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Crag Burn Golf Club

East Aurora, NY • Private

#36 Best In State

Panelists

4.7 / 5

6 Reviews

4.7

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Crag Burn Golf Club

1231 N Davis Rd

East Aurora, NY 14052-9487

United States

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Overview

The Robert Trent Jones-designed golf course at Crag Burn Golf Club opened in 1972. The course is built over gentle sloping terrain, set on a former estate featuring sprawling fairways lined by tall fescue and inviting putting surfaces surrounded by bunkers and flowing creeks. The course is set up as two distinct nines with the front nine constructed in a parkland-style and the back nine fashioned after Scottish links courses. The immediate course property is devoid of houses and includes stretches of woodland holes, which add to the visual aesthetic and tranquil setting.

About

Holes 18

Length 7150

Slope 137

Facility Type Private

Designer Robert Trent Jones, ASGCA/Tyler Rae (2025)

Awards

ranking history:

Best in State: Ranked in Top 15 in New York from 1989-1997 & 2003; Top 20 from 1999-2001; Top 25 from 2005-2009 & 2013-2018; Top 30 from 2019-'22. Ranked 32nd, 2023-'24. Ranked 36th, 2025-'26.
Previous ranking: 32nd.
2025-'26 ranking: 36th.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.7

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

6.8891

Character

6.964

Challenge

6.9985

Layout Variety

6.8686

Fun

6.8511

Aesthetics

6.8688

Conditioning

7.0877

Reviews

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Review

“One of the pre-eminent clubs in Western NY, Crag Burn is a 1960s design from Robert Trent Jones. The course features a very interesting property, with the first 7 holes playing through swampy forest and the final 11 holes playing in open, almost links-like fashion with plenty of fescue. The course is demanding with lengthy holes, plenty of hazards, and stout par threes. The set of par fives provides great shot options for the golfer, as as least three of them are risk/reward and reachable in two."

2024

2 / 4

Review

“Beautiful Robert Trent Jones Sr. design in East Aurora. Great drainage & pure rolling greens... despite the heavy rainfall."

2022

3 / 4

Review

“Wonderful golf course just outside of Buffalo. This course has it all - excellent conditions, layout and a beautiful clubhouse. A course you'd enjoy playing every day."

2021

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