
Candia Woods Course
Candia Woods Golf Links


About this course
Candia Woods Golf Links occupies rolling terrain in Candia, a small town in southeastern New Hampshire roughly twenty miles from Manchester. Designed by Phil Wogan and opened in the mid-1990s, the course represents a period when New England communities saw modest expansion of daily-fee golf facilities to serve regional players. Wogan, a New England-based architect, routed the layout through wooded and partially cleared land typical of the region's glacially shaped topography. The course features elevation changes and plays through corridors of mixed hardwood and pine forest, with fairways that move across natural contours. Water comes into play on several holes, and the design incorporates the kind of straightforward strategic choices common to accessible public courses of its era—risk-reward opportunities balanced with playable lines for average golfers. The property's natural character provides a setting distinct from more open or links-style layouts found elsewhere in the state. Candia Woods serves primarily local and regional golfers seeking a walkable round in a wooded New Hampshire setting. The facility operates as a public course with standard amenities, and its location makes it a convenient option for players in the Manchester and Concord areas. The layout reflects the practical design priorities of its time: routing that works with the land, variety in hole length and direction, and a balance between challenge and accessibility for a broad range of skill levels.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in NH
Quick facts
- Location
- Candia, NH, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1964
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Phil Wogan
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,550 yards
- Difficulty
- 76.6/133
- Course Vaults score
- 7.0
Getting there
The journey to Candia Woods Golf Links begins at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), a straightforward forty-minute drive to the southeast through the rolling, wooded terrain of southern New Hampshire. The route traces quiet state highways that gradually shed suburban sprawl for farmland and forest, the landscape growing quieter and more rural as you approach the town of Candia. The final miles wind through classic New England countryside - stone walls, white clapboard homes, and dense stands of hardwood and pine - before delivering you to a course that feels refreshingly removed from the bustle of the Granite State's commercial corridor.

FAQ
Common questions about Candia Woods
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Candia Woods has a Course Vaults score of 7.0 out of 10 based on 19 logged golfers.
Candia Woods was designed by Phil Wogan.
Yes. Candia Woods is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Candia Woods is 71.
Candia Woods plays 6,550 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Candia Woods is 133.



