Public · 18 holes
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course
The oldest public golf course in the United States: a living piece of American golf history.
About this course
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course, known locally as "Vanny," is a public golf course in the Bronx, New York, operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It opened on July 6, 1895 as a nine-hole course, making it the first public municipal golf course in the United States.
The course expanded to 18 holes by 1899, and its clubhouse dates to 1902. It is situated within Van Cortlandt Park on land once known for wildflowers and tall grasses that earned it the nickname "The Meadows." A renovation under architect Stephen Kay added new greens, tee boxes, cart paths and bunkers, along with drainage improvements.
The course remains open to the public and is accessible by New York City subway, making it one of the more easily reached municipal courses in the city.
Type
Parkland
Region
Mid-Atlantic
Holes
18
Par
70
Yardage
5,772
Established
1895
LooperScore
70.7
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Design & architects
- Tom Bendelow, architect
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