NYC golf recommendations

[LBH]

I will be in NYC at the end of August for 6 days; one of which I will be golfing.

Apart from the obvious Bethpage recommendation, anybody have other recommendations for NYC? Needs to be accessible by public transport as we are flying in and we are not planning on renting a car.

I will try my best to get on Bethpage Black but I may not be able to get a decent tee-time... I could always play the Red or one of their other courses but I want to keep my options open for something other than Bethpage.

Let me know your suggestions.

Thanks

LBH

[LBH]

Anybody?

[mpare]

You may want to rent a car. I couldn't find anything in the city proper of any real quality, but here's a list of what Golf Digest thought were first-class courses in the NYC area:

GOLF DIGEST'S 10 BEST PLACES TO PLAY1. Bethpage State Park Golf Courses (Black)
99 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd. Farmingdale, NY (28.8 miles from City)
516-249-4040, http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us
Golf Digest Rating: 5.0 Stars

2. Bethpage State Park Golf Courses (Red)
99 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd. Farmingdale, NY (28.8 miles from City)
516-249-4040, http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us
Golf Digest Rating: 4.5 Stars

3. Hominy Hill Golf Course
92 Mercer Rd. Colts Neck, NJ (32.0 miles from City)
732-462-9222, http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com
Golf Digest Rating: 4.5 Stars

4. Charleston Springs Golf Course (North)
101 Woodville Rd. Millstone Township, NJ (37.6 miles from City)
732-409-7227, http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com
Golf Digest Rating: 4.5 Stars

5. Ballyowen Golf Club
105-137 Wheatsworth Rd. Hamburg, NJ (41.8 miles from City)
973-827-5996, http://www.crystalgolfresort.com
Golf Digest Rating: 4.5 Stars

6. Sunset Valley Golf Course
47 Sunset Rd. Pompton Plains, NJ (22.4 miles from City)
973-835-1515
Golf Digest Rating: 4.0 Stars

7. Knoll Country Club (West)
Knoll and Green Bank Rds. Parsippany, NJ (23.8 miles from City)
973-263-7115
Golf Digest Rating: 4.0 Stars

8. Rutgers University Golf Course
777 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ (27.8 miles from City)
732-445-2637
Golf Digest Rating: 4.0 Stars

9. Royce Brook Golf Club (East)
201 Hamilton Rd. Hillsborough, NJ (37.5 miles from City)
904-904-0499, http://www.roycebrook.com
Golf Digest Rating: 4.0 Stars

10. Flanders Valley Golf Course (Red/Gold)
Pleasant Hill Rd. Flanders, NJ (37.9 miles from City)
973-584-5382
Golf Digest Rating: 4.0 Stars

[mpare]

Also, here's a link to a comprehensive list of courses for New York City and Long Island, grouped according to areas within the city: http://1stop4golf.com/GolfCourses.asp?region=WR

[LBH]

You can get to Bethpage by using the Long Island city train from Penn Station (right next to Madison Square Garden), For the other ones, I would need to rent a car

Thanks mpare

[Big Johnny69]

I'd highly recommend Bethpage as well. There's actually five courses there, no need to go anywhere else. Have fun.