Best Golf Courses in Connecticut (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1East Hartford Golf ClubEast Hartford, CT8.3 2Connecticut National Golf CourseCT8 3Wintonbury Hills Golf CourseBloomfield, CT8 4Rolling Meadows Country ClubCT8 5Black Hall ClubOld Lyme, CT7.3 6Carl Dickman Par 3 Golf CourseFairfield, CT7.2 7Newtown Country ClubNewtown, CT7.2 8Wallingford Country ClubWallingford, CT7 9Harrisville Golf CourseWoodstock, CT7 10Portland Golf WestPortland, CT6.9 11Indian Springs Golf ClubMiddlefield, CT6.7 12Keney Golf CourseHartford, CT6.6 13Short Beach Golf CourseStratford, CT6.6 14Stonybrook Golf CourseLitchfield, CT6.5 15Watertown Golf ClubWatertown, CT6.5 16New Haven Country ClubHamden, CT6.5 17Tashua Knolls Golf CourseCT6.5 18Fairview Farm Golf CourseHarwinton, CT6.5 19Farms Country ClubWallingford, CT6.4 20Tashua Glen Golf CourseCT6.4 21Quinnatisset Country ClubThompson, CT6.3 22Wethersfield Country ClubWethersfield, CT6.3 23Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug HillSprague, CT6.3 24Norwich Golf CourseNorwich, CT6.2 25Portland Golf CoursePortland, CT6.2 26The Golf Course at Crestbrook ParkWatertown, CT6.2 27Topstone Golf CourseCT6.2 28Richter Park Golf CourseDanbury, CT6.1 29Banner Country ClubMoodus, CT6.1 30Guilford Lakes Golf CourseGuilford, CT6 31Tallwood Country ClubHebron, CT5.9 32Tunxis Plantation Country ClubFarmington, CT5.8 33Sleeping Giant Golf CourseHamden, CT5.8 34Farmingbury Hills Golf CourseWolcott, CT5.8 35The Club at River OaksCT5.8 36Twin Hills Country ClubCT5.8 37Gillette Ridge Golf ClubBloomfield, CT5.7 38Southington Country ClubPlantsville, CT5.7 39Pequabuck Golf CourseTerryville, CT5.6 40Sterling Farms Golf ClubStamford, CT5.6 41Highland Greens Golf CourseProspect, CT5.6 42Stanley Golf CourseNew Britain, CT5.5 43Ellington Ridge Country ClubEllington, CT5.5 44Stonington Country ClubStonington, CT5.5 45Minnechaug Golf CourseGlastonbury, CT5.4 46Orange Hills Country ClubOrange, CT5.4 47Green Woods Country ClubWinsted, CT5.4 48Blackledge Country ClubHebron, CT5.3 49Quarry Ridge Golf CoursePortland, CT5.3 50Timberlin Golf CourseBerlin, CT5.3 51Manchester Country ClubManchester, CT5.2 52Rockledge Golf ClubWest Hartford, CT5.2 53Simsbury Farms Golf CourseWest Simsbury, CT5.2 54Buena Vista Golf CourseWest Hartford, CT5.1 55Blackhawk Country ClubStratford, CT5 56Hunter Memorial Golf CourseCT5 57Alling Memorial Golf CourseNew Haven, CT5 58Airways Golf CourseWest Suffield, CT5 59Sunset Hill Golf ClubCT5 60Griffith E. Harris Golf CourseGreenwich, CT4.9

Top private clubs

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

1Country Club Of FairfieldFairfield, CT8.4 2Wee Burn Country ClubDarien, CT8.4 3Tamarack Country ClubGreenwich, CT8.4 4Yale Golf CourseNew Haven, CT8.4 5Country Club Of WaterburyWaterbury, CT8.3 6Round Hill ClubGreenwich, CT8.3 7Bull's Bridge Golf ClubCT8.3 8Woodway Country ClubDarien, CT8.2 9TPC River HighlandsCromwell, CT8.2 10Brooklawn Country ClubFairfield, CT8.2 11Shorehaven Golf ClubEast Norwalk, CT8.2 12Great River Golf ClubMilford, CT8.2 13Fishers Island ClubCT8.1 14Country Club Of DarienDarien, CT7.8 15Madison Country ClubMadison, CT7.3 16Silver Spring Country ClubRidgefield, CT7.2 17Country Club Of FarmingtonFarmington, CT7.1 18Birchwood Country ClubWestport, CT7.1 19Fairview Country ClubGreenwich, CT7.1 20Rolling Hills Country ClubWilton, CT7.1 21Clinton Country ClubClinton, CT7.1 22Redding Country ClubRedding, CT7 23Shuttle Meadow Country ClubKensington, CT7 24Country Club of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT6.9 25Innis Arden Golf ClubOld Greenwich, CT6.8 26Rock Ridge Country ClubNewtown, CT6.8 27Mill River Country ClubStratford, CT6.8 28Glastonbury Hills Country ClubGlastonbury, CT6.8 29Aspetuck Valley Country ClubWeston, CT6.5 30Lake of IslesCT6.5 31Fenwick Golf ClubCT6.4 32Greenwich Country ClubGreenwich, CT6.3 33Highland Golf ClubShelton, CT6.2 34Hartford Golf ClubCT6.2 35Indian Hill Country ClubNewington, CT6.2 36Pine Orchard Yacht & Country ClubCT6.1 37Lake Waramaug Country ClubNew Preston, CT5.9 38Goose Run Golf CourseCT5.8 39Fox Hopyard Golf ClubEast Haddam, CT5.7 40Golf Club of AvonAvon, CT5.6 41Burning Tree Country ClubGreenwich, CT5.5 42Connecticut Golf ClubEaston, CT5.4 43Torrington Country ClubGoshen, CT5.2 44The Tradition Golf Club at Oak LaneWoodbridge, CT5.2 45Washington Golf CourseWashington, CT5.2 46Chippanee Golf Club,Inc.CT5.2 47The Patterson ClubFairfield, CT5 48Ridgewood Country ClubDanbury, CT5 49Brownson Country ClubHuntington, CT4.9 50Rockrimmon Country ClubStamford, CT4.9 51Tumble Brook Country ClubBloomfield, CT4.8 52Grassy Hill Country ClubOrange, CT4.6 53Silvermine Golf ClubNorwalk, CT4.5 54Wampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, CT4.4 55Race Brook Country ClubOrange, CT4.2 56E. Gaynor Brennan Golf CourseStamford, CT4

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 →