The best golf courses in Madison, 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 Madison, Connecticut, ranked by those community scores.
Friar's Head
Riverhead, NY, USAPrivateBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.6Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Must play
- Views
- Pristine
The Bridge Golf Club
Bridgehampton, NY, USAPrivateRees Jones
- 4.9Conditions
- 2.9Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Views
- Driving range
- Pristine
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
Gardiner's Bay Country Club
Shelter Island Heights, NY, USAPrivateWilliam F. Mitchell & Seth Raynor
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Noyac Golf Club
Sag Harbor, NY, USAPrivateWilliam F. Mitchell & Stephen Kay
- 4.8Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 2.2Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant
Laurel Links Country Club
Mattituck, NY, USAPrivateKelly Blake Moran
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
New Haven Country Club
Hamden, CT, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Black Hall Club
Old Lyme, CT, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Baiting Hollow Club
Baiting Hollow, NY, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Dr. Michael Hurdzan
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Restaurant
Great River Golf Club
Milford, CT, USAPublicTommy Fazio
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens
The Vineyards Golf Club
Riverhead, NY, USAPrivateBuddy Johnson
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Friendly
- Driving range
- Putting area
Fox Hopyard Golf Club
East Haddam, CT, USAPublicRoger Rulewich
Madison Country Club
Madison, CT, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Long Island National Golf Club
Riverhead, NY, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Driving range
The Fenwick Golf Course
Old Saybrook, CT, USAPublic
- 2.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
Apple
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicMark Mungeam
Laurel View Country Club
Hamden, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Island's End Golf & Country Club
Greenport, NY, USAPublicHerbert Strong
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- By water
Jones
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
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
Cherry Creek Golf Links
Riverhead, NY, USAPublicCharles Jurgens
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Links
- 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 Madison, 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 Madison, Connecticut.
The top golf courses in Madison, Connecticut on Course Vaults are led by Friar's Head with a Course Vaults score of 9.5. This page ranks 25 courses, including Friar's Head, The Bridge Golf Club, The Course at Yale.
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 Madison, 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 Madison, Connecticut list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Madison, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Friar's Head is currently #1 among courses in and around Madison, Connecticut on Course Vaults at 9.5 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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