Oldest golf courses on record in America

The 50 oldest golf courses in America by recorded founding year, from Edgewood Club of Tivoli in Tivoli in 1884 to 1895. They are drawn from the 7,469 American courses with a recorded founding year, 60% of the 12,515 listed here; the median founding year across that group is 1967. The rest carry no recorded year, so an older course may not appear on this list.

1. 1Edgewood Club of TivoliTivoliPrivate1884 founded2,647 yds
2. 2Washington Country ClubWashingtonPrivate1886 founded
3. 3Foxburg Country ClubFoxburgBookPublic1887 founded
4. 4Binghamton Country ClubEndwellPrivate1889 foundedPar 71 · 6,336 yds · 71.1/131
5. 5Exeter Country ClubExeterBookPublic1889 founded
6. 6Dutcher Golf CoursePawlingBookPublic1890 founded
7. 7Geneva Country ClubGenevaPrivate1890 founded
8. 8Bedford Golf and Tennis ClubBedfordPrivate1891 foundedPar 72
9. 9Grindstone Neck Golf CourseWinter HarborBookPublic1891 founded3,077 yds
10. 10Shinnecock Hills Golf ClubSouthamptonPrivate1891 foundedPar 70 · 6,932 yds · 74.4/140
11. 11Catalina Island Golf CourseAvalonBookPublic1892 founded2,201 yds
12. 12Fairfield Golf and Country ClubFairfieldPrivate1892 founded2,866 yds
13. 13Gearhart Golf LinksGearhartBookPublic1892 foundedPar 72 · 6,551 yds · 72.7/139
14. 14Glen Arven Country ClubThomasvillePrivate1892 foundedPar 72 · 6,832 yds · 73.7/133
15. 15Greenwich Country ClubGreenwichPrivate1892 foundedPar 71 · 6,706 yds · 72.8/133
16. 16Highland LinksTruroBookPublic1892 founded
17. 17Merchantville Country ClubMerchantvillePrivate1892 founded
18. 18Milton-Hoosic ClubCantonPrivate1892 foundedPar 35
19. 19Moorestown Field ClubMoorestown-LenolaPrivate1892 founded
20. 20Palmetto Golf ClubAikenPrivate1892 foundedPar 71 · 6,695 yds · 73.7/143
21. 21Bala Golf CourseBala CynwydPrivate1893 foundedPar 68
22. 22Bemus Point Golf ClubBemus PointPublic1893 foundedPar 36
23. 23Burlingame Country ClubHillsboroughPrivate1893 foundedPar 70
24. 24Essex County ClubManchester by the SeaPrivate1893 foundedPar 70 · 6,555 yds · 73.0/135
25. 25Mount Kineo Golf CourseGreenvilleBookPublic1893 foundedPar 36
26. 26Segregansett Country ClubTauntonPrivate1893 foundedPar 72 · 6,610 yds · 73.0/138
27. 27Cohasset Golf ClubCohassetPrivate1894 foundedPar 71 · 6,413 yds · 71.7/132
28. 28Glen Ridge Country ClubGlen RidgePrivate1894 foundedPar 71 · 6,142 yds · 70.3/135
29. 29Janesville Country ClubJanesvillePrivate1894 foundedPar 72
30. 30Knollwood Country ClubElmsfordPrivate1894 foundedPar 71 · 6,552 yds · 72.1/137
31. 31Morris County Golf CourseMorristownPrivate1894 foundedPar 70
32. 32Myopia Hunt ClubBeverlyPrivate1894 foundedPar 72 · 6,555 yds · 72.7/138
33. 33Newport Country ClubNewportPrivate1894 founded
34. 34Sanford Country ClubSanfordBookPublic1894 foundedPar 72 · 6,722 yds · 72.7/125
35. 35Siasconset Golf CourseNantucketBookPublic1894 foundedPar 33
36. 36Storm King Golf ClubCornwallBookPublic1894 foundedPar 36
37. 37Tacoma Country & Golf ClubLakewoodPrivate1894 foundedPar 72 · 6,925 yds · 73.4/133
38. 38Agawam HuntEast ProvidencePrivate1895 foundedPar 69 · 6,292 yds · 70.2/128
39. 39Ardsley Country ClubArdsley-on-HudsonPrivate1895 foundedPar 71 · 6,545 yds · 72.9/140
40. 40Chatham Seaside LinksChathamBookPublic1895 founded2,223 yds
41. 41Clear Lake Golf ClubClear LakePrivate1895 foundedPar 35
42. 42Country Club of New CanaanNew CanaanPrivate1895 foundedPar 70 · 6,620 yds · 72.1/135
43. 43Country Club of RochesterSt. John Fisher CollegePrivate1895 foundedPar 70 · 6,625 yds · 73.8/138
44. 44Cummaquid Golf ClubYarmouth PortPrivate1895 foundedPar 71 · 6,355 yds · 71.1/131
45. 45Fall River Country ClubFall RiverPrivate1895 foundedPar 70 · 6,306 yds · 71.6/138
46. 46Greenock Country ClubLeeBookPublic1895 founded
47. 47Lake Forest Golf ClubEagle RiverPrivate1895 founded
48. 48Lexington Golf ClubLexingtonPrivate1895 founded
49. 49Nittany Country ClubMingovillePrivate1895 founded
50. 50Northeast Harbor Golf ClubNortheast HarborBookPublic1895 foundedPar 70 · 5,596 yds · 67.9/128