To my eye it seemed more like a par 6 than a par 5. If you know me, you know I value “fun” over anything else in a round of golf – and this had all of the shots and strategy that make up a fun course in my mind.Īs soon as we stepped up to the first tee on Kaluhyat, I knew I was going to like this course more.Ī sweeping dogleg right par 5, this hole, and the course in general messes with you. To be honest, I was surprised just how much I did like the course. The course features lots of forced carries over marshland, elevated tees and greens through forests, and sweeping doglegs through meadows and around lakes. It’s definitely a cart only course, and you don’t return to the clubhouse until after you’ve walked off the 18th green. While Atunyote felt like a basic parkland championship course, Kaluhyat felt like I was going on a golf adventure. Fees: $50-150 depending on time and if you’re a resort guest.Rank: #71 America’s 100 Greatest Public.We went over to the range, which was adequate, but nothing close to what we experienced over at Atunyote. He said along with Bethpage, it was the most difficult course in New York (I assume that’s out of public courses). We made the 3 minute walk from our beautiful room in the Lodge, over to the Kaluhyat and Shenandoah Clubhouse, where the starter proceeded to tell us we were about to play a “real” golf course. That’s part of the fun of this whole Top 100 and Top 100 Public quest – I’ve ended up in places I’d never go before (Atlanta, Michigan anyone?).Īfter winning $200 off my free play from the Casino, we may gone out and had a few too many gin and tonics, that left me a little bit dazed for our noon tee time at Kaluhyat (kuh-loo-yuh). I’m from Portland, Oregon and I was sitting in a country bar, in an indian casino, in the middle of nowhere New York. There was a moment when I was just like, how did I end up here? After the surreal experience that was Atunyote (ah-dun-yo), we decided to make a night of it at Turning Stone Resort.

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