Featured Golf Trip: Turning Stone

A rare trek this week to the northeast—country club territory—to explore the three-course casino-resort that is Turning Stone.

File this one under easy planning, easy living. Located in the smack-dab center of the state, four hours from NYC and 45 minutes from Syracuse (which is where you’ll likely fly in), Turning Stone is a no-need-to-leave-the-property sort of locale. There are three massive hotels with varying price points, roughly six million bars and restaurants that range from high-rise steakhouse to casual pub fare to fancy cocktail lounge, a casino with 2,000 slot machines and 66 tables, and three golf courses headlined by a previous PGA Tour stop.

That headliner is Atunyote, a previous Golf Digest Top 100 Public entrant that fell victim to the list’s 2025 update. It hosted the Turning Stone Championship from 2007 to 2010, showing off all its (perhaps manufactured) glory, its pristine conditioning, its babbling brooks and stone-lined streams and peaceful northern woods vibe.

Rounding out the options are Kaluhyat, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. challenge featuring tight corridors and steep elevation change. And Shenendoah, a scenic, 2016-redesigned Rick Smith offering that’s a touch more forgiving.

All three are up to snuff, worthy of the trip. All in all, Turning Stone is probably best for a blow-in, blow-out weekend, a couple days and 54 holes and more ribeye than is healthy. Never overstay your welcome around slots.

Pricing details

Overall range (golf + lodging): $795 – $1,210

• Assumes three days, two nights.

Golf: ~$495 – $610

• Greens fees for resort guests: $250 at Atunyote | $145 at Shenendoah and Kaluhyat
• Stay and play deals available: the Champions package includes two nights and three rounds, and the resort works with larger groups, as well.

​Stay: $300 – $600

• Your three on-site options: luxury lodge, high-rise, or bare bones (but cost-effective).

​Travel considerations

• You’ll fly into Syracuse and drive the 45 minutes over to Turning Stone.

 

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