The best golf courses in Hamden, Connecticut
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 3,408 rounds in Connecticut and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Hamden, Connecticut, ranked by those community scores.
The Course at Yale
New Haven, CT, USAPrivateCharles Macdonald
- 3.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
TPC River Highlands
TPC at River Highlands
Cromwell, CT, USAPrivateBobby Weed & Robert Ross
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Brooklawn Country Club
Fairfield, CT, USAPrivateA .W. Tillinghast
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Country Club of Waterbury
Waterbury, CT, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Stephen Kay
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
New Haven Country Club
Hamden, CT, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Great River Golf Club
Milford, CT, USAPublicTommy Fazio
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens
Country Club of Fairfield
Fairfield, CT, USAPrivateSeth Raynor
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Watertown Golf Club
Watertown, CT, USAPrivateGeoffrey Cornish & Bill Robinson
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Patterson Club
Fairfield, CT, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Connecticut Golf Club
Easton, CT, USAPrivateGeoffrey Cornish & Silva
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens
Aspetuck Valley Country Club
Weston, CT, USAPrivateHal Purdy
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Golf Club of Oxford Greens
Oxford, CT, USAPublicMark Mungeam
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Putting area
Madison Country Club
Madison, CT, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Indian Hill Country Club
Newington, CT, USAPrivateRobert J. Ross
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Apple
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicMark Mungeam
Laurel View Country Club
Hamden, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Shuttle Meadow Country Club
Kensington, CT, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Tashua Knolls Golf Club
Trumbull, CT, USAPublicAl Zikorus
- Scoreable
Jones
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
H. Smith Richardson
H Smith Richardson Golf Club
Fairfield, CT, USAPublicHal Purdy
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Timberlin Golf Club
Berlin, CT, USAPublicAl Zikorus & Stephen Kay
- 2.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Player
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicGary Player
Orange Hills Country Club
Orange, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish
Portland Golf Club
Portland, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Putting area
- Dog track
The Tradition at Wallingford
Wallingford, CT, USAPublic1981
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Hamden, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Hamden, Connecticut.
The top golf courses in Hamden, Connecticut on Course Vaults are led by The Course at Yale with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 25 courses, including The Course at Yale, TPC at River Highlands, Brooklawn Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Hamden, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Hamden, Connecticut list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Hamden, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Course at Yale is currently #1 among courses in and around Hamden, Connecticut on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Oct 26, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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