[j0npeterson]

Hi all,

Next week I'll be going to Cooperstown, NY for a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ideally, I'd like to play some golf later in the day.

Recently, I wrote a letter to Joe Passov of Golf Magazine asking him what courses in the area he recommends. He suggested Leatherstocking Golf Course, Turning Stone's three courses, Atunyote, and Seven Oaks.

Has anyone played any of these? Any pictures/reviews?

Here is the link to the article: Travel Link

[yankees06]

Turning stone courses are nice, Seven Oaks is a GREAT course to play, it is owned by Colgate.

[j0npeterson]

yankees06, on Jun 9 2007, 01:09 PM, said:

Turning stone courses are nice, Seven Oaks is a GREAT course to play, it is owned by Colgate.

Passov said Seven Oaks was the hidden gem. That coupled with your opinion of it makes me want to hop on for a round.

How long is it?

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Leatherstocking looks like a really nice, classic-old course. I saw it last summer while out there. Unfortunately, I was not able to play it that day. Also, a few miles north of Leatherstocking is a 9 hole course, supposedly really nice called Otsego Golf Club that is one of the oldest golf courses in the USA. If we go back out that way this summer, someone in our family has a vacation home 40 minutes from there, I'll play BOTH.

[johnj]

Hi Jon...I am originally from Upstate N.Y., Deerfield, just north of Utica and my family still lives in the area. In fact my brother is a member of the Hall of Fame, and being golfers we have played most, if not all of the Upstate courses. The recommendations you received were right on the money. In your post you stated that you wanted to play later in the day. I take that to mean you will be visiting Cooperstown early on and then be free for golf, a one day trip to the area. If that is the case stick with Leatherstocking. It is the most convienent to Cooperstown and an awesome course, definitely worth playing if you are in the area. If you have more than one day the other courses are definitely worth a look but check the map as the Turning Stone ($$$) resort courses are located by Vernon off of the N.Y.S. Thruway, past Utica on the way to Syracuse. Seven Oaks, the Colgate University Course ($-great value) is located in Hamilton, N.Y. You can reach both on back roads from Cooperstown without driving north to the Thruway but local knowledge definitely helps there. There are many other great courses in Central Upstate N.Y. but you could do much worse than visiting Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame and playing Leatherstocking in the same day. If you could only get up to Utica to eat dinner at Tony Sparagna's then your day would be complete! Have a great trip...J

[j0npeterson]

johnj, on Jun 10 2007, 05:07 AM, said:

Hi Jon...I am originally from Upstate N.Y., Deerfield, just north of Utica and my family still lives in the area. In fact my brother is a member of the Hall of Fame, and being golfers we have played most, if not all of the Upstate courses. The recommendations you received were right on the money. In your post you stated that you wanted to play later in the day. I take that to mean you will be visiting Cooperstown early on and then be free for golf, a one day trip to the area. If that is the case stick with Leatherstocking. It is the most convienent to Cooperstown and an awesome course, definitely worth playing if you are in the area. If you have more than one day the other courses are definitely worth a look but check the map as the Turning Stone ($$$) resort courses are located by Vernon off of the N.Y.S. Thruway, past Utica on the way to Syracuse. Seven Oaks, the Colgate University Course ($-great value) is located in Hamilton, N.Y. You can reach both on back roads from Cooperstown without driving north to the Thruway but local knowledge definitely helps there. There are many other great courses in Central Upstate N.Y. but you could do much worse than visiting Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame and playing Leatherstocking in the same day. If you could only get up to Utica to eat dinner at Tony Sparagna's then your day would be complete! Have a great trip...J

Awesome. I've heard lots of solid words about Leatherstocking -- I think that locks it up for me.

Thanks for the advice man. It was exactly what I was looking for.