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Best Public Golf Courses in Maine

Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score

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  1. 1Cape Arundel Golf ClubKennebunkport · Semi-private · Est. 1896Walter J. Travis8.7Legendary★ 4.9Online Golfer Rating
    7 reviews from GolfPass
  2. 2Sugarloaf Golf ClubCarrabassett Valley · Resort · Est. 1985Robert Trent Jones Jr.8.6Legendary★ 4.9Online Golfer Rating
    14 reviews from GolfPass
  3. 3Belgrade Lakes Golf ClubBelgrade · Public · Est. 1998Clive Clark8.5Legendary★ 5.0Online Golfer Rating
    6 reviews from GolfPass
  4. 4Sunday River Golf ClubNewry · Resort · Est. 2005Robert Trent Jones Jr.8.1Destination★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    92 reviews from GolfPass
  5. 5Kebo Valley Golf ClubBar Harbor · Public · Est. 1888Herbert C. Leeds (with Waldron Bates and Shirley Liscomb); Donald Ross (1926, rebuilt 3rd hole)7.8Destination★ 3.8Online Golfer Rating
    5 reviews from GolfPass
  6. 6Samoset Resort Golf CourseRockport · Resort · Est. 1902Robert Elder (1974 eighteen-hole rebuild of a 1902 nine-hole course)6.8Memorable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    4 reviews from GolfPass
  7. 7Martindale Country ClubAuburn · Semi-private · Est. 1921Alex Chisholm (front nine with brother Fred Chisholm, 1921); Philip A. Wogan (back nine, mid-1960s)6.7Memorable★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
    117 reviews from GolfPass
  8. 8Wilson Lake Country ClubWilton · Public · Est. 1932Wayne Stiles6.7Memorable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    71 reviews from GolfPass
  9. 9Riverside Golf CoursePortland · Municipal · Est. 1932Wayne Stiles (North Course)6.5Memorable★ 4.2Online Golfer Rating
    117 reviews from GolfPass
  10. 10Wawenock Golf ClubWalpole · Public · Est. 1926Wayne Stiles (with John Van Kleek)6.4Playable★ 4.4Online Golfer Rating
    12 reviews from GolfPass
  11. 11Jato HighlandsLincoln · Public · Est. 1999Tom Gardner6.4Playable★ 4.8Online Golfer Rating
    50 reviews from GolfPass
  12. 12The Ledges Golf ClubYork · Public · Est. 1999William Bradley Booth6.2Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    11 reviews from GolfPass
  13. 13Atlantic Pines Golf ClubWells · Public · Est. 2008Brian Silva6.1Playable★ 4.0Online Golfer Rating
    65 reviews from GolfPass
  14. 14Cape Neddick Golf ClubCape Neddick · Semi-private · Est. 1919Donald Ross (1919 plan, 18 holes by 1925); Brian Silva (new nine and redesign, 1999)6.1Playable★ 4.1Online Golfer Rating
    171 reviews from GolfPass
  15. 15Poland Spring ResortPoland · Resort · Est. 1896Arthur Fenn (1896 nine); Donald Ross (1913 redesign and second nine)6.0Playable★ 4.9Online Golfer Rating
    7 reviews from GolfPass
  16. 16Salmon Falls Country ClubHollis · PublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.6.0Playable★ 4.0Online Golfer Rating
    72 reviews from GolfPass
  17. 17Evergreen Golf ClubRangeley · Public · Est. 2002George Buck5.9Playable★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
    21 reviews from GolfPass
  18. 18Northeast Harbor Golf ClubMount Desert · Semi-private · Est. 1895Arthur Lockwood (first nine, 1919); Herbert Strong (second nine, 1925)5.9Playable★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
    3 reviews from GolfPass
  19. 19Biddeford Saco Country ClubSaco · PublicDonald Ross (original nine); Brian Silva (completed back nine to Ross's plan)5.9Playable★ 4.0Online Golfer Rating
    3 reviews from GolfPass
  20. 20Bangor Municipal Golf CourseBangor · Municipal · Est. 1964Geoffrey Cornish (18 holes, 1964; Kelly Nine, 1989)5.9Playable★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
    2 reviews from GolfPass
  21. 21Diadema Golf ClubNorth Anson · Public · Est. 20145.9Playable★ 5.0Online Golfer Rating
    8 reviews from GolfPass
  22. 22Spring Meadows Golf ClubGray · Public · Est. 1999Bradley Booth5.8Playable★ 4.0Online Golfer Rating
    9 reviews from GolfPass
  23. 23Brunswick Golf ClubBrunswick · Public · Est. 1898Charles L. Bowker (original course with George Skofield and George L. Thompson, 1898); Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek (1921 redesign); Geoffrey Cornish (new nine, 1969)5.7Playable★ 3.7Online Golfer Rating
    3 reviews from GolfPass
  24. 24Grindstone Neck Golf CourseWinter Harbor · Public · Est. 1891Alex Findlay5.7Playable★ 5.0Online Golfer Rating
    3 reviews from GolfPass
  25. 25Val Halla Golf and Recreation CenterCumberland · Municipal · Est. 1964Philip A. Wogan5.7Playable★ 4.2Online Golfer Rating
    76 reviews from GolfPass

How we rank

Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →
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