The best private courses in Salem, Massachusetts
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Salem, Massachusetts, ranked by those community scores.
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+329.1The Country Club (Brookline)
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+429.0Essex County Club
Manchester, MA, USA
+259.0(Clyde & Squirrel) The Country Club
Brookline, MA, USA
+458.9Boston Golf Club
Hingham, MA, USA
+338.9Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA, USA
+198.4Winchester Country Club
Winchester, MA, USA
+118.3Salem Country Club
Peabody, MA, USA
+118.3Tedesco Country Club
Marblehead, MA, USA
+98.3Pine Brook Country Club
Weston, MA, USA
+178.3Charles River Country Club
Newton Centre, MA, USA- +68.2
Renaissance Golf Club
Haverhill, MA, USA 
+128.1(Main) Brae Burn Country Club
West Newton, MA, USA
+168.1Wollaston Golf Club
Milton, MA, USA
+127.9Weston Golf Club
Weston, MA, USA
+87.9Kernwood Country Club
Salem, MA, USA
+87.8(The at Turner Hill) The Golf Club at Turner Hill
Ipswich, MA, USA
+87.8Cohasset Golf Club
Cohasset, MA, USA
+107.7Woodland Golf Club
Auburndale, MA, USA
+147.6Black Rock Country Club
Hingham, MA, USA
+137.6Belmont Country Club
Belmont, MA, USA
+67.6Haverhill Country Club
Haverhill, MA, USA
+57.5Oakley Country Club
Watertown, MA, USA
+67.4Hatherly Country Club
North Scituate, MA, USA
+57.3Mount Pleasant Golf Club
Lowell, MA, USA
+57.3Wellesley Country Club
Wellesley Hills, MA, USA
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 Salem, 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 private course rankings in Salem, Massachusetts.
The top private golf courses in Salem, Massachusetts on Course Vaults are led by The Country Club (Brookline) with a Course Vaults score of 9.1. This page ranks 25 courses, including The Country Club (Brookline), Essex County Club, The 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 Salem, 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 Salem, Massachusetts list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Salem, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Country Club (Brookline) is currently #1 among private courses in and around Salem, Massachusetts on Course Vaults at 9.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 8:05 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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