Maine
Southern & Western Maine Golf Courses & Tee Times
Southern Maine golf runs from York County up through Portland and Brunswick, then inland toward Augusta and the western mountains. Some of it is old. Brunswick Golf Club traces its origins to the late 1800s and was one of the founding clubs of the Maine State Golf Association in 1917. Cape Neddick's first nine was a Donald Ross layout in the early 1900s. Newer daily-fee courses fill in around Portland, like Nonesuch River in Scarborough (Tom Walker, par 70) and Dunegrass in Old Orchard Beach (Dan Maples, par 72). Up in the mountains, Sunday River and Sugarloaf both have Robert Trent Jones Jr. courses.
Good weekend tee times in Southern & Western Maine go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 16 public courses here, from Brunswick, Scarborough, Manchester, Cape Neddick and Old Orchard Beac, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
there are 2 nine-hole courses.
Who runs public golf in Southern & Western Maine
The City of Portland owns and runs Riverside, which opened as nine holes in 1932 and grew to 18 in 1937 with WPA money. It now has an 18-hole course, a 9-hole course and a 3-hole practice course along the Presumpscot River, and it hosted 42 Maine Opens between 1938 and 2010. Riverside prices its memberships separately for Portland residents and non-residents, and it wasn't taking new members for 2027 (there's a waitlist). Cumberland owns Val Halla, where town residents get 10% off green fees. Riverside, South Portland Municipal and Val Halla have taken part in Youth on Course, with rounds for kids at $5 or less.
Public courses worth knowing in Southern & Western Maine
- Riverside Municipal (Portland): City-owned since it opened in 1932. It hosted 42 Maine Opens from 1938 to 2010, more than any other course in the state.
- Brunswick Golf Club: Origins in the late 1800s, a founding club of the state association in 1917, and known as an easy walk.
- Cape Neddick Country Club: Donald Ross laid out the original nine in the early 1900s. It's semi-private, and the public can book up to seven days ahead.
- Nonesuch River Golf Club: Public 18 in Scarborough by Tom Walker, 6,300 yards and par 70.
- Dunegrass Golf Club: Dan Maples design on more than 300 acres of wooded back dunes near Old Orchard Beach.
- Sunday River Golf Club: Robert Trent Jones Jr. 18 in Newry. Maine residents get a green-fee discount on Wednesdays.
Booking tee times in Southern & Western Maine: the local rules
At Riverside, members book 7 days ahead and everyone else gets 4 days. Cancel within 24 hours and you pay the full green fee, and the course penalizes anyone who uses software to grab tee times. Cape Neddick opens tee times to the public seven days out when space allows. The Bath Golf Club books online or by phone. Sebasco's public rate in 2026 was $75 for 18 holes plus a $25 cart.
Yoink
The window opens once. Cancellations happen all week.
Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 16 courses in Southern & Western Maine and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
16 courses in Southern & Western Maine
Bar Mills
Brunswick
Litchfield
Manchester
Phippsburg
Scarborough
Nonesuch River Golf Club
Tom Walker routed it through woods and wetlands with the Nonesuch River running across the property, and nothing but the clubhouse is built on it.
Willowdale Golf Club
Willowdale Golf Club in Scarborough, Maine. A creek or river runs through the property and comes into play on 9 holes.
Sebasco Estates
South Berwick
Walpole
Wilton
Why tee times in Southern & Western Maine are hard to get
Golfers in Southern & Western Maine get maybe six months of good weather, and they all want the same weekend mornings. Demand bunches up from May to September.
Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in Southern & Western Maine
Yoink
All 16 courses in Southern & Western Maine, watched for you around the clock
Yoink checks all 16 courses in Southern & Western Maine every few minutes, so every open time is in one place and you're the first to know when one that fits your day, window and group appears, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes The Links at Sebasco Harbor Resort and Wawenock Golf Club.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Southern & Western Maine: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Southern & Western Maine?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Southern & Western Maine?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Southern & Western Maine?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in Southern & Western Maine are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as The Links at Sebasco Harbor Resort and Wawenock Golf Club take less time and are usually easier to book.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in Maine
- Northern New England · 16 courses
- Midcoast & Down East Maine · 10 courses
- New England · 1 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- New England, NH · 18 courses
- Northern New England, MA · 3 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- riversidegolfcourseme.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- riversidegolfcourseme.com · official
- riversidegolfcourseme.com · official
- valhalla.golf · official
- youthoncourse.org · association
- brunswickgolfclub.com · official
- thebathgolfclub.com · official
- nonesuchgolf.com · official
- dunegrass.com · official
- capeneddickgolf.com · official
- sebasco.com · official
- augustacountryclub.org · official
- sundayriver.com · official
- sugarloaf.com · official
- mainegolf.org · association
Tee times in Southern & Western Maine, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.