315 Stewart Ave,
Garden City, New York 11530
The Course:
18 holes. Open parkland & links-style. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and residential.
Designer:
Original design by Devereux Emmet (1899); later modifications by Walter Travis (1913) and Tom Doak (2015).
40.726547
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o.5 mi W of Garden City (centre), Long Island / 22 mi E of New York City (Times Square, Manhattan).
Garden City GC
Garden City Golf Club (not to be confused with nearby Garden City Country Club, also off Stewart Avenue, and also a Walter Travis design) is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in New York state. Notoriously, it remains one of the few male-only golf clubs in the USA.
In a relatively flat and linksy environment, this excellent "old school" links-style layout meanders out-and-back, from a short par-4 opening to the closing par-3 18th. In an open, almost treeless setting, the holes are riotously defended with bunkers of every imagineable shape and size. Staying out of the fairway lining rough, as much as the bunkers, will certainly help your score.
Limited access: the course at this private male-only club is generally playable only by members and their invited guest. Women are only exceptionally permitted to play at the discretion of the Committee.
Private club; male visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Walking permitted.
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The club was founded in 1899, and is also known as the "Garden City Men's Club" or simply the "Men's Club" to distinguish it from the Garden City Country Club, a nearby golf course. It remains one of the few men-only golf clubs in the United States.
In its early years Garden City hosted many top level tournaments, including the US Open Championship (1902), Walker Cup (1924) and four US Amateur Championships (1900, 1908, 1913, 1936) (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >Garden City GC).
New York state's 12th best course (Golf Digest, 2025/26).
USA's 58th best course (Golf Digest, 2025/26).
World's 52nd best course (GOLF Magazine, 2025/26).
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