Best Golf Courses Near Schenectady, NY

Known as “Electric City, Schenectady is an old-fashioned city in New York located next to the state capital of Albany. The city, which has a population of around 65,000 people, excels in the arts, music, culinary scene and shopping. It is also the longtime home of General Electric, hence its nickname. Schenectady also has plenty of parks and other things to do outside, including 54 holes of municipal golf. Thirty-six of those holes can be found at Town of Colonie, which has 27 holes designed by William Mitchell and the newest nine holes, the Green Course, designed by Rick Jacobson. The other local municipal course is Schenectady Municipal, which first opened in 1935. Whispering Pines is a quick option open to the public. The 18-hole executive course is a par 55.