Bristol Harbour Golf Club

Overview: Above Canandaigua Lake, Bristol Harbour Golf Club offers an 18-hole resort course in the Finger Lakes. Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed a par-72 layout that uses the hillside setting for changing elevation, broad lake outlooks and a steady sequence of strategic hazards. From the back tees it measures 6,732 yards, while several shorter sets make the course suitable for a wider range of players. The combination of golf, resort lodging and the lake landscape gives Bristol Harbour a clear destination role within western New York.

History: The course was built in 1972 as part of the Bristol Harbour resort development. Regional golf reporting has long described it as a Jones design and recorded its championship routing, while later course data continues to associate the property with the same 18-hole, par-72 identity. Its history is therefore tied to the growth of Canandaigua Lake as a four-season leisure destination, with the course providing the central outdoor experience on the resort property.

Did You Know? Bristol Harbour’s elevation is part of its signature. The layout sits above Canandaigua Lake, so the round repeatedly alternates between golf shots that use the hillside and views that open across the Finger Lakes landscape.