Best golf courses: Portland, ME

Portland, ME: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
(Closed in 2011)
Portland, ME
Ross, Donald

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(Closed in 2011)

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

Donald Ross

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Clark, Clive

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

Clive Clark

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Travis, Walter

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

Current layout designed by Walter Travis (1921).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Maples, Dan

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Visitors welcome

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Portland, ME

Designer

Dan Maples
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Myshrall, C. Lennie

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

C. Lennie Myshrall in consultation with Geoffrey Cornish.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Leeds, Herbert

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Visitors welcome

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Portland, ME

Designer

Original 9-holes designed by Herbert C. Leeds (1891-96). Course extended to 18-holes (1920). Also credited with design inputs over the years: club member Waldron Bates, pro Shirley Liscomb, and golf course architect Donald Ross (1926).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Booth, Brad

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Visitors welcome

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Portland, ME

Designer

William Bradley "Brad" Booth

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Ross, Donald

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Visitors welcome

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Portland, ME

Designer

Originally designed by Donald Ross (1915) and restored by Brian Silva (2008).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Silva, Brian

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Visitors welcome

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Portland, ME

Designer

Brian Silva

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Portland, ME
Stiles, Wayne

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Private club

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

Original 18-hole course designed by Wayne Stiles (1924).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Elder & Booth

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

Originally a 9-hole course (1902). Rebuilt as an 18-hole course by Robert Elder (1974). Revamped by Brad Booth (2000).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Portland, ME

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Portland, ME
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Portland, ME

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Ty Butler).

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Tournaments

Tournament of Champions: the PGA Tour’s calendar-year starts, as it has done since 1999, with this iconic event in Hawaii. The field is drawn from players who won a PGA Tour event in 2022, or were amongst the top 30 in last year’s FedEx Cup final standings (Jan 6-9).

Desert Swing: the European (DP World) Tour launches into 2023 with three events in its UAE “Desert Swing”. Up first is the Abu Dhabi Championship (Jan 19-22), followed by the Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 26-29) and the Ras Al Kaimah Championship (Feb 2-5).

Who's Who

Kathy Whitworth: the end of 2022 saw the passing of LPGA Tour legend Kathy Whitworth. Her 88 LPGA Tour victories is more than achieved by any other golfer on either the LPGA or PGA Tours. Amongst her victories were six major championship titles.

Barry Lane: the golfing world was also saddened by the passing of Barry Lane, one of the European Tour and European Senior Tours most popular players. Enjoying success on both Tours, Lane was know for his excellent ball-striking and amiable personality.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

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Costa’s "Cruise & Golf" allows golfers and their families to combine a unique golfing experience with the relaxation and fun of a cruise on board Costa Smeralda. Golf enthusiasts are offered a choice from 23 top-quality golf clubs; their chosen courses are played during the ship’s port calls in Italy, France and Spain. While the golfers are driving the fairways, accompanying non-golfers are able to enjoy the amenities and activities on-board, or explore wonderful places on day excursions organised by Costa. Read more ...

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