Best Golf Courses in Connecticut (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1Yale Golf Course🏆 Ranked #2 in CTNew Haven, CT8.4 2Great River Golf Club🏆 Ranked #14 in CTMilford, CT8.2 3Portland Golf WestPortland, CT8.1 4Richter Park Golf CourseDanbury, CT8 5Fairview Farm Golf CourseHarwinton, CT7.9 6Indian Springs Golf ClubMiddlefield, CT7.7 7Black Hall ClubOld Lyme, CT7.7 8Quinnatisset Country ClubThompson, CT7.2 9Stonybrook Golf CourseLitchfield, CT7.2 10Portland Golf CoursePortland, CT7.2 11New Haven Country ClubHamden, CT7.1 12Topstone Golf CourseSouth Windsor, CT7.1 13Keney Golf CourseHartford, CT7 14Connecticut National Golf CoursePutnam, CT7 15Wallingford Country ClubWallingford, CT6.9 16Ellington Ridge Country ClubEllington, CT6.9 17Willow Brook Golf CourseSouth Windsor, CT6.9 18Harrisville Golf CourseWoodstock, CT6.8 19Southington Country ClubPlantsville, CT6.8 20Sterling Farms Golf ClubStamford, CT6.7 21Rockledge Golf ClubWest Hartford, CT6.7 22Wethersfield Country ClubWethersfield, CT6.6 23Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug HillSprague, CT6.6 24The VUEHamden, CT6.6 25Wintonbury Hills Golf CourseBloomfield, CT6.6 26Tashua Knolls Golf CourseTrumbull, CT6.6 27Norwich Golf CourseNorwich, CT6.5 28Watertown Golf ClubWatertown, CT6.4 29The Golf Course at Crestbrook ParkWatertown, CT6.4 30Tashua Glen Golf CourseTrumbull, CT6.4 31Carl Dickman Par 3 Golf CourseFairfield, CT6.3 32Blackledge Country ClubHebron, CT6.2 33Guilford Lakes Golf CourseGuilford, CT6.2 34Simsbury Farms Golf CourseWest Simsbury, CT6.2 35The Club at River OaksSherman, CT6.2 36Whitney Farms Golf CourseMonroe, CT6.1 37Farms Country ClubWallingford, CT6.1 38Highland Greens Golf CourseProspect, CT6.1 39Timberlin Golf CourseBerlin, CT6.1 40Newtown Country ClubNewtown, CT6 41Longshore Golf CourseWestport, CT6 42Short Beach Golf CourseStratford, CT6 43Gillette Ridge Golf ClubBloomfield, CT5.9 44Crestview Country ClubAgawam, CT5.9 45Quarry Ridge Golf CoursePortland, CT5.9 46Twin Hills Country ClubCoventry, CT5.9 47Tunxis Plantation Country ClubFarmington, CT5.8 48Lyman Orchards Golf ClubMiddlefield, CT5.8 49Tallwood Country ClubHebron, CT5.8 50Hunter Memorial Golf CourseMeriden, CT5.7 51Stanley Golf CourseNew Britain, CT5.7 52Orange Hills Country ClubOrange, CT5.7 53Orchards Golf CourseMilford, CT5.7 54Sleeping Giant Golf CourseHamden, CT5.5 55Grassmere Country ClubEnfield, CT5.5 56Minnechaug Golf CourseGlastonbury, CT5.4 57Ridgefield Golf ClubRidgefield, CT5.4 58The Golf Club at WindhamNorth Windham, CT5.4 59Manchester Country ClubManchester, CT5.3 60Raceway Golf ClubThompson, CT5.3 61Pequabuck Golf CourseTerryville, CT5.3 62Alling Memorial Golf CourseNew Haven, CT5.2 63H Smith Richardson Golf CourseFairfield, CT5.1 64Farmingbury Hills Golf CourseWolcott, CT5.1 65Airways Golf CourseWest Suffield, CT5.1 66Canaan Country ClubCanaan, CT5 67Western Hills Golf CourseWaterbury, CT5 68Oak Hills Park Golf CourseNorwalk, CT4.9 69Goodwin Park Golf CourseHartford, CT4.9 70Shennecossett Golf CourseGroton, CT4.9 71River Ridge Golf CourseJewett City, CT4.8 72Banner Country ClubMoodus, CT4.7 73Hop Brook Golf CourseNaugatuck, CT4.7 74Wheeler Family Traditions Golf ClubWallingford, CT4.5 75Candlewood Lake Golf and Country ClubNew Milford, CT4.5 76Buena Vista Golf CourseWest Hartford, CT4.5 77Rolling Meadows Country ClubEllington, CT4.5 78East Mountain Golf CourseWaterbury, CT4.4 79Griffith E. Harris Golf CourseGreenwich, CT4.3 80Skungamaug River Golf ClubCoventry, CT4.3 81Chanticlair Golf CourseColchester, CT4.1 82Sunset Hill Golf ClubBrookfield, CT4 83Woodstock Golf CourseWoodstock, CT4

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1Country Club Of Fairfield🏆 Ranked #3 in CTFairfield, CT8.4 2Wee Burn Country Club🏆 Ranked #5 in CTDarien, CT8.4 3Tamarack Country Club🏆 Ranked #4 in CTGreenwich, CT8.4 4Country Club Of Waterbury🏆 Ranked #8 in CTWaterbury, CT8.3 5Round Hill Club🏆 Ranked #6 in CTGreenwich, CT8.3 6Bull's Bridge Golf Club🏆 Ranked #7 in CTKent, CT8.3 7East Hartford Golf Club🏆 Ranked #10 in CTEast Hartford, CT8.3 8Woodway Country Club🏆 Ranked #15 in CTDarien, CT8.2 9TPC River Highlands🏆 Ranked #9 in CTCromwell, CT8.2 10Brooklawn Country Club🏆 Ranked #13 in CTFairfield, CT8.2 11Lake of Isles🏆 Ranked #12 in CTNorth Stonington, CT8.2 12Shorehaven Golf Club🏆 Ranked #11 in CTEast Norwalk, CT8.2 13The Stanwich ClubBedford, CT8.2 14Shuttle Meadow Country ClubKensington, CT8 15Old Black Point Golf CourseEast Lyme, CT8 16Connecticut Golf ClubEaston, CT7.9 17Madison Country ClubMadison, CT7.7 18Redding Country ClubRedding, CT7.6 19Country Club Of DarienDarien, CT7.4 20Clinton Country ClubClinton, CT7.4 21Greenwich Country ClubGreenwich, CT7.2 22Indian Hill Country ClubNewington, CT7.1 23Rock Ridge Country ClubNewtown, CT6.9 24Country Club Of FarmingtonFarmington, CT6.8 25Fairview Country ClubGreenwich, CT6.8 26Silver Spring Country ClubRidgefield, CT6.8 27Ridgewood Country ClubDanbury, CT6.7 28Lake Waramaug Country ClubNew Preston, CT6.7 29Fox Hopyard Golf ClubEast Haddam, CT6.7 30Innis Arden Golf ClubOld Greenwich, CT6.6 31Silvermine Golf ClubNorwalk, CT6.5 32Aspetuck Valley Country ClubWeston, CT6.5 33Country Club of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT6.5 34The Patterson ClubFairfield, CT6.5 35Rolling Hills Country ClubWilton, CT6.5 36Highland Golf ClubShelton, CT6.5 37Mill River Country ClubStratford, CT6.5 38Fenwick Golf ClubOld Saybrook Center, CT6.4 39Hartford Golf ClubWest Hartford, CT6.4 40Glastonbury Hills Country ClubGlastonbury, CT6.4 41Wampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, CT6.3 42Birchwood Country ClubWestport, CT6.3 43Blackhawk Country ClubStratford, CT6.2 44Rockrimmon Country ClubStamford, CT6.1 45Golf Club of AvonAvon, CT5.9 46Stonington Country ClubStonington, CT5.9 47Torrington Country ClubGoshen, CT5.7 48Pine Orchard Yacht & Country ClubBranford, CT5.7 49Tumble Brook Country ClubBloomfield, CT5.5 50The Tradition Golf Club at Oak LaneWoodbridge, CT5.4 51Chippanee Golf Club,Inc.Bristol, CT5.4 52Goose Run Golf CourseLedyard, CT5.2 53Washington Golf CourseWashington, CT5.1 54Brownson Country ClubHuntington, CT4.9 55Race Brook Country ClubOrange, CT4.8 56Burning Tree Country ClubGreenwich, CT4.8 57Grassy Hill Country ClubOrange, CT4.3 58E. Gaynor Brennan Golf CourseStamford, CT4.2

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →