About Us
With a spectacular 18-hole Thomas Winton-designed golf course, a 25,000 square foot clubhouse with dining, meeting and banquet facilities, a fitness center and swimming pool, the features are fun for everyone. Whether you are spending time here with your family and friends or you are entertaining your top business clients, Corning is a country club that fills all of your needs. Members enjoy an array of first-class amenities, a full social calendar and no member assessments. We invite you to stop by, meet our staff and tour the club.
Mission Statement
We provide a family friendly country club experience, where members and their guests build lasting relationships through exceptional golf, personalized service quality dining, memorable social and recreational activities.
Vision statement
Provide an exceptional, unique,and personalized golf experience long with premier social and recreational activities or our members, their families and their guests
Club History
The Corning Country Club was established in 1919 and designed by Thomas Winton, a Scottish born greenskeeper who later pursued golf course design. The land that was acquired for the golf course included a farmhouse. This structure was modified and became our very first clubhouse which was located behind today’s number nine tee box.
While in the midst of renovation in 1951 the Clubhouse was destroyed in a fire. Firefighters from Corning, Gibson, and Big Flats responded to the 1:15 AM alarm but by 3:00 AM the clubhouse was leveled with only the two chimneys remaining.
A second clubhouse was built on a different site and was opened to rave reviews in July of 1952. The then modern facility was much larger and offered more room to meet the members’ needs.
In 1999 the second clubhouse was demolished to make way for the clubhouse that is here today. Our new facility can accommodate functions up to 180 people and is being enjoyed by all.
LPGA Corning Classic
The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York.
It was one of the longest running tournaments on the LPGA Tour and the longest with a single sponsor. The title sponsor since the beginning was Corning Incorporated, an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications.
Production and operation of the tournament was a large community effort by the citizens of Corning. As with most tournaments on the LPGA Tour, proceeds went to charity. Beneficiaries of the Corning Classic were local hospitals and camps for disabled children. Net charitable proceeds since 1979 exceeded $5 million.
While this famous LPGA tournament is no longer held, proceeds for the LPGA Corning Classic exceeded 3.8 million dollars since it’s debut at the Corning Country Club in 1979.
CLUB CONTACTS
Jeff Thomas-General Manager
Matt Jaynes-PGA Professional
John Hoyle-GCSAA Superintendent
Sean McElroy-Executive Chef
Clubhouse Hours
April-October
Tuesday-Saturday-11am-8pm & Sunday 11am-4pm
November-March
Wednesday-Saturday-11am-7pm
Dress Code/Guest Info
Appropriate attire is business casual or proper golf attire. Denim is allowed in our Grill Room for casual dining.