Best Public Golf Courses in Connecticut
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Connecticut has 98 public 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 | Woodstock Golf Course | Woodstock | Public | 1896 |
| 3 | Shennecossett Golf Club | Groton | Municipal | 1898 |
| 4 | Pequabuck Golf Club | Terryville | Public | 1902 |
| 5 | Hop Brook Golf Course | Naugatuck | Municipal | 1910 |
| 6 | E Gaynor Brennan Golf Course | Stamford | Public | 1922 |
| 7 | Westport Longshore Golf Club | Westport | Municipal | 1922 |
| 8 | Windham Golf Course | North Windham | Public | 1922 |
| 9 | Rockledge Country Club | West Hartford | Municipal | 1924 |
| 10 | Sleeping Giant Golf Course | Hamden | Public | 1924 |
| 11 | Norwich Golf Club | Norwich | Municipal | 1925 |
| 12 | Keney Park Golf Club | Windsor | Public | 1927 |
| 13 | Orange Hills Country Club | Orange | Public | 1927 |
| 14 | Guilford Lakes Golf Course | Guilford | Municipal | 1928 |
| 15 | Harrisville Golf Course | Woodstock | Public | 1929 |
| 16 | Alling Memorial Golf Course | New Haven | Municipal | 1930 |
| 17 | East Hartford Golf Club | East Hartford | Public | 1930 |
| 18 | Farmingbury Hills Golf Club | Wolcott | Municipal | 1930 |
| 19 | Goodwin At Goodwin Golf Course | Hartford | Municipal | 1930 |
| 20 | The North At Goodwin Golf Course | Hartford | Municipal | 1930 |
| 21 | Stanley Golf Course Red Blue | New Britain | Municipal | 1931 |
| 22 | East Mountain Golf Course | Waterbury | Municipal | 1932 |
| 23 | Candlewood Golf Club | New Milford | Public | 1933 |
| 24 | Hunter Golf Club | Meriden | Public | 1933 |
| 25 | Black At D Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1934 |
| 26 | Red At D Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1934 |
| 27 | Sunset Hill Golf Club | Brookfield | Public | 1936 |
| 28 | Green Gables Golf Course | Prospect | Public | 1939 |
| 29 | Agawam Municipal Golf Course | Feeding Hills | Municipal | 1944 |
| 30 | Black Birch Golf Club | Moodus | Public | 1945 |
| 31 | Buena Vista Golf Course | West Hartford | Public | 1950 |
| 32 | Copper Hill Golf Club | East Granby | Public | 1952 |
| 33 | Candlewood Valley Country Club | New Milford | Public | 1955 |
| 34 | Stonybrook Golf Course | Litchfield | Public | 1955 |
| 35 | Stanley Golf Course Blue White | New Britain | Municipal | 1958 |
| 36 | Stanley Golf Course White Red | New Britain | Municipal | 1958 |
| 37 | Minnechaug Golf Course | Glastonbury | Public | 1959 |
| 38 | Crestbrook Park Golf Course | Watertown | Municipal | 1962 |
| 39 | Eastwood Country Club | Torrington | Public | 1962 |
| 40 | Red At Tunxis Country Club | Farmington | Public | 1962 |
| 41 | Cedar Knob Golf Course | Somers | Public | 1963 |
| 42 | Griffith E Harris Golf Course | Greenwich | Municipal | 1963 |
| 43 | Blackledge Country Club Andersons Glen | Hebron | Public | 1964 |
| 44 | Cedar Ridge Golf Course | East Lyme | Public | 1964 |
| 45 | Indian Springs Golf Club | Middlefield | Public | 1964 |
| 46 | Country View Golf Club | Canaan | Public | 1965 |
| 47 | Grassmere Country Club | Enfield | Public | 1965 |
| 48 | Highland Greens Golf Course | Prospect | Public | 1966 |
| 49 | Westwoods Golf Club | CT 06032 | Public | 1966 |
| 50 | Hawks Landing Country Club | Southington | Public | 1967 |
| 51 | Oak Hills Park Golf Course | Norwalk | Public | 1967 |
| 52 | Carl Dickman Par 3 Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1968 |
| 53 | Woodhaven Country Club | Bethany | Public | 1968 |
| 54 | Jones At Lyman Orchards Golf Club | Middlefield | Public | 1969 |
| 55 | The Vue | Hamden | Public | 1969 |
| 56 | Blue Fox Run Golf Club Red Nine | Avon | Public | 1970 |
| 57 | Blue Fox Run Golf Club White Nine | Avon | Public | 1970 |
| 58 | Richter Park Golf Course | Danbury | Public | 1970 |
| 59 | Tallwood Country Club | Hebron | Public | 1970 |
| 60 | Timberlin Golf Club | Berlin | Municipal | 1970 |
| 61 | Pomperaug Golf Club | Southbury | Public | 1971 |
| 62 | Simsbury Farms Golf Club | Simsbury | Public | 1971 |
| 63 | Chanticlair Golf Club | Colchester | Public | 1972 |
| 64 | H Smith Richardson Golf Course | Fairfield | Municipal | 1972 |
| 65 | Sterling Farms Golf Course | Stamford | Municipal | 1972 |
| 66 | Twin Hills Country Club | Coventry | Public | 1972 |
| 67 | Rolling Greens Golf Course | Rocky Hill | Public | 1973 |
| 68 | Portland Golf Course | Portland | Public | 1974 |
| 69 | Ridgefield Golf Course | Ridgefield | Municipal | 1974 |
| 70 | Tashua Knolls Golf Club Tashua Knolls | Trumbull | Municipal | 1976 |
| 71 | Airways Golf Course Country Club | West Suffield | Public | 1977 |
| 72 | Chris Bargas Golf Club At Whitney Farms | Monroe | Public | 1982 |
| 73 | Portland Golf Course West | Portland | Public | 1985 |
| 74 | Vineyard Valley Golf Club | Pomfret Center | Public | 1990 |
| 75 | Quarry Ridge Golf Course | Portland | Public | 1993 |
| 76 | Gainfield Farms Golf Course | Southbury | Public | 1994 |
| 77 | Green At Tunxis Country Club | Farmington | Public | 1994 |
| 78 | Miner Hills Golf Course | Middletown | Public | 1994 |
| 79 | Player At Lyman Orchards Golf Club | Middlefield | Public | 1994 |
| 80 | Rolling Meadows Country Club | Ellington | Public | 1997 |
| 81 | The Orchards Golf Course | Milford | Public | 1997 |
| 82 | Topstone Golf Course | South Windsor | Public | 1997 |
| 83 | River Ridge Golf Course | Griswold | Public | 1999 |
| 84 | Rivers Edge Golf Club | Griswold | Public | 1999 |
| 85 | Blackledge Country Club Gilead Highlands | CT 06248 | Public | 2000 |
| 86 | Fairview Farm Golf Course | Harwinton | Public | 2000 |
| 87 | Quarry View Golf Course | Canaan | Public | 2002 |
| 88 | Quarry View Golf Course | East Canaan | Public | 2002 |
| 89 | Willow Brook Golf Course | South Windsor | Public | 2002 |
| 90 | Gillette Ridge | Bloomfield | Public | 2004 |
| 91 | Tashua Knolls Golf Club Tashua Glen | Trumbull | Municipal | 2004 |
| 92 | The Golf Club At Oxford Greens | Oxford | Public | 2004 |
| 93 | North Course At Lake Of Isles | North Stonington | Public | 2005 |
| 94 | Wintonbury Hills Golf Course | Bloomfield | Municipal | 2005 |
| 95 | Blue Fox Run Golf Club Blue Nine | Avon | Public | 2008 |
| 96 | Apple Nine At Lyman Orchards Golf Club | Middlefield | Public | 2012 |
| 97 | Grassy Hill Country Club | Orange | Public | – |
| 98 | White At Tunxis Country Club | Farmington | Public | – |
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 public course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many public courses does Connecticut have?
Connecticut has 98 public golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.