Best golf courses: Connecticut

Connecticut: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. 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 for the rating definitions.
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
New York City
Gordon, William

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

New York City

Designer

Original design by father/son team of William and David Gordon (1962); modifications by Tom Fazio (2017).

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Hartford
Dye & Weed

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

The former Edgewood CC course was completely redesigned by Pete Dye (1982), and renamed TPC of Connecticut (later TPC River Highlands). Second renovation Bobby Weed (1989) with PGA Tour players Howard Twitty & Roger Maltbie as consultants.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
New Haven
Emmet, Devereux

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

New Haven

Designer

Original design at this location by Devereux Emmet (1923), with minor modifications and lengthening by Tom Fazio (2006).

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Rsrt guests only
Hartford
Cornish, Kay & McNeil

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Original design by Geoff Cornish; redesigned by Stephen Kay and Robert McNeil.
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Jones Sr, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Sr.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Rulewich, Roger

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Roger Rulewich
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
New Haven
Fazio, Tommy

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

New Haven

Designer

Tom Fazio II (aka Tommy Fazio).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Jones, Rees

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Rees Jones designed both the North and South courses.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Player, Gary

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Gary Player
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
New Haven
Mungeam, Mark

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

New Haven

Designer

Mark A. Mungeam of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Palmer, Arnold

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Dye & Liddy

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Pete Dye & Tim Liddy
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Hartford
Zikorus, Al

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hartford

Designer

Al Zikorus
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
New Haven
Macdonald, Charles Blair

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

New Haven

Designer

Original design by Charles Blair Macdonald, in collaboration with Seth Raynor and Charles Banks.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
New Haven
Ryder, Edward

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

New Haven

Designer

Edward Ryder

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Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.

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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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