
Diadema Course
Diadema Golf Club
About this course
Diadema Golf Club occupies rolling terrain in North Anson, a small town in central Maine's Somerset County, roughly twenty miles north of Waterville. The course was designed by Michael Zikorus, a Massachusetts-based architect whose work emphasizes naturalistic routing and strategic variety on modest budgets. The property sits in a region characterized by mixed hardwood forests, glacial topography, and the Kennebec River watershed, offering a rural Maine setting removed from the state's better-known coastal courses. The layout takes advantage of the site's natural elevation changes and wooded corridors, with holes routed through clearings that preserve much of the existing landscape character. Zikorus typically designs courses that reward thoughtful play over raw distance, incorporating ground game options and green complexes that create interest through contour and positioning rather than elaborate bunkering. Diadema reflects this approach, providing a straightforward test suited to the region's recreational golfing community. The club serves the north-central Maine area, where golf facilities are relatively sparse and the season is compressed by winter weather. Courses in this part of the state tend to be unpretentious and community-focused, offering accessible golf in a quiet, forested environment. Diadema fits this regional profile, providing a contemporary design in an area where older, traditional layouts have long been the norm.
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 USA
Quick facts
- Location
- North Anson, ME, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 2014
- Designer
- Michael Zikorus
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 5,978 yards
- Difficulty
- 68.9/127
Getting there
# Getting There
Diadema Golf Club sits in the quiet reaches of western Maine, most readily accessed via Portland International Jetport (PWM), roughly ninety minutes south by car through rolling forest and past the shores of several pristine lakes. The drive north from Portland traces a gentle ascent into Maine's interior, trading coastal pine for deeper woodland as Route 201 carries you toward the Kennebec River valley and the small town of North Anson. For those seeking a more discreet arrival, regional airstrips serve the area, though the overland journey itself - winding through quintessential New England countryside - forms part of the club's appeal: a deliberate transition from the wider world into a landscape defined by solitude, water, and the architectural vision that awaits at journey's end.

FAQ
Common questions about Diadema
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Diadema was designed by Michael Zikorus.
Yes. Diadema is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Diadema is 72.
Diadema plays 5,978 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Diadema is 127.
Diadema is a 18-hole course.



