It was the first municipal golf course in the United States .
Later the same year , a group of golf - mad New Yorkers persuaded the city to spend $642.80 to build nine holes in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx .
city was the first municipal city   in the United States .
Later the same year , a group of golf - mad New Yorkers persuaded the city to spend $642.80 to build nine holes in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx .