The best private courses in Newport, Rhode Island
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 1,077 rounds in Rhode Island and rate what they played. These are the 13 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Newport, Rhode Island, ranked by those community scores.
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Shelter Harbor Golf Club
Charlestown, RI, USAPrivateDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Pristine
- Must play
- Challenging
Newport Country Club
Newport, RI, USAPrivateWilliam Davis
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
The 4th hole is a par 3 along Ocean Avenue. My buddy hit driver and I hit a hybrid and we were both short. The wind was whipping.
Written by
@JTC
- Must play
- Walkable
- Views
Sakonnet Golf Club
Little Compton, RI, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens
Rhode Island Country Club
Barrington, RI, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Potowomut Golf Club
Warwick, RI, USAPrivateWilliam Bradley Booth
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area
Warwick Country Club
Warwick, RI, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
Played here in an event with work which was a 4 man scramble. Thoroughly thoroughly enjoyable golf course. Reminded me of what it’s like to have fun on the course again. Would love to play there all summer, great set up and some spectacular vistas down by the ocean.
Written by
@EllWilko157
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Valley Country Club
Warwick, RI, USAPrivateW. H. Follett
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Layout is very fun and challenging. No two holes are the same and the Par 3s are very challenging, in my opinion best in the state. Course conditions have greatly improved and continue to get better every week!
Written by
@Coop_Golf
- Great value
- Driving range
- Must play
Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club
Middletown, RI, USAPrivateSeth Raynor
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Point Judith Country Club
Narragansett, RI, USAPrivateWilliam Davis
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Country Club of New Bedford
North Dartmouth, MA, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Fall River Country Club
Fall River, MA, USAPrivateGeoffrey Cornish
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Alpine Country Club
Cranston, RI, USAPrivateGeoffrey Cornish
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.3Scenery
- NRFacilities
Course is always in great condition, no problems there. Ownership only cares about money and does nothing to give back to members. Will not accommodate any request and rounds of golf can reach 5+ hours during peak times.
Written by
@Coop_Golf
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Winnapaug Country Club
Westerly, RI, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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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 Newport, 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 Newport, Rhode Island.
The top private golf courses in Newport, Rhode Island on Course Vaults are led by Shelter Harbor Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.8. This page ranks 13 courses, including Shelter Harbor Golf Club, Newport Country Club, Sakonnet Golf 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 Newport, 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 Newport, Rhode Island list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Newport, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Shelter Harbor Golf Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Newport, Rhode Island on Course Vaults at 8.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:15 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
