There are 36 golf courses within 25 miles of Albany: 29 public and 7 private. The best public course is Island Green Resort and Golf Club. The most forgiving 18 is Frear Park Municipal Golf Course in Troy.

The best golf course in Albany is The Country Club of Troy in Troy, a private club.
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The best public golf course in Albany is Island Green Resort and Golf Club in Greenville.
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The easiest 18-hole golf course in Albany is Frear Park Municipal Golf Course in Troy.
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The hardest golf course in Albany is Olde Kinderhook Golf Club greens fees in Valatie.
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The golf course with the best views in Albany is Island Green Resort and Golf Club in Greenville.
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The best golf course restaurant in Albany is at Normanside Country Club in Delmar.
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The best 9-hole golf course near Albany is Pheasant Hollow Golf Course in Castleton-On-Hudson.
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The best par-3 golf course in Albany is Barney Road Golf Course in Clifton Park.
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36 golf courses within 25 miles: 2 in the city and the rest in nearby towns. 29 are public.
Van Schaick Island Country Club in Cohoes, from 1895. The newest is Meadowgreens Golf Course in Ghent (2006).