in: Extremely hard
Bridgehampton

The Bridge

Private18 holes$$$$$

Built on the site of the old Bridgehampton Race Circuit with views over Noyac Bay and Sag Harbor. Owner Robert Rubin made it famous as the "untucked" …

Getting in: Extremely hard
Amagansett

South Fork Country Club

Private18 holes$$$

A long-established, family-oriented private club in Amagansett with a more local, less formal feel than the big-name clubs to its west.

Getting in: Hard (sponsor needed)
Westhampton Beach

Westhampton Country Club

Private18 holes$$$

A classic summer-colony club near Moriches Bay with Raynor-influenced greens and a strong social and family life.

Getting in: Hard (sponsor needed)
Shelter Island Heights

Gardiner's Bay Country Club

PrivateGolf$$

Shelter Island's private club, overlooking Gardiner's Bay, with a hilly, scenic course and a relaxed island membership.

Getting in: Hard (sponsor needed)
Sag Harbor

Noyac Golf Club

Private18 holes$$$

A demanding, tree-lined parkland course between Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton with a strong golf-first membership and a reputation as one of the best t…

Getting in: Hard (sponsor needed)
Quogue

Quogue Field Club

Private9 holes$$

A small, historic village club with a nine-hole course, tennis and a strong family culture.

Getting in: Hard (sponsor needed)
Cutchogue

North Fork Country Club

Private18 holes$$

A traditional North Fork private club amid the vineyards of Cutchogue, with a friendly, local membership.

Getting in: Moderate
Westhampton

Hampton Hills Golf & Country Club

Private (non-equity)18 holes$$

A pine-barrens course off County Road 31 near Gabreski Airport. As a non-equity club it is one of the most approachable private memberships in the Ham…

Getting in: Moderate
Laurel

Laurel Links Country Club

Private18 holes$$

A modern, open links-style course in Laurel on the North Fork, popular for outings and seen as one of the more approachable private options on the Eas…

Getting in: Moderate
Riverhead

Indian Island Golf Course

Public18 holes$

A Suffolk County course on the Peconic River estuary in Riverhead, with water views and some of the best-value 18 holes within reach of the Hamptons.

Getting in: Easy
Greenport

Island's End Golf & Country Club

Semi-private18 holes$$

A semi-private North Fork course in Greenport whose signature par-3 16th plays from a bluff over Long Island Sound.

Getting in: Easy
Riverhead

Long Island National Golf Club

Semi-private18 holes$$

A links-style course on former Riverhead farmland, open to daily-fee golfers and popular for outings.

Getting in: Easy
Montauk

Montauk Downs State Park Golf Course

Public18 holes$

The best public golf in the Hamptons: a windswept, championship-length Robert Trent Jones layout near the tip of Long Island, regularly named one of t…

Getting in: Easy
Manorville

Pine Hills Golf & Country Club

Semi-private18 holes$

A pine-lined Manorville course, about half an hour west of Hampton Bays.

Getting in: Easy
Cutchogue

Cedars Golf Club

Public9 holes$

A charming nine-hole par-3 course in Cutchogue wine country, a favorite for a quick round between tastings.

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Riverhead

Cherry Creek Golf Links

Public18 holes$

A daily-fee course in Riverhead best known for its 644-yard par-6 finishing hole.

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Sagaponack / Bridgehampton

Poxabogue Golf Center

Public9 holes$

A nine-hole, par-30 town course and the busiest driving range in the Hamptons, owned jointly by the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton and sitting …

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Manorville

Rock Hill Golf & Country Club

Public18 holes$

A hilly daily-fee course in Manorville with elevation changes unusual for Long Island.

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor State Golf Course

Public9 holes$

A wooded, peaceful nine-hole state course on Barcelona Neck, surrounded by bluffs and wetlands. Popular even with private-club members for a quick, sc…

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Riverhead

Sandy Pond Golf Course

Public9 holes$

A laid-back nine-hole par-3 course of about 1,070 yards, perfect for beginners, kids and short-game practice.

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Shelter Island Heights

Shelter Island Country Club (Goat Hill)

Public9 holes$

Shelter Island's public nine, nicknamed Goat Hill for its steep, rocky terrain and blind shots, with harbor views from the clubhouse deck.

Getting in: Walk-on easy
Manorville

Swan Lake Golf Club

Public18 holes$

A long, wide-open daily-fee course in Manorville, a convenient round on the drive out to the Hamptons.

Getting in: Walk-on easy

Compare at a glance

ClubTownTypeHolesCostGetting in
Friar's HeadBaiting Hollow (Riverhead)Private18$$$$$Nearly impossible (10/10)
Maidstone ClubEast HamptonPrivate18$$$$Nearly impossible (10/10)
National Golf Links of AmericaSouthamptonPrivate18$$$$$Nearly impossible (10/10)
Shinnecock Hills Golf ClubSouthamptonPrivate18$$$$$Nearly impossible (10/10)
Atlantic Golf ClubBridgehamptonPrivate18$$$$$Extremely hard (9/10)
East Hampton Golf ClubEast HamptonPrivate18$$$$$Extremely hard (9/10)
Sebonack Golf ClubSouthamptonPrivate18$$$$$Extremely hard (9/10)
Southampton Golf ClubSouthamptonPrivate18$$$$Extremely hard (9/10)
The BridgeBridgehamptonPrivate18$$$$$Extremely hard (9/10)
South Fork Country ClubAmagansettPrivate18$$$Hard (sponsor needed) (8/10)
Westhampton Country ClubWesthampton BeachPrivate18$$$Hard (sponsor needed) (8/10)
Gardiner's Bay Country ClubShelter Island HeightsPrivate–$$Hard (sponsor needed) (7/10)
Noyac Golf ClubSag HarborPrivate18$$$Hard (sponsor needed) (7/10)
Quogue Field ClubQuoguePrivate9$$Hard (sponsor needed) (7/10)
North Fork Country ClubCutchoguePrivate18$$Moderate (5/10)
Hampton Hills Golf & Country ClubWesthamptonPrivate (non-equity)18$$Moderate (4/10)
Laurel Links Country ClubLaurelPrivate18$$Moderate (4/10)
Indian Island Golf CourseRiverheadPublic18$Easy (2/10)
Island's End Golf & Country ClubGreenportSemi-private18$$Easy (2/10)
Long Island National Golf ClubRiverheadSemi-private18$$Easy (2/10)
Montauk Downs State Park Golf CourseMontaukPublic18$Easy (2/10)
Pine Hills Golf & Country ClubManorvilleSemi-private18$Easy (2/10)
Cedars Golf ClubCutchoguePublic9$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Cherry Creek Golf LinksRiverheadPublic18$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Poxabogue Golf CenterSagaponack / BridgehamptonPublic9$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Rock Hill Golf & Country ClubManorvillePublic18$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Sag Harbor State Golf CourseSag HarborPublic9$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Sandy Pond Golf CourseRiverheadPublic9$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Shelter Island Country Club (Goat Hill)Shelter Island HeightsPublic9$Walk-on easy (1/10)
Swan Lake Golf ClubManorvillePublic18$Walk-on easy (1/10)

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