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)

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Portland, ME

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Donald Ross

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

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Portland, ME

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Clive Clark

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

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Portland, ME

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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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Portland, ME

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

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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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Portland, ME

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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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Portland, ME

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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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Portland, ME

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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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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

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Portland, ME

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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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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

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Robert Trent Jones Jr

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

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Visitors welcome

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Portland, ME

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Ty Butler).

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

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.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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