Our Picks for The 10 Best Golf courses in New Hampshire
1. Mount Washington (Omni Hotel)
Address: Mount Washington Hotel Road, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire (NH), USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 124
Course Rating: 73.7
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,004
Scorecard: Link
The Mount Washington Hotel was designed by Charles Alling Gifford. Construction started in 1900 on the Y-shaped hotel, which opened on July 28, 1902.
It is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
2. Bald Peak Colony Club
Address: 180 Bald Peak Dr, Moultonborough, NH 03254, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 123
Course Rating: 70.3
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,264
Scorecard: Link
Founded in 1921, Bald Peak is a private country club set on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. Designed by Donald Ross and Ron Forse. Donald Ross is credited with the design of this layout. The Bald Peak Colony golf course opened in 2008.
3. Lake Sunapee Country Club
Address: 289 Country Club Lane, New London, NH 03257, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 137
Course Rating: 73.4
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,725
Scorecard: Link
The course offers dramatic views of the surrounding mountains within a serene rural setting. The club was founded in 1927, when a number of local residents met at the New London town library to select Donald Ross as their golf architect.
4. Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club
Address: 1 Lake Winnipesaukee Drive, New Durham, New Hampshire (NH), USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 136
Course Rating: 71.3
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,002
Scorecard: Link
Designed by British architect Clive Clark, who also designed the Belgrade Lakes Golf Club in Maine and the prestigious Hideaway Golf Club in La Quinta, California. The course was listed by Golf Digest in the top ten of “America’s Best New Private Courses of 2004,” and has also listed the Club as one of the top courses in New Hampshire for 14 straight years.
5. Hooper Golf Course
Address: 166 Prospect Hill Rd, Walpole, New Hampshire 03608, Cheshire County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Public
Length of play: 9-hole course
Slope index: 120
Course Rating: 69.2
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,023
Scorecard: Link
Designed by Wayne E. Stiles and John Van Kleek, the Hooper golf course opened in 1927. In 2020, “Hooper” was rated as the 13th best 9-hole stand-alone course in the world by Golf Magazine. Hooper was also listed in the top 8 of the best golf values in the Northeast by Golf.com.
6. The Golf Club of New England
Address: 167 Winnicutt Rd, Stratham, New Hampshire 03885, Rockingham County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 149
Course Rating: 77
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,531
Scorecard: Link
The Golf Club of New England is an Arnold Palmer designed in 2002, the course situated on 450 acres of beautiful farm land. Rated one of the tughest tracks in the Granite State. This golf club is widely regarded as one of Mr Palmer’s strongest layouts.
7. Baker Hill Golf Club
Address: 101 Baker Hill Road, Newbury, New Hampshire (NH) 03255, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 137
Course Rating: 72.9
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,000
Scorecard: Link
Awarded as Golf Digest’s “Best in State”, also hosted the New England Amateur in 2015. Baker Hill Golf Club lies between Wadleigh State Park and Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire. Named after the Benjamin Baker Farm that once operated on the site.
8. Montcalm Golf Club
Address: 2 Smith Pond Rd, Enfield, NH 03748, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Semi-Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 133
Course Rating: 73.3
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,829
Scorecard: Link
Montcalm possesses a sense of tranquility, rhythm and calmness for all who enjoy the game. Situated between the Green Mountain National Forest and the White Mountain National Forest in the upper Valley section of the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee region. The course was all of four years in the making, finally debuting in 2004.
9. Shattuck Golf Club
Address: 53 Dublin Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452, United States
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 153
Course Rating: 72.5
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,764
Scorecard: Link
The 157-acre tract was designed by golf course architect Brian Silva with emphasis on the natural beauty that lies at the base of Mount Monadnock. The Shattuck is listed as one of the Top 100 toughest courses in the country. This lightly bunkered Brian Silva design occupies 157 acres of a densely forested property where daily fee paying players have been welcomed since 1991.
10. Manchester Country Club
Address: 180 S River Rd, Bedford, New Hampshire 03110, Hillsborough County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 136
Course Rating: 73
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,833
Scorecard: Link
The course at Manchester Country Club is one that Donald Ross did see, opening in 1923. In present day, the course maintains much of the original integrity of Ross’s design – namely his classic undulating greens and strategic routing, with very little walking required from one green to the next tee. The club has hosted the New Hempshire open nine times since its inauguration in 1930.
