Located in the South Buffalo area close to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, this 9-hole public course offers a challenging 2743 yards with par at 35. There's plenty of water to skirt around, making the course more difficult than it seems at first. The pro shop is fully equipped; pull carts are available as well as rental clubs. The club has a driving range and putting green for pre-round practice, and a bar for post-round practice.
Built within South Buffalo's Cazenovia Park and part of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, this nine-hole par-36 course has been entertaining golfers since 1929. The course is 3,129 yards long and offers busy city dwellers the chance to flail away without having to drive dozens of miles to hit the range. The course rating is 68.7 and it has a slope rating of 105. The course has a pro shop, driving range and chipping green and a snack bar that seats 30. You can also rent, clubs, pull carts and other golf accessories.
Located in the town of Cheektowaga, a little outside of Buffalo, the Diamond Hawk Golf Course provides the leisure and facilities of a premier country club, at its public golfing expanse. This serene golf course offers optimal challenges for golfers of any stripe in its 18-hole course with five sets of tees. After a game of golf, you can have a nice meal at their summer clubhouse.
Designed by eminent golf architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan, the Harvest HIll Golf Center is one of western New York's premier daily fee golf courses. This 18-hole, par-72 golf course invites golfing enthusiasts of every caliber, offering them a short game facility and 3-hole family course where amateur golfers can hone their skills, while more advanced level golfers can make use of the championship 18-hole facility. The golf center also houses a pro shop, and an on-site club house where you can refuel between tee times.
A 25-minute drive from Buffalo's downtown will take you to the well-tended greens of the Glen Oak Golf Course, a fine golf facility in East Amherst. Designed by golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, this beautiful 18-hole championship also offers an expansive practice area for less advanced golfers. Among its many facilities for its guest players, it includes GPS-enabled golf carts and a pro golf shop on its premises. Glen Oak Golf Course was awarded 4.5 stars by Golf Digest.
Not far from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, the Buffalo Tournament Club offers golfers of all levels an 18-hole championship golf course. This public golf facility features five sets of tees, subtle elevation changes, and intermittent bunkers that make the golfing experience interesting. Golf rates are available for both 18 and 9 holes, and the club offers discounted rates to those who reserve tee times online.