Private

Bay/Bog Course

Willowbend Golf Club

Mashpee, MA, USA
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About this course

Willowbend Golf Club in Mashpee sits on Cape Cod, where the sandy soils and coastal plain topography create natural conditions for golf. The facility offers 27 holes designed by Jack Largay and Dan Hostetter, arranged in three nine-hole loops that can be combined into different 18-hole configurations. The Bay/Bog combination represents one of these pairings, routing through terrain characteristic of the Cape's interior landscape—rolling ground punctuated by wetlands, native grasses, and stands of pitch pine and scrub oak. The design takes advantage of the property's natural features, with holes playing around and across wetland areas that give the Bog nine its name. The sandy subsoil provides firm playing conditions and allows for good drainage, while the routing incorporates elevation changes modest by regional standards but significant for Cape Cod. Largay, a Massachusetts-based architect, has designed numerous courses throughout New England, and his work here reflects familiarity with Cape Cod's environmental constraints and golfing traditions. Willowbend serves as a semi-private facility, offering both member and daily-fee play. The course attracts a mix of Cape residents and visitors seeking an alternative to the region's older, more traditional layouts. The setting provides a relatively secluded feel despite the Cape's development, with the natural landscape buffering holes from one another and creating a sense of movement through varied terrain over the 18-hole round.

Quick facts

Location
Mashpee, MA, USA
Access
Private
Year built
1987
Holes
18
Par
71
Length
6,621 yards
Difficulty
74/145
Course Vaults score
7.4

Getting there

Willowbend Golf Club sits nestled in the pine-studded heart of Cape Cod, most readily accessed via Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), roughly ninety minutes northwest by car, or the closer but smaller Providence Airport (PVD) at roughly an hour's drive. The route unfolds through the gentle transition from New England highway to the quieter, oak-lined roads that characterize the Upper Cape, where the salt-tinged air and glimpses of cranberry bogs signal arrival in Mashpee's exclusive enclave. Those traveling by private aviation will find Chatham Municipal Airport a discreet alternative just minutes away, preserving the unhurried discretion that defines the approach to this storied club. The final miles wind through protected woodland and manicured grounds, delivering you to a sanctuary where championship golf and New England's coastal heritage converge in understated elegance.

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Common questions about Bay/Bog at Willowbend Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Bay/Bog at Willowbend Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 19 logged golfers.

Bay/Bog was designed by Jack Largay and Dan Hostetter.

Bay/Bog at Willowbend Golf Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.

Par at Bay/Bog is 71.

Bay/Bog plays 6,621 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Bay/Bog is 145.

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