The best private courses in Madison, Connecticut
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 3,426 rounds in Connecticut and rate what they played. These are the 13 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Madison, Connecticut, ranked by those community scores.
Friar's Head
Riverhead, NY, USAPrivateBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.6Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- 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
I didn’t see the place before the reno but these green complexes are pretty mind-blowing. The par-3 templates are possibly the best i’ve played. And great routing—it’s not right in front of you but uses the land in interesting ways on almost every hole.
Written by
@tomh
- Challenging
- Must play
- Driving range
TPC River Highlands
TPC at River Highlands
Cromwell, CT, USAPrivateBobby Weed & Robert Ross
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Fun layout with a terrific closing stretch. Practice facilities are unmatched.
Written by
@SportsDrew
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Laurel Links Country Club
Mattituck, NY, USAPrivateKelly Blake Moran
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
Noyac Golf Club
Sag Harbor, NY, USAPrivateWilliam F. Mitchell & Stephen Kay
- 4.8Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 2.2Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- 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
Pristine and pure RTJ track. With many dog legs and elevated, seriously protected greens, bring your A game
Written by
@greco
- 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
Gardiner's Bay Country Club
Shelter Island Heights, NY, USAPrivateWilliam F. Mitchell & Seth Raynor
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Vineyards Golf Club
Riverhead, NY, USAPrivateBuddy Johnson
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Friendly
- Driving range
- Putting area
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
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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 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.
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Common questions about private course rankings in Madison, Connecticut.
The top private 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 13 courses, including Friar's Head, The Bridge Golf Club, The Course at Yale.
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 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 private 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 private courses in and around Madison, Connecticut on Course Vaults at 9.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:49 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
