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Kaluhyat is an 18-hole, par-72 course at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, New York, featuring 7,105 yards and designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., opening in 2003. The name Kaluhyat is the Oneida word for "the other side of the sky". The course is marked by dramatic elevation changes, measuring as high as 50 feet in some areas, with plateau settings offering spectacular views of the surrounding terrain. Players navigate narrow, tree-lined fairways on some holes while experiencing an open links-style feel on other parts, with six lakes throughout the course.

Distance off the tee is a bonus, but accuracy is a must on this classic shot-maker layout. The course rating is 75.1 with a slope rating of 146, making it one of the most challenging layouts in the resort. The signature 16th hole is a 431-yard par 4 featuring a blind tee shot with a ravine that must be carried on the approach to a green surrounded by bunkers. The 13th hole, a 558-yard par 5 named "Big Water," provides a risk-reward scenario around a large pond.

The course won awards including Golf Digest's America's Best New Upscale Public Courses (2005) and Golfweek's Top 10 public courses in New York (2006), and holds Audubon International Certified Signature Sanctuary designation. Both Atunyote and Kaluhyat were ranked on Golf Digest's top 100 public courses list in 2019, with Kaluhyat at number 98.