The hardest golf courses in Southwick, Massachusetts
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Southwick, Massachusetts, 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 South Hadley, Hampden, Longmeadow, Chicopee, West Springfield and 2 more nearby towns.
Gillette Ridge Golf Club
Bloomfield, CT, USASlope rating 140, 74.5 course rating, Black tees, 7,191 yds
PublicArnold Palmer
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
- Great value
- Driving range
- Putting area
The Ranch Golf Club
Southwick, MA, USASlope rating 139, 75.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,174 yds
PublicDamian Pascuzzo
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 3.8Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
interesting routing with the low point of the course being the clubhouse but makes for some epic blind tee shots coming down the hills where the ball is in the air forever. My one wish would be aiming posts on a few holes as there are long blind shots…
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- Views
- Driving range
- Pristine
Hop Meadow Country Club
Simsbury, CT, USASlope rating 136, 73.9 course rating, Championship tees, 6,915 yds
PrivateGeoffrey Cornish
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Orchards Golf Club
South Hadley, MA, USASlope rating 136, 72.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,575 yds
PublicDonald Ross
- 1.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Challenging
Longmeadow Country Club
Longmeadow, MA, USASlope rating 135, 73.6 course rating, Black tees, 6,756 yds
PrivateDonald Ross
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Farmington Woods Golf Club
Avon, CT, USA
Slope rating 134, 72.6 course rating, Blue tees, 6,577 yds
Wampanoag Country Club
West Hartford, CT, USA
Slope rating 133, 72.5 course rating, Blue tees, 6,610 yds
GreatHorse Golf Course
Hampden, MA, USA
Slope rating 131, 74.9 course rating, Red tees, 7,323 yds
Springfield Country Club
West Springfield, MA, USA
Slope rating 131, 71.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,531 yds
Westover Golf Club
Granby, MA, USA
Slope rating 130, 73.7 course rating, Blue tees, 7,003 yds
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course
Bloomfield, CT, USA
Slope rating 130, 72.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,711 yds
Ledges Municipal Golf Club
South Hadley, MA, USA
Slope rating 129, 71.8 course rating, Black tees, 6,507 yds
Simsbury Farms Golf Club
Simsbury, CT, USA
Slope rating 129, 71.2 course rating, Blue tees, 6,597 yds
Keney Park Golf Club
Windsor, CT, USA
Slope rating 127, 70.6 course rating, Gold tees, 6,449 yds
Chicopee Country Club
Chicopee, MA, USA
Slope rating 125, 71.1 course rating, Blue tees, 6,414 yds
(Green) Tunxis Plantation Country Club
Farmington, CT, USA
Slope rating 125, 70.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,446 yds
Shaker Farms Country Club
Westfield, MA, USA
Slope rating 125, 70.7 course rating, Black tees, 6,318 yds
Rockledge Golf Club
West Hartford, CT, USA
Slope rating 125, 70.4 course rating, Blue tees, 6,440 yds
(Fazio/Park) Tumble Brook Country Club
Bloomfield, CT, USA
Slope rating 124, 71.8 course rating, Black tees, 6,632 yds
(White) Tunxis Plantation Country Club
Farmington, CT, USA
Slope rating 124, 71.3 course rating, Blue tees, 6,638 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 Southwick, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Gillette Ridge Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Southwick, Massachusetts at Slope 140 (74.5 course rating · Black tees · 7,191 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 Southwick, 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 Southwick, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:16 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
