Cherry Valley Club
28 Rockaway Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Cherry Valley Club is an 18-hole golf course in Garden City, NY, playing 6,180–6,658 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 126–136, course rating up to 72.2).
It's a flat walk, roughly 118 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 80 bunkers, with water on 3 holes; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Golfers describe Cherry Valley as a classic inland links that sneaks up on you, with flat ground that asks for position off the tee and small, rolling greens that punish careless putting. The Travis-Emmet lineage gets a lot of love, though some note the modern routing has been worked over more than once.
Consistently praised
- Strategic Emmet bunkering that turns a flat property into a thinker.
- Travis greens with just enough movement to fool you.
Worth knowing
- Multiple redesigns (RTJ, Cornish/Silva, Duane) leave purists wondering what is original.
Golfers recommend
- Play position over power, the bunkers off the tee dictate angles.
- Lag putt with respect, simple-looking putts wander.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the White tees, 6180 yds (or Blue/White)
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #1, #2, #10, #11, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #4, #7, #16, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 2 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.
- 2 driveable par 4s, a chance to steal a shot.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 280 | 17 | DriveableBirdie |
| 2• | 5 | 439 | 5 | Reachable |
| 3• | 5 | 550 | 7 | |
| 4• | 4 | 415 | 1 | Tough |
| 5• | 3 | 187 | 15 | |
| 6• | 4 | 371 | 11 | |
| 7• | 4 | 455 | 3 | Long 4Tough |
| 8• | 5 | 588 | 9 | |
| 9• | 3 | 207 | 13 | Long 3 |
| Out | 37 | 3492 | ||
| 10• | 5 | 496 | 12 | Reachable |
| 11• | 4 | 295 | 16 | DriveableBirdie |
| 12• | 4 | 348 | 14 | |
| 13• | 3 | 230 | 10 | Long 3 |
| 14• | 4 | 377 | 8 | |
| 15• | 4 | 383 | 4 | |
| 16• | 4 | 416 | 2 | Tough |
| 17• | 3 | 176 | 18 | |
| 18• | 4 | 445 | 6 | Long 4 |
| In | 35 | 3166 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 6658 | 72.2 | 134 | 72 |
| Gold/Blue | 6620 | 71.7 | 136 | 72 |
| Blue | 6493 | 71.4 | 130 | 72 |
| Blue/White | 6240 | 70.8 | 127 | 72 |
| White | 6180 | 70 | 126 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Wed 06-03 · 95/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #12 (9) · #3 (6) · #18 (6) · #8 (5). Water on 3 holes: #9, #10, #15.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Cherry Valley Club?
- Cherry Valley Club plays 6,180–6,658 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Cherry Valley Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 126–136, with a course rating up to 72.2. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Cherry Valley Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,180 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Cherry Valley Club walkable?
- It's a flat walk, with roughly 118 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Cherry Valley Club have?
- Cherry Valley Club has 80 bunkers, and water comes into play on 3 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.