Best Public Golf Courses in Massachusetts
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Massachusetts has 100 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 | Highland Links Cape Cod | North Truro | Public | 1892 |
| 2 | Leicester Country Club | Leicester | Public | 1894 |
| 3 | Siasconset Golf Course | Nantucket | Public | 1894 |
| 4 | Chatham Seaside Links | Chatham | Municipal | 1895 |
| 5 | Presidents Golf Course | Quincy | Public | 1895 |
| 6 | William J Devine Franklin Park Golf Course | Dorchester | Public | 1896 |
| 7 | Newton Commonwealth Golf Course | Newton | Public | 1897 |
| 8 | Forest Park Country Club | Adams | Public | 1901 |
| 9 | Tekoa Country Club | Westfield | Public | 1901 |
| 10 | Marion Golf Club | Marion | Public | 1904 |
| 11 | Merrimack Valley Golf Club | Methuen | Public | 1906 |
| 12 | Beverly Golf Tennis Club | Beverly | Public | 1910 |
| 13 | Southborough Golf Club | Southborough | Public | 1915 |
| 14 | Delmont Golf Course | Rehoboth | Public | 1916 |
| 15 | Cedar Hill Golf Club | Stoughton | Municipal | 1920 |
| 16 | Wayland Country Club | Wayland | Public | 1920 |
| 17 | Whaling City Golf Course At New Bedford | New Bedford | Municipal | 1920 |
| 18 | Maynard Golf Course | Maynard | Municipal | 1921 |
| 19 | Stow South At Stow Acres Country Club | Stow | Public | 1921 |
| 20 | Westborough Country Club | Westborough | Public | 1921 |
| 21 | Sandy Burr Country Club | Wayland | Public | 1922 |
| 22 | South Shore Country Club | Hingham | Public | 1922 |
| 23 | Woburn Country Club | Woburn | Public | 1922 |
| 24 | Kelley Greens Golf Course | Nahant | Public | 1923 |
| 25 | The Golf Club At Wyndhurst Manor Club | Lenox | Public | 1926 |
| 26 | Ashfield Community Golf Course | Ashfield | Public | 1927 |
| 27 | D W Field Golf Course | Brockton | Municipal | 1927 |
| 28 | Wachusett Country Club | West Boylston | Public | 1927 |
| 29 | Cape Cod Country Club | East Falmouth | Public | 1928 |
| 30 | Cedar Glen Golf Club | Saugus | Public | 1928 |
| 31 | Unicorn Golf Course | Stoneham | Municipal | 1928 |
| 32 | Cotuit Highground Country Club | Cotuit | Public | 1929 |
| 33 | Franconia Golf Course | Springfield | Public | 1929 |
| 34 | Green Hill Golf Club | Worcester | Municipal | 1929 |
| 35 | Sagamore Spring Golf Club | Lynnfield | Public | 1929 |
| 36 | Fresh Pond Golf Course | Cambridge | Municipal | 1930 |
| 37 | Leo J Martin Memorial Golf Course | Weston | Public | 1930 |
| 38 | Cape Ann Golf Course | Essex | Public | 1931 |
| 39 | Hillview Golf Course | North Reading | Public | 1931 |
| 40 | Riverside At Juniper Hill Golf Course | Northborough | Public | 1931 |
| 41 | Wampanoag Golf Course | North Swansea | Public | 1931 |
| 42 | Wampanoag Golf Course | Swansea | Public | 1931 |
| 43 | Edgewood Golf Club | Southwick | Public | 1932 |
| 44 | Pakachoag Golf Course | Auburn | Public | 1932 |
| 45 | Olde Salem Greens Golf Course | Salem | Municipal | 1933 |
| 46 | Robert T Lynch Municipal Brookline Golf Course | Chestnut Hill | Municipal | 1933 |
| 47 | 1 At Ponkapoag Golf Club | Canton | Municipal | 1936 |
| 48 | 2 At Ponkapoag Golf Club | Canton | Municipal | 1936 |
| 49 | Mount Hood Golf Course | Melrose | Public | 1936 |
| 50 | George Wright Golf Course | Hyde Park | Municipal | 1938 |
| 51 | Green Gables Golf Course | Worcester | Public | 1939 |
| 52 | Agawam Municipal Golf Course | Feeding Hills | Municipal | 1944 |
| 53 | Braintree Municipal Golf Course | Braintree | Public | 1945 |
| 54 | Pine Meadows Golf Course | Lexington | Municipal | 1945 |
| 55 | Pine Knoll Executive Golf Course | East Longmeadow | Public | 1948 |
| 56 | Egremont Country Club | Great Barrington | Public | 1950 |
| 57 | Groton Country Club | Groton | Municipal | 1950 |
| 58 | North At Heather Hill Country Club | Plainville | Public | 1950 |
| 59 | Southampton Country Club | Southampton | Public | 1951 |
| 60 | Middle South At Heather Hill Country Club | Plainville | Public | 1955 |
| 61 | Stone E Lea Golf Course | Attleboro | Public | 1955 |
| 62 | Hazelton Golf Club | Rehoboth | Public | 1956 |
| 63 | Berlin Country Club | Berlin | Public | 1957 |
| 64 | Holden Hills Country Club | Jefferson | Public | 1957 |
| 65 | Westover Golf Club | Granby | Public | 1957 |
| 66 | Falmouth Country Club Eighteen Hole Course | East Falmouth | Public | 1958 |
| 67 | Pinecrest Golf Club | Holliston | Public | 1958 |
| 68 | Chemawa Golf Course | North Attleboro | Public | 1959 |
| 69 | Chemawa Golf Course | North Attleborough | Public | 1959 |
| 70 | New Meadows Golf Club | Topsfield | Public | 1959 |
| 71 | Beaver Brook Golf Club | Haydenville | Public | 1960 |
| 72 | Gardner Municipal Golf Course | Gardner | Public | 1960 |
| 73 | Oak Ridge Golf Club | Gill | Public | 1960 |
| 74 | Touisset Country Club | Swansea | Public | 1960 |
| 75 | Ridder Farm Golf Country Club | East Bridgewater | Public | 1961 |
| 76 | Settlers Crossing Golf Course | Lunenburg | Public | 1961 |
| 77 | Veterans Memorial Golf Course | Springfield | Municipal | 1961 |
| 78 | North Hill Country Club | Duxbury | Municipal | 1962 |
| 79 | East Mountain Country Club | Westfield | Public | 1963 |
| 80 | Firefly Golf Course | Seekonk | Public | 1963 |
| 81 | Little Harbor Country Club | Wareham | Public | 1963 |
| 82 | Trull Brook Golf Course | Tewksbury | Public | 1963 |
| 83 | Miacomet Golf Course | Nantucket | Public | 1964 |
| 84 | Poquoy Brook Golf Course | Lakeville | Public | 1964 |
| 85 | Rockland Golf Course | Rockland | Public | 1964 |
| 86 | Chelmsford Country Club | Chelmsford | Public | 1965 |
| 87 | Chicopee Country Club | Chicopee | Municipal | 1965 |
| 88 | Dennis Pines Golf Course | South Dennis | Municipal | 1965 |
| 89 | Grandview Golf Course | Leominster | Public | 1965 |
| 90 | Middleton Golf Course | Middleton | Public | 1965 |
| 91 | Stow North At Stow Acres Country Club | Stow | Public | 1965 |
| 92 | Rehoboth Country Club | Rehoboth | Public | 1966 |
| 93 | Waubeeka Golf Links | Williamstown | Public | 1966 |
| 94 | Far Corner Golf Hawk Fox Course | Boxford | Public | 1967 |
| 95 | Far Corner Golf Heron Hawk Course | Boxford | Public | 1967 |
| 96 | Holly Ridge Golf Club | Sandwich | Public | 1967 |
| 97 | Lost Brook Golf Club | Norwood | Public | 1967 |
| 98 | Mga Links At Mamantapett | Norton | Public | 1967 |
| 99 | Paul Harney Golf Club | East Falmouth | Public | 1967 |
| 100 | Strawberry Valley Golf Club | Abington | Public | 1967 |
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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 Massachusetts have?
Massachusetts has 100 public golf courses in the registry (list capped at 100).
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.