CEDAR VIEW GOLF CLUB

The St. Lawrence River valley's rolling terrain creates natural amphitheaters for golf, and this northern New York track capitalizes on every undulation with strategic bunkering and greens that slope toward the distant Adirondack foothills. What separates this public course from the pack is its commitment to firm, fast conditions that reward thoughtful course management over pure power—the kind of conditioning that makes a 6,800-yard layout play much longer than the scorecard suggests. The par-3 7th alone, with its elevated tee shot over wetlands to a peninsula green, justifies the drive from Montreal or Syracuse.