Beyond the Boroughs
Our first outing outside the city
Saturday, May 30th
We've played every corner of New York City. Now it's time to head north.
This spring, Five Boroughs is packing up for its first-ever destination outing to the Hudson Valley, where a 100-year-old course has been brought back to life by one of golf's best storytellers. Great golf, food, and fresh air.
Liberty, NY
Sullivan County Golf Club is a gem in Liberty, NY — purchased, renovated, and reimagined by Tom Coyne and a group of partners that includes Bill Murray and Jason Kelce. Their vision was simple: make golf affordable, accessible, and free of pretension.
It's an ode to the kind of local course that used to exist everywhere, and almost doesn't anymore.
Lunch
Gather, eat, and meet your playing partners
Shotgun Start
18 holes, two-man scramble format
Dinner + Book Reading
Tom Coyne reads from A Course Called Home, his newest book — which happens to be about this very place
Sullivan County Golf Club is located in Liberty, NY — roughly 2 hours from Midtown Manhattan. Close enough for a day trip, or stay the night. We invite everyone to use the Discord to carpool or find members to split a rental car with.
The Next Day
Members who stay over receive a discounted greens fee to play Sullivan County again Sunday morning. A perfect excuse to linger.
Places to Stay
Kenoza Hall, The Arnold House, Hemlock Neversink, The DeBruce
Who Can Play
Current Five Boroughs members and their guests. Bring someone new to the game or someone who needs an Upstate getaway! It's been a long winter!
Tom Coyne is a New York Times bestselling author whose golf travel trilogy — A Course Called Ireland, A Course Called Scotland, and A Course Called America — established him as the sport's premier storyteller.
He's a podcast host and editor at The Golfer's Journal, a course designer, and the man behind Sullivan County's revival. He co-hosted a BBC/Paramount documentary series with Bill Murray, and his writing has appeared in Golf Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times.
His newest book, A Course Called Home, is the story of bringing Sullivan County Golf Club back to life. He'll read from it after the round.
Reserve Your Spot
Open to FBGC members and their guests