The hardest golf courses in Manchester, New Hampshire
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Manchester, New Hampshire, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 20 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Atkinson, Amherst, Litchfield, Goffstown, Candia and 5 more nearby towns.
Vesper Country Club
Tyngsboro, MA, USASlope rating 137, 73.6 course rating, Black tees, 6,726 yds
PrivateDonald Ross
- 4.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.3Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Unique course with about 4 holes playing on an island in the middle of a river. You can see the remnants of an old cycling course.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Must play
- Walkable
- Challenging
Stonebridge Country Club
Goffstown, NH, USASlope rating 136, 73.4 course rating, Black tees, 6,808 yds
PublicPhil Wogan & George Sargent
- 3.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Must play
- Restaurant
- Great value
Manchester Country Club
Bedford, NH, USASlope rating 136, 73.0 course rating, Championship tees, 6,833 yds
PrivateDonald Ross
- 4.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 1.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Hidden gem
18 Hole
Atkinson Country Club and Resort
Atkinson, NH, USASlope rating 136, 72.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,580 yds
PublicPhil Wogan
- 3.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Must play
- Pristine
Four Oaks Country Club
Dracut, MA, USASlope rating 136, 71.4 course rating, Black tees, 6,268 yds
Public
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
The layout is odd, but my main issue was the pin placements. 16 of 18 pins were cut within about 3 paces of the edge of the green. Never seen anything like it— became laughable after a while. Conditions were ok, some scarring on the greens from disease/unrepaired ball marks
Written by
@mryan
- Walkable
Sky Meadow Country Club
Nashua, NH, USA
Slope rating 135, 73.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,590 yds
Crotched Mountain Golf Club
Francestown, NH, USA
Slope rating 132, 70.3 course rating, Blue tees, 6,111 yds
Passaconaway Country Club
Litchfield, NH, USA
Slope rating 130, 72.6 course rating, Blue tees, 6,848 yds
Pembroke Pines Country Club
Pembroke, NH, USA
Slope rating 130, 72.0 course rating, Blue tees, 6,572 yds
Canterbury Woods Country Club
Canterbury, NH, USA
Slope rating 129, 71.9 course rating, Black tees, 6,644 yds
Haverhill Country Club
Haverhill, MA, USA
Slope rating 129, 70.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,393 yds
Merrimack Valley Golf Club
Methuen, MA, USA
Slope rating 129, 70.1 course rating, Black tees, 6,012 yds
(Jungle) Green Meadow Golf Club
Hudson, NH, USA
Slope rating 127, 72.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,940 yds
The Overlook Golf Club
Hollis, NH, USA
Slope rating 126, 70.1 course rating, Blue tees, 6,624 yds
Souhegan Woods Golf Club
Amherst, NH, USA
Slope rating 125, 70.3 course rating, Blue tees, 6,507 yds
Amherst Country Club
Amherst, NH, USA
Slope rating 124, 70.8 course rating, Black tees, 6,462 yds
Derryfield Country Club
Manchester, NH, USA
Slope rating 124, 69.1 course rating, Blue tees, 6,143 yds
Candia Woods Golf Links
Candia, NH, USA
Slope rating 121, 71.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,550 yds
Beaver Meadow Golf Club
Concord, NH, USA
Slope rating 121, 70.7 course rating, Blue tees, 6,364 yds
Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Club
Salem, NH, USA
Slope rating 121, 70.1 course rating, Blue tees, 6,249 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Manchester, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Vesper Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Manchester, New Hampshire at Slope 137 (73.6 course rating · Black tees · 6,726 yds). 20 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Manchester, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Manchester, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:26 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
