Haunted Fairways: America’s Most Spine-Chilling Golf Courses

GolfNow Blog highlights eight golf courses across the United States associated with paranormal folklore and historical legends. The featured venues span private championship clubs and accessible municipal layouts, ranging from Sleepy Hollow Country Club in New York to Lincoln Park Golf Course in San Francisco. Many of the courses trace their ghostly reputations to their locations on former cemeteries, military forts, and historic homesteads.

Notable profiles include Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey, named after murdered farmer Baltus Roll, and Pasatiempo Golf Club in California, where architect Alister MacKenzie reportedly wanders the grounds. Other featured locations include Trails West Golf Course at Fort Leavenworth, Oak Hill Country Club in New York, City Park in New Orleans, and the Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort in Pennsylvania.