Alling Memorial Golf Club is a local public golf course and club that is located just minutes away from downtown New Haven. It has been the host of golf tournaments by the Connecticut Golf Association, Connecticut PGS and the USGA. A renovation project in 2005 has improved the course to include features such as brand new tees, bunkers, trees and signs. The course has 18 holes. Golfing lessons, instruction and clinics are provided by appointment. The instructor is PGA Golf Professional Mr. Larry Thornhill.