
Foxborough Course
Foxborough Country Club

About this course
Foxborough Country Club sits in Foxboro, Massachusetts, a town best known as home to Gillette Stadium but also host to this Geoffrey Cornish design. Cornish, a prolific New England architect who shaped dozens of courses across the region during the mid-twentieth century, brought his characteristic approach to routing and strategic design to this layout. His work typically emphasizes playability across skill levels while incorporating the natural terrain and native vegetation of the site. The course occupies rolling New England terrain typical of the region south of Boston, where elevation changes and wooded corridors define the playing corridors. Cornish designs from this era generally feature moderate length by contemporary standards, with an emphasis on accurate approach play and well-defended greens rather than overwhelming distance. The property reflects the traditional New England country club model, where golf serves as the centerpiece of a family-oriented membership. Foxborough operates as a semi-private facility, welcoming both members and daily-fee play depending on availability. The course provides a straightforward test of golf without excessive difficulty, making it accessible to a range of players while still requiring thoughtful course management. The setting offers a quiet retreat from the commercial development that has grown around Foxboro in recent decades, maintaining tree-lined fairways and a parkland character consistent with Cornish's regional design philosophy.
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 MA
Quick facts
- Location
- Foxboro, MA, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1957
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Geoffrey Cornish
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,849 yards
- Difficulty
- 73.3/122
- Course Vaults score
- 7.5
Getting there
Most visitors arrive via Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS), roughly 45 minutes north depending on traffic through the city's southern arteries. From there, the route traces Interstate 95 southwest through suburban sprawl before peeling off into the wooded, gently rolling terrain of Norfolk County, where Foxborough Country Club sits tucked discreetly among the pines and hardwoods. The final approach feels deliberately understated - a quiet turn off Route 1, past the looming silhouette of Gillette Stadium, then into a landscape that quickly sheds all trace of the commercial corridor for the hushed, old-New England privacy of the club's tree-lined entrance. It's a transition that happens in moments, from the roar of game-day crowds to the serene stillness of a members' retreat.

FAQ
Common questions about Foxborough
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Foxborough has a Course Vaults score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 29 logged golfers.
Foxborough was designed by Geoffrey Cornish.
Yes. Foxborough is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Foxborough is 72.
Foxborough plays 6,849 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Foxborough is 122.



