The best golf course layouts in Massachusetts
The golf courses in Massachusetts that Course Vaults golfers rate highest for layout: routing, hole variety, and design. Each course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers who played it; 17 courses qualify.
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Essex County Club
Manchester, MA, USALayout 5.0 out of 5 from 10 golfers
PrivateDonald Ross
- 4.6Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
If this isn't the most fun Donald Ross course to play, I don't know what is. One of the great members clubs in America. Quirk in every good way possible. The back may be the best 9 in Massachusetts (saying a lot).
Written by
@Urannimal
- Must play
- Pristine
- Fast greens

Boston Golf Club
Hingham, MA, USALayout 4.8 out of 5 from 17 golfers
PrivateGil Hanse
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Boston Golf Club is one of those rare courses that somehow gets better with every hole.
Written by
@Gary
- Must play
- Pristine
- Caddies

Eastward Ho! Country Club
Chatham, MA, USALayout 4.7 out of 5 from 12 golfers
PrivateWilliam Herbert Fowler
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Great piece of land and interesting design. Tons of different looks because of the elevation changes and routing.
Written by
@jtassone12
- Must play
- Views
- By water

Taconic Golf Club
Williamstown, MA, USALayout 4.5 out of 5 from 6 golfers
PublicWayne Stiles & John Van Kleek
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Tucked into the middle of nowhere, this absolute gem was potentially the best set up for four ball match play I’ve ever been graced by. You’re on a college campus but as soon as you walk up to the first tee it feels like a step back in time, a quieter time.
Written by
@Bubs
- Hidden gem
- Views
- Must play

Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA, USALayout 4.5 out of 5 from 11 golfers
PrivateHerbert C. Leeds
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Myopia has such old school character and charm. So rarely do you get not only a sense of place but time (or rather, timelessness) as well from a property. Horses, idyllic mossy ponds, fescue and rollicking hills, granite rocks and tube-shaped bunkers…
Written by
@hammerinhank
- Must play
- Challenging
- Fast greens

Sankaty Head Golf Club
Siasconset, MA, USA
Layout 4.3 out of 5 from 5 golfers

George Wright Golf Course
Hyde Park, MA, USA
Layout 4.1 out of 5 from 11 golfers

Old Sandwich Golf Club
Plymouth, MA, USA
Layout 4.1 out of 5 from 7 golfers

(Clyde & Squirrel) The Country Club
Brookline, MA, USA
Layout 4.0 out of 5 from 11 golfers

The Country Club (Brookline)
Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Layout 4.0 out of 5 from 5 golfers

Miacomet Golf Club
Nantucket, MA, USA
Layout 3.9 out of 5 from 7 golfers

Highland Links Golf Course
North Truro, MA, USA
Layout 3.8 out of 5 from 5 golfers

(William J. Devine Franklin Park) William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park
Dorchester, MA, USA
Layout 3.8 out of 5 from 6 golfers

(Jones) Pine Hills Golf Club
Plymouth, MA, USA
Layout 3.7 out of 5 from 5 golfers

The Kittansett Club
Marion, MA, USA
Layout 3.6 out of 5 from 8 golfers

Crumpin Fox Club
Bernardston, MA, USA
Layout 3.2 out of 5 from 5 golfers

Newton Commonwealth Golf Club
Newton, MA, USA
Layout 2.3 out of 5 from 8 golfers
How we rank
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Massachusetts. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Essex County Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Massachusetts at Layout 5.0/5 (10 golfers). 17 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Massachusetts. Rankings refresh about hourly.
A course appears once at least 5 different golfers have rated its layout on Course Vaults. Log your round and rate it in the app to help it qualify.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:49 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
