Golf in the Hamptons
Every club and course on the East End, from Shinnecock Hills to the par-3 nines of wine country: who can play, what it costs, and how hard it is to get in.
The private clubs
Ranked by how hard they are to join. See membership costs →
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
America's oldest incorporated golf club and a founding member of the USGA. Shinnecock's windswept, heathland-meets-links course has hosted the U.S. Op…
National Golf Links of America
C.B. Macdonald's tribute to the great holes of Scotland and England, laid out on Peconic Bay next door to Shinnecock. Widely ranked among the top ten …
Maidstone Club
East Hampton's grand old family club, with oceanfront dune holes, a beach club with cabanas, tennis and a pool. Maidstone's links holes along the Atla…
Friar's Head
Not technically in the Hamptons, but on every Hamptons golfer's list: Coore & Crenshaw's masterpiece of dunes and farmland on the bluffs above Long Is…
Sebonack Golf Club
A modern bayfront club between Shinnecock and National with dramatic bluffs over Great Peconic Bay. Sebonack hosted the 2013 U.S. Women's Open and has…
Southampton Golf Club
A quieter, classic Seth Raynor design tucked beside its famous neighbors. Short by modern standards but full of Raynor's bold template greens, it is a…
Where anyone can play
Cherry Creek Golf Links
A daily-fee course in Riverhead best known for its 644-yard par-6 finishing hole.
Swan Lake Golf Club
A long, wide-open daily-fee course in Manorville, a convenient round on the drive out to the Hamptons.
Rock Hill Golf & Country Club
A hilly daily-fee course in Manorville with elevation changes unusual for Long Island.
Sag Harbor State Golf Course
A wooded, peaceful nine-hole state course on Barcelona Neck, surrounded by bluffs and wetlands. Popular even with private-club members for a quick, sc…
Poxabogue Golf Center
A nine-hole, par-30 town course and the busiest driving range in the Hamptons, owned jointly by the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton and sitting …
Shelter Island Country Club (Goat Hill)
Shelter Island's public nine, nicknamed Goat Hill for its steep, rocky terrain and blind shots, with harbor views from the clubhouse deck.
All public golf Book a tee time
The U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
Wyndham Clark went wire-to-wire to win in 2026. Shinnecock returns in 2036 with the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open in back-to-back weeks.
U.S. Open guideBrowse by area
Westhampton & Quogue
The western gateway to the Hamptons: old-line summer clubs in Westhampton and Quogue plus a non-equity club in the pine barrens.
Southampton & Shinnecock Hills
The most famous stretch of golf land in America, where Shinnecock Hills, National Golf Links, Sebonack and Southampton Golf Club sit side by side.
Bridgehampton, Sagaponack & Sag Harbor
Modern trophy clubs (The Bridge, Atlantic), the Noyac club, and two of the best-loved public nines on the East End.
East Hampton, Amagansett & Montauk
Maidstone's dunes, East Hampton Golf Club, South Fork Country Club and Montauk Downs, the best public course in the Hamptons.
Shelter Island
Two relaxed island clubs reached by ferry from North Haven or Greenport.
Riverhead & the North Fork
Wine-country golf: Friar's Head on the Sound, county and semi-private courses, par-3 nines and the most accessible tee times on the East End.
Manorville & Eastport Gateway
Daily-fee courses just west of the Hamptons, an easy stop on the way out from the city.
From the Journal
What It Costs to Join a Hamptons Golf Club
Reported initiation fees at Sebonack, The Bridge, Atlantic, Shinnecock and more, how membership invitations work, and which Hamptons clubs are realistic to join.
November 8, 2026 · 3 min readWyndham Clark's 2026 U.S. Open Win at Shinnecock Hills
How Wyndham Clark went wire-to-wire to win the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, how it fits the club's history, and what's next for the 2036 double Open.
November 8, 2026 · 3 min readPublic Golf in the Hamptons: Courses Anyone Can Play
Where to play golf in the Hamptons without a membership: Montauk Downs, Poxabogue, Sag Harbor, Goat Hill and the best North Fork and Riverhead courses.
November 8, 2026 · 3 min readFAQ
How many golf courses are in the Hamptons?
We list 30 clubs and courses across the Hamptons, Shelter Island, the North Fork and the gateway towns, 13 of them open to the public.
Can you play golf in the Hamptons without a membership?
Yes. Montauk Downs State Park is a championship 18 open to all, and there are public nines at Poxabogue, Sag Harbor and Shelter Island, plus several daily-fee courses in Riverhead and Manorville.
Where is the U.S. Open played in the Hamptons?
At Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, which hosted in 2026 and returns in 2036.