EMPIRE STATE OF GOLF.

(oakhillcc.com; 585-586-1660) (9) Stafford Country Club STAFFORD, NY ARCHITECT: WALTER J. TRAVIS Walter Hagen called this 1921 design "second to none." (ravenwoodgolf.com; 585-924-5100) (4) Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club SODUS POINT, NY ARCHITECT: UNKNOWN (LATER RESTORATION AND 9-HOLE ADDITION: GEOFFREY CORNISH) This was Robert Trent Jones Sr.'s boyhood course that inspired him to become a golf architect after he served five years as the club's first professional. BIG SHOTS To the average golfer, New York's reputation for possessing perhaps the finest selection of courses in the country rests on two downstate regions: Long Island and Westchester County, home to major championship icons (Shinnecock Hills, Winged Foot, Bethpage Black), Golden Age legends (National Golf Links of America, Fishers Island, Quaker Ridge) and modern marvels (Friar's Head). [Extracted from the article]