There are 46 golf courses within 25 miles of Syracuse: 36 public and 10 private. The best public course is Vesper Hills Golf Club. The most forgiving 18 is Casolwood Golf Course in Canastota.

The best golf course in Syracuse is Beaver Meadows Golf Club in Phoenix, a private club.
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The best public golf course in Syracuse is Vesper Hills Golf Club in Tully.
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The easiest 18-hole golf course in Syracuse is Casolwood Golf Course in Canastota.
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The hardest golf course in Syracuse is Timber Banks in Baldwinsville.
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The golf course with the best views in Syracuse is Skaneateles Country Club in Skaneateles. For public golf, Vesper Hills Golf Club in Tully.
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The best golf course restaurant in Syracuse is at Vesper Hills Golf Club in Tully.
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The best 9-hole golf course near Syracuse is North Shore Golf Course in Cleveland.
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The best par-3 golf course in Syracuse is Meadowbrook Golf Club, Inc. in Weedsport.
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46 golf courses within 25 miles: 5 in the city and the rest in nearby towns. 36 are public.
Onondaga Golf & Country Club in Fayetteville, from 1898. The newest is Timber Banks in Baldwinsville (2009).