Best Municipal Golf Courses in Connecticut
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Connecticut has 28 municipal golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenwick Golf Club | Old Saybrook | Municipal | 1896 |
| 2 | Shennecossett Golf Club | Groton | Municipal | 1898 |
| 3 | Hop Brook Golf Course | Naugatuck | Municipal | 1910 |
| 4 | Westport Longshore Golf Club | Westport | Municipal | 1922 |
| 5 | Rockledge Country Club | West Hartford | Municipal | 1924 |
| 6 | Norwich Golf Club | Norwich | Municipal | 1925 |
| 7 | Guilford Lakes Golf Course | Guilford | Municipal | 1928 |
| 8 | Alling Memorial Golf Course | New Haven | Municipal | 1930 |
| 9 | Farmingbury Hills Golf Club | Wolcott | Municipal | 1930 |
| 10 | Goodwin At Goodwin Golf Course | Hartford | Municipal | 1930 |
| 11 | The North At Goodwin Golf Course | Hartford | Municipal | 1930 |
| 12 | Stanley Golf Course Red Blue | New Britain | Municipal | 1931 |
| 13 | East Mountain Golf Course | Waterbury | Municipal | 1932 |
| 14 | Black At D Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1934 |
| 15 | Red At D Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1934 |
| 16 | Agawam Municipal Golf Course | Feeding Hills | Municipal | 1944 |
| 17 | Stanley Golf Course Blue White | New Britain | Municipal | 1958 |
| 18 | Stanley Golf Course White Red | New Britain | Municipal | 1958 |
| 19 | Crestbrook Park Golf Course | Watertown | Municipal | 1962 |
| 20 | Griffith E Harris Golf Course | Greenwich | Municipal | 1963 |
| 21 | Carl Dickman Par 3 Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1968 |
| 22 | Timberlin Golf Club | Berlin | Municipal | 1970 |
| 23 | H Smith Richardson Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1972 |
| 24 | Sterling Farms Golf Course | Stamford | Municipal | 1972 |
| 25 | Ridgefield Golf Course | Ridgefield | Municipal | 1974 |
| 26 | Tashua Knolls Golf Club Tashua Knolls | Trumbull | Municipal | 1976 |
| 27 | Tashua Knolls Golf Club Tashua Glen | Trumbull | Municipal | 2004 |
| 28 | Wintonbury Hills Golf Course | Bloomfield | Municipal | 2005 |
FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified municipal course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many municipal courses does Connecticut have?
Connecticut has 28 municipal golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.