Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course in Bronx, New York

“u2022 No special pass u2014 but reserve a tee time: The course is public; you can play by booking tee times online (GolfNYC / GolfNow) and paying green fees at the gate or online. NYC resident rates are available with a permit. u2022 Historic & iconic: Opened in 1895, Van Cortlandt is widely cited as the oldest public municipal golf course in the U.S. u2014 a true piece of NYC golf history. u2022 Easy transit access: Itu2019s one of the cit”

— Lin D. · ★★★★★ · 2025-12-17

“Visiting one of my best friends in NYC so we decided to play a Sunday morning 630 slot. Great layout and well maintained course, really dangerous rough due to how thick the grass is (good luck finding your ball) but overall great Parkland circuit to appreciate both the game and the history behind it. Thanks for having me.”

— Nicolas K. · ★★★★★ · 2025-7-13

“Challenging and narrow course with rich history. Babe Ruthu2019s locker is still in the clubhouse! All in all, the fairways were in solid condition and rough was moderately thick. Greens were in good condition, although very slow with a ton of unfixed divots. My only real gripe was the tee boxes and pace of play. Many of the tee boxes were bare (see photo). There was a ranger on hole 1 but they should patrol the course t”

— Kyle S. · ★★★★☆ · 2025-7-13

“Maybe not the best golf course in the NYC. But still enjoy going to this spot. Easy drive from Manhattan and one of the only few places where you can get to via MTA.”

— Danny H. · ★★★★☆ · 2024-7-15

“I played Van Cortlandt while visiting New York and loved it. You can feel it's an older course, hard to explain how but it has that older vibe. Very pretty. Keeping your drives in the fairway is a must as trees line every hole. I really enjoyed this course and would love to play again if the opportunity arises.”

— Mike K. · ★★★★★ · 2024-7-28

“3-4 stars depending on the day. I just played here on a Saturday. The course is quite challenging with the woods, but also not exactly a hard course in general. Most of the holes are tree-lined shock would make almost impossible to find any balls that miss the fairways. The pace of play is slow (we teed off 15 minutes late and the total round was 5.5 hours). I would definitely go back, but thereu2019s definitely room for”

— Garrett G. · ★★★★☆

“This is a great place for special events! I celebrate my wifeu2019s baby shower at this location and Iu2019m thinking of having my wedding here also. The staff was very nice and helped many times without even being asked. We were taken well care of and every request we made was taken care of rapidly. There is a lake right by the deck and together with the trees and the changing seasons the location makes a perfect scene for ”

— Alvaro R. · ★★★★★ · 2018-11-12

“The trees, the history, the changes in elevation were so enjoyable - Babe Ruth played here! We had to rent clubs, plus a cart but the rates for the tee times were great. Easy Uber from the Upper East Side. The sand traps were packed and the greens even harder (didnu2019t seem like grass). But Vanny was a cool experience.”

— Christopher F. · ★★★★☆ · 2023-6-16