What are the top private golf courses in Gloucester, Massachusetts?

The top private golf courses in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Course Vaults are led by Myopia Hunt Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.0. This page ranks 9 courses, including Myopia Hunt Club, Essex County Club, Salem Country Club.

Does this list include courses near Gloucester?

Yes. The Gloucester, Massachusetts list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Gloucester, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.

What is the #1 golf course in Gloucester, Massachusetts right now?

Myopia Hunt Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Gloucester, Massachusetts on Course Vaults at 9.0 out of 10.

How often is this ranking updated?

This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:47 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.

The best private courses in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 9,369 rounds in Massachusetts and rate what they played. These are the 9 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Gloucester, Massachusetts, ranked by those community scores.

Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA, USA
9.0
PrivateHerbert C. Leeds
4.8Conditions
4.5Layout
3.8Scenery
3.9Facilities
Myopia has such old school character and charm. So rarely do you get not only a sense of place but time (or rather, timelessness) as well from a property. Horses, idyllic mossy ponds, fescue and rollicking hills, granite rocks and tube-shaped bunkers…
Written by
@hammerinhank
Must play
Challenging
Fast greens
Essex County Club
Manchester, MA, USA
8.9
PrivateDonald Ross
4.6Conditions
5.0Layout
4.2Scenery
4.5Facilities
If this isn't the most fun Donald Ross course to play, I don't know what is. One of the great members clubs in America. Quirk in every good way possible. The back may be the best 9 in Massachusetts (saying a lot).
Written by
@Urannimal
Must play
Pristine
Fast greens
Salem Country Club
Peabody, MA, USA
8.3
PrivateDonald Ross
5.0Conditions
4.5Layout
3.0Scenery
4.5Facilities
Challenging
Driving range
Pristine
Renaissance Golf Club
Haverhill, MA, USA
8.3
PrivateBrian Silva
4.3Conditions
4.7Layout
4.7Scenery
4.7Facilities
Driving range
Strategic
Restaurant
Tedesco Country Club
Marblehead, MA, USA
8.3
PrivateSkip Wogan
4.5Conditions
3.3Layout
2.3Scenery
4.9Facilities
Sick layout. Best first tee box I’ve ever played, second hole is really cool. Great conditions and a blast. Hard but not too punishing
Written by
@tonehall
Driving range
Pristine
Restaurant
Kernwood Country Club
Salem, MA, USA
7.9
PrivateDonald Ross
4.0Conditions
4.0Layout
4.0Scenery
4.0Facilities
Driving range
Pristine
Fast greens
The at Turner Hill
The Golf Club at Turner Hill
Ipswich, MA, USA
7.8
PrivateDr. Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
5.0Conditions
4.0Layout
4.0Scenery
4.0Facilities
Challenging
Driving range
Fast greens
Ipswich Country Club
Ipswich, MA, USA
7.7
PrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr.
Driving range
Parkland
Strategic
Bass Rocks Golf Club
Gloucester, MA, USA
7.2
PrivateHerbert C. Leeds
Driving range
Restaurant
Bar

How we rank

Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Gloucester, 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.

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Common questions about private course rankings in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

: The top private golf courses in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Course Vaults are led by Myopia Hunt Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.0. This page ranks 9 courses, including Myopia Hunt Club, Essex County Club, Salem Country Club.
: Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Gloucester, 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 Gloucester, Massachusetts list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Gloucester, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
: Myopia Hunt Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Gloucester, Massachusetts on Course Vaults at 9.0 out of 10.
: This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:47 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.

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The best private courses in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Myopia Hunt Club

Essex County Club

Salem Country Club

Renaissance Golf Club

Tedesco Country Club

Kernwood Country Club

The Golf Club at Turner Hill

Ipswich Country Club

Bass Rocks Golf Club

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