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Best Public Golf Courses in Vermont
Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score
- 1The Golf Club at The Equinox ResortManchester Village · Resort · Est. 1927Walter Travis (1927); Rees Jones (1992 restoration)7.8Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
215 reviews from GolfPass - 2Fox Run Golf ClubLudlow · Public · Est. 1969Steve Durkee (1999-2000 18-hole course; replaced Stan Johnson's 1969 nine)7.7Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
28 reviews from GolfPass - 3Jay Peak Resort Golf CourseJay · Resort · Est. 2006Graham Cooke7.5Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
27 reviews from GolfPass - 4Woodstock Country ClubWoodstock · Resort · Est. 1895Wayne Stiles (1925 18-hole layout); Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1963 redesign); William H. Tucker (1906 original course, replaced)7.3Memorable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
200 reviews from GolfPass - 5Stratton Mountain Country ClubStratton Mountain · Resort · Est. 1964Geoffrey Cornish7.0Memorable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
139 reviews from GolfPass - 6Mount Snow Golf ClubWest Dover · Resort · Est. 1970Geoffrey Cornish (with Bill Robinson)6.6Memorable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
89 reviews from GolfPass - 7Green Mountain National Golf CourseKillington · Municipal · Est. 1997Gene Bates6.6Memorable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
32 reviews from GolfPass - 8Ralph Myhre Golf CourseMiddlebury · University · Est. 1920Ralph Myhre6.4Playable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
23 reviews from GolfPass - 9Killington Golf CourseKillington · Resort · Est. 1984Geoffrey Cornish6.4Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
65 reviews from GolfPass - 10Crown Point Golf CourseSpringfield · Semi-private · Est. 19536.3Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
258 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.