1 Horse Hollow Rd,
Locust Valley, New York 11560
The Course:
18 holes.
Designer:
Charles Blair Macdonald, with construction overseen by Seth Raynor (1923); modifications by Gil Hanse & George Bahto (2011).
40.896167
-73.598010
1 mi N of Locust Valley / 30 mi NE of Manhattan, NYC.
Creek, The
The Creek is one of the most private and exclusive golf clubs within striking distance of New York City. When conceived in the early 1920s, it acquired the title "The Million Dollar Club," due to the considerable wealth of its very influential and esteemed membership.
In golf circles The Creek is revered as the home of a wonderful Charles Blair Macdonald designed course, which stretches from "modest" tree-lined beginnings in Locust Valley northward to the open linksy spaces and sandy shoreline of Long Island Sound.
With many geometrically shaped greens and bunkers along the way, this classic Macdonald layout turns at the 10th, with a short par-4 running parallel to Creek Beach. Your first "homeward" hole is the fabulous par-3 11th. It is played to not just an island-green, but a "Biarritz" island-green, where the respective plateaus of the back and front portions of the green are separated but a prodigious swale running between them. Other favourite Macdonald touches, such as "Eden" and "Redan" greens are also included here at the very private Creek Club.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
New York state's 16th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 129th best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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