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Best Public Golf Courses in New Hampshire
Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score
- 1Mount Washington Resort Golf ClubBretton Woods · Resort · Est. 1915Donald Ross (restored by Brian Silva, 2008)8.9Legendary★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
84 reviews from GolfPass - 2Owl's Nest Golf ClubCampton · Resort · Est. 1998Mark Mungeam (Cornish, Silva & Mungeam); improvements by Nicklaus Design from 20167.9Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
35 reviews from GolfPass - 3Atkinson Country ClubAtkinson · Resort · Est. 1996Phil Wogan7.7Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
51 reviews from GolfPass - 4Breakfast Hill Golf ClubGreenland · Public · Est. 2000Brian Silva7.7Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
685 reviews from GolfPass - 5Hooper Golf CourseWalpole · Semi-private · Est. 1927Wayne Stiles (Stiles & Van Kleek)6.8Memorable★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
6 reviews from GolfPass - 6Crotched Mountain Golf ClubFrancestown · Public · Est. 1930Donald Ross (original nine); second nine built to Ross principles, renovated 19926.7Memorable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
482 reviews from GolfPass - 7North Conway Country ClubNorth Conway · Semi-private · Est. 1895Alex H. Findlay (original nine, 1900); Ralph M. Barton remodel (1935); Phil Wogan added nine (1975)6.7Memorable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
121 reviews from GolfPass - 8Bretwood Golf CourseKeene · Public · Est. 1968Geoffrey Cornish (original 18, 1968-69); Hugh Barrett (added nines 1989 and 1995)6.6Memorable★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
6 reviews from GolfPass - 9Country Club Of New HampshireNo.Sutton · Public · Est. 1957William F. Mitchell (some directories credit a 1930 nine to Stiles & Van Kleek)6.6Memorable★ 3.5Online Golfer Rating
26 reviews from GolfPass - 10Lochmere Golf And Country ClubTilton · Public · Est. 1992Phil Wogan (built with George Sargent)6.6Memorable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
392 reviews from GolfPass
How we rank
Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →Editor’s picks are placed by the Formula 18 Golf team. Played one that belongs higher? Tell us.