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Highland Links Course

Highland Links Golf Course

North Truro, MA, USA
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About this course

Highland Links, clinging to the windswept dunes of Provincetown, Massachusetts, lays claim to being the oldest golf course in the area, a testament to the enduring allure of the game against a backdrop of maritime history. Designed in the late 19th century, Highland presents a raw, links-style experience shaped by relentless coastal winds and undulating fescue grasses. Blind shots and unpredictable bounces are the norm, rewarding creativity and adaptability over brute force. Golfers navigating its tight fairways often find themselves playing alongside the ghosts of mariners, artists, and the hearty souls who have long called this remote corner of Cape Cod home. It’s a thinking man's course, demanding patience and a touch of seafaring intuition. While Highland Links may not command the global recognition of championship venues, it holds a unique position as a beloved local institution. It's a place where generations of Cape Codders have learned the game, and where summer visitors find a respite from the bustling beaches, swapping stories over post-round chowder and soaking in the panoramic views of the Atlantic. The modest clubhouse is a repository of local lore, the walls adorned with vintage photographs and faded scorecards, each telling a silent tale of triumphs and tribulations on this idiosyncratic layout.

Quick facts

Location
North Truro, MA, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1892
Holes
9
Par
35
Length
2,753 yards
Difficulty
36.1/126
Course Vaults score
7.4

Getting there

The journey to Highland Links Golf Course unfolds along one of New England's most storied coastal routes, typically beginning at Boston Logan International (BOS), roughly ninety minutes north by car through the Massachusetts suburbs before the landscape opens into the Cape Cod peninsula. The drive itself becomes the prelude: Route 6 carries you across the Cape's sandy spine, past cranberry bogs and pitch-pine forests, until the road narrows and the Atlantic air sharpens as you enter the Lower Cape's quieter reaches. The final miles into North Truro trade commercial sprawl for weathered beach cottages and salt-marsh vistas, with Highland Links perched on its dramatic Highland bluff overlooking the Atlantic—a links course of genuine isolation and windswept authenticity that rewards the pilgrimage north.

FAQ

Common questions about Highland Links

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

Highland Links has a Course Vaults score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 67 logged golfers.

Highland Links was designed by Willard Small, J. Henry McKinley, and Hal Conklin.

Yes. Highland Links is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Highland Links is 35.

Highland Links plays 2,753 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Highland Links is 126.

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