Boston / Cape Cod / R.I.
Visitors welcome
Plymouth, MA
Geoffrey Cornish, Brian Silva & Mark Mungeam
Visitors welcome
Providence
Rees Jones
Private club
Boston
Gil Hanse
Rsrt guests only
Barnstable, MA
Cornish, Silva & Mungeam (lead designer Brian Silva).
Visitors welcome
Barnstable, MA
Brian Silva of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.
Visitors welcome
Barnstable, MA
Brian Silva of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.
Private club
Boston
Original 6-hole course designed by three club members (1893). Extended to nine holes (1894) and then 18 holes (1899) by the club's first professional, Scotsman William "Willie" Campbell. The course was lengthened by Alex Campbell* (1902) and later revised and renovated by Rees Jones (1988). 9-hole Primrose course designed by William S. Flynn (1927). *Willie and Alex Campbell were not related, other than by the clan Campbell name.
Visitors welcome
Barnstable, MA
Geoff Cornish & William G. "Bill" Robinson (1974), with later improvements by Mark Mungeam.
Visitors welcome
Plymouth, MA
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
Visitors welcome
Boston
Mark A. Mungeam (of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam, Inc.).
Private club
Barnstable, MA
Original design by English course architect Herbert Fowler (1922); modifications by Keith Foster (2007).
Private club
Boston
Designed by Donald Ross (1917); modifications by Tom Doak (2008).
Visitors welcome
Newport, RI
Front-nine designed by Geoff Cornish & William G. "Bill" Robinson (1978); back-nine designed by Patrick Mulligan (1980).
Visitors welcome
Boston
Donald Ross's design work started in 1928, but the project was shelved due to the Wall Street Crash. Course eventually opened in 1938.
Visitors welcome
Boston
John Sanford
Visitors welcome
Barnstable, MA
Original layout by Isaac Small (1892); redesigned by J. Henry McKinley (1913).
Private club
Boston
Pines course: designed by Geoffrey Cornish with input from Francis Oiumet (1956); modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1972). Redesigned by the firm of Coore & Crenshaw (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw) (2021).
Oaks course: original design by Tom Fazio (2001); modifications by Tripp Davis (2021).
Private club
Providence
Original design by William S. Flynn & Frederic C. Hood (1922); renovated by Gil Hanse (1998, 2012).
Visitors welcome
Newport, RI
Original nine designed by Ralph P. Marble (1963); extended to 18-holes by Howard Maurer (2003).
Private club
Boston
Original design by Herbert C. Leeds (1894); modifications by Geoff Cornish (2005) and Gil Hanse (2013).
Private club
Newport, RI
Rees Jones
Private club
Boston
Original design by Geoff Cornish (1961); renovation by Rees Jones (2012).
Private club
Newport, RI
Original nine-hole layout designed by the club's first professional, William F. Davis (1894), and extended by him to 18-holes (1899). Later improvements by Albert W. Tillinghast (1924) and Ron Forse (1999). Although Donald Ross was thought to have been involved at some stage in Newport's design, this was not apparently the case.
Visitors welcome
Newport, RI
Arthur Hills and design associate Drew Rogers.
Visitors welcome
Barnstable, MA
Geoffrey Cornish, Brian Silva & Mark Mungeam
Private club
Plymouth, MA
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
Visitors welcome
Plymouth, MA
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Plymouth, MA
Jack Nicklaus II
Visitors welcome
Boston
Brian Silva
Visitors welcome
Newport, RI
Geoff Cornish, Mark Mungeam & Brian Silva (of Cornish & Silva, Inc.)
Private club
Boston
Course designed by Donald Ross (1925), when club moved to its current Peabody site.
Private club
Newport, RI
Original design by founder member H. Emerson Armstrong; improvements by Jim Urbina (2020s).
Visitors welcome
Boston
Brian Silva
Private club
Providence
Original design by Arnold Palmer (2002); redesigned by Gil Hanse in consultation with Brad Faxon (2007).
Visitors welcome
Providence
Donald Ross
Private club
Providence
Original nine-hole course designed by Willie Campbell (1898), which was folded into the original 18-hole Donald Ross design (1914). In 1926 Ross returned to further improve his original design. Restoration project led by Ron Forse (2008).
Visitors welcome
Plymouth, MA
Brian Silva
Private club
Boston
Current layout designed by Donald Ross (1913).
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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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