The best courses you can play in 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 25 highest-rated public courses across Connecticut, ranked by those community scores.

Great River Golf Club
Milford, CT, USAPublicTommy Fazio
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens

Wintonbury Hills Golf Course
Bloomfield, CT, USAPublicPete Dye & Tim Liddy
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Holes can feel a bit repetitive. Great conditions. Much tougher if driver is struggling. Highly recommend
Written by
@CertifiedHulligan
- Putting area
- Fast greens
- Hidden gem

Rockledge Golf Club
West Hartford, CT, USAPublicAl Zikorus
- Must play
- Parkland
- Putting area

Keney Park Golf Club
Windsor, CT, USAPublicDevereux Emmet & Matthew Dusenberry
- 3.3Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 3.9Value
- 2.7Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Keney is a hidden national treasure. Designed during the Golden Age of American golf architecture, the routing takes advantage of a compact tract of land that undulates and meanders through hill and dale, and yet, very walkable.
Written by
@DM4Golf
- Walkable
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Gillette Ridge Golf Club
Bloomfield, CT, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
- Great value
- Driving range
- Putting area

Fox Hopyard Golf Club
East Haddam, CT, USAPublicRoger Rulewich

Connecticut National Golf Club
Putnam, CT, USAPublicMike Donovan & Sally Donovan
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
A challenging course that does a great job taking advantage of the natural terrain. The course was is great shape, unfortunately when I played the new clubhouse was still under construction but it looks like it will be nice.
Written by
@GIR
- Driving range
- Great value
- Challenging

The Golf Club of Oxford Greens
Oxford, CT, USAPublicMark Mungeam
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Putting area

Shennecossett Golf Club
Groton, CT, USAPublicDonald Ross
- 4.3Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Walkable
- Links
- Restaurant

Tallwood Country Club
Hebron, CT, USAPublicMichael Ovian & Karnig Ovian
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area

The Fenwick Golf Course
Old Saybrook, CT, USAPublic
- 2.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities

Andersons Glen
Blackledge Country Club
Hebron, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish
- 2.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range

Richter Park Golf Course
Danbury, CT, USAPublicEdward C. Ryder
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Underrated
- Challenging
- Driving range

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Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicMark Mungeam

Manchester Country Club
Manchester, CT, USAPublicA .W. Tillinghast & Tom Bendelow
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Putting area

Fairview Farm Golf Course
Harwinton, CT, USAPublicDick Christian & Bob Ferraroti
- 2.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
Surprisingly good shape for getting so much play. Very tight off the tee on some holes, long par 3s.
Written by
@GolfingAmerica
- Challenging
- Hidden gem
- Parkland

Gilead Highlands
Blackledge Country Club
Hebron, CT, USAPublicMark Mungeam
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Layout is very meh in my opinion … by the middle of the round I was sick of hitting 200yd tee shots but if you like hitting your irons off the tee, solid track…
Written by
@Jolfer
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range

Simsbury Farms Golf Club
Simsbury, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish

Laurel View Country Club
Hamden, CT, USAPublicGeoffrey Cornish
Front had a tornado tear some holes up and so has been redone and is in better shape than the back that is more hilly and narrow.
Written by
@daniel
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area

Tashua Knolls Golf Club
Trumbull, CT, USAPublicAl Zikorus
- Scoreable

Jones
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Middlefield, CT, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Lyman Orchards is a hidden gem tucked away in the middle of Connecticut. Connecticut golf is truly one of the most underrated spots in the country. As September rolls in the hills of central Connecticut turn bright orange and red, and give surprisingly good views at Lyman.
Written by
@bedson

H. Smith Richardson
H Smith Richardson Golf Club
Fairfield, CT, USAPublicHal Purdy
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Decent conditions and a cool design for a public. A pretty tough walk.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area

Longshore Club Park Golf Club
Westport, CT, USAPublicJohn Harvey & Orrin E. Smith
- 1.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Bar
- Walkable
- Driving range

Timberlin Golf Club
Berlin, CT, USAPublicAl Zikorus & Stephen Kay
- 2.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

Hotchkiss School Golf Course
Lakeville, CT, USAPublicSeth Raynor
- 2.5Conditions
- 1.5Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Putting area
- Underrated
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Connecticut. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Connecticut.
The top public golf courses in Connecticut on Course Vaults are led by Great River Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.0. This page ranks 25 courses, including Great River Golf Club, Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, Rockledge Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Connecticut. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Connecticut list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Great River Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in Connecticut on Course Vaults at 8.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:37 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Connecticut
- Fairfield
- Hebron
- Middlefield
- Bloomfield
- Farmington
- Portland
- Stamford
- Trumbull
- Baltic
- Berlin
- Danbury
- East Haddam
- Greenwich
- Groton
- Hamden
- Hartford
- Harwinton
- Lakeville
- Litchfield
- Manchester
- Meriden
- Milford
- Monroe
- New Britain
- New Milford
- Norwalk
- Norwich
- Old Saybrook
- Orange
- Oxford
- Putnam
- Ridgefield
- Simsbury
- Southbury
- Wallingford
- West Hartford
- Westport
- Windsor
- Woodbridge
