Split Rock Golf Course

The Bronx's most underrated public track delivers surprising elevation changes and strategic bunkering across rolling parkland terrain that feels worlds away from the urban sprawl below. The par-4 14th demands a perfectly placed drive to avoid the namesake rock outcropping that guards the left side of the fairway, while the closing stretch tests every club in your bag with forced carries and well-protected greens. At half the price of Manhattan's private clubs, this municipal gem proves that great golf doesn't require a trust fund.