Golf

From Shinnecock to public munis, golf country on the East End.

Where to play

Montauk Downs State Park

Montauk

Robert Trent Jones-designed championship 18-hole course at 50 South Fairview Ave, plus driving range and clubhouse. No vehicle use fee to enter the park. Green fees are not published online; tee times are booked through the park's system.

Cost: Green fees not published — call (631) 668-5000

Poxabogue Golf Center

Bridgehampton

Public nine-hole course and driving range at 3556 Montauk Highway. Nine holes: residents $20 weekday / $30 weekend, non-residents $33 weekday / $45 weekend, with lower twilight, senior and junior rates. The operator publishes a Bridgehampton address; the parcel sits in Sagaponack.

Cost: $20 nine holes resident weekday, $33 non-resident

Sag Harbor State Golf Course

Sag Harbor

Nine-hole state course at Barcelona Point, playable as nine or eighteen. Electric and push carts available for rent. Run by NY State Parks, not a private club.

Cost: $25 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Southampton

200 Tuckahoe Road. Founded 1891, the oldest incorporated golf club and one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA; US Opens in 1896, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2018 and 2026. Private: every guest must be signed in by an accompanying member before play.

Cost: Private, member guest only