Massachusetts
New England Golf Courses & Tee Times
Boston golf goes back a long way. The William J. Devine course opened in 1896 in Franklin Park, the park Frederick Law Olmsted designed, and it is called the second oldest public course in the country. Donald Ross, a Newton resident, took it to 18 holes in 1922. In 1913 a 20-year-old former caddie named Francis Ouimet won the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline. That club is private, but the town-run Brookline Golf Course is not, and neither are the city and state courses around it.
Can't get a tee time in New England? Yoink watches 97 public courses, from Plymouth, Haverhill, Canton, Stow and East Falmouth. Pick your courses, set the day and time you want, and get a notification when a tee time opens, cancellations included.
The longest layout here is Pinehills Golf Club - Nicklaus Course at 7,243 yards; there are 22 nine-hole courses; there are 2 executive or par-3 courses for a quicker round.
Who runs public golf in New England
The City of Boston's Parks and Recreation Department runs two 18-hole, par-70 courses: William J. Devine at Franklin Park (6,013 yards) and George Wright in Hyde Park (6,440 yards). The state's Department of Conservation and Recreation runs two more: 36 Donald Ross holes at Ponkapoag in Canton and 18 at Leo J. Martin in Weston. Leo J. Martin is closed for all of 2026 for construction and reopens in 2027, though its range stays open. Towns and cities run their own. Brookline Golf Course is a town recreation facility with a resident rate, $35 on weekdays and $45 on weekends in 2026. Newton bought the old Chestnut Hill Country Club in the late 1970s and made it the public Newton Commonwealth.
Public courses worth knowing in New England
- William J. Devine Golf Course: Opened in 1896 in Olmsted's Franklin Park, called the second oldest public course in the U.S. Donald Ross expanded it to 18 holes in 1922. Par 70, 6,013 yards.
- George Wright Golf Course: Donald Ross design built with WPA money and opened in April 1938. The site was ledge and swamp, and crews used 60,000 pounds of dynamite. Named for baseball Hall of Famer George Wright.
- Ponkapoag Golf Course: State-run 36 holes in Canton, designed by Donald Ross. The state brought in Brian Silva to restore Course No. 1 in 2015.
- Newton Commonwealth Golf Course: Began as a nine-hole club in 1897 and was redesigned by Donald Ross, a Newton resident. Public since the city bought it in the late 1970s.
- Brookline Golf Course: Town-run municipal course in Brookline, the town where Ouimet won the 1913 U.S. Open. No membership needed.
- Pinehills Golf Club-Jones Course: Rees Jones design in Plymouth, public daily-fee, 5,388 to 7,175 yards across five sets of tees. The Nicklaus Design course next door runs to 7,243.
Booking tee times in New England: the local rules
Brookline gives residents 10 days to book and everyone else 7. Tee times are booked online and prepaid, with a full refund up to 3 hours out. Boston's city golf site splits tee times between permit holders and everyone else. An undated city membership page says members book Saturday times on Monday and Sunday times on Tuesday, a day ahead of the public.
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Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 97 courses in New England and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
97 courses in New England
Bedford
Beverly
Billerica
Boston
George Wright Golf Course
Donald Ross drew it, the WPA built it, and crews blasted 60,000 pounds of dynamite out of ledge and swamp to make it fit. Opened in 1938.
William J. Devine Golf Course
America's second oldest public course, opened in 1896 in Olmsted's Franklin Park. Donald Ross made it 18 in 1922, and Bobby Jones and Ouimet played here.
Buzzards Bay
The Bay Pointe Club
The Bay Pointe Club, an 18-hole regulation course in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. There's real elevation change: some holes rise or fall about 40 feet from tee to green.
The Brookside Club
Par 70 and 6,300 yards from the back tees: The Brookside Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Canton
East Bridgewater
East Falmouth
East Sandwich
Gillbertville
Harvard
Harwich
Haverhill
Hyannis
Lakeville
Lunenburg
Lynn
Lynnfield
Mashpee
Mattapoisett
Methuen
New Bedford
North Attleboro
North Dartmouth
Northborough
Northbridge
Norton
Norwood
Oakham
Pembroke
Plymouth
Atlantic Country Club
Par 72 and 6,728 yards from the back tees: Atlantic Country Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Crosswinds Golf Club
Par 72 and 7,102 yards from the back tees: Crosswinds Golf Club is a championship-length 18 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Pinehills Golf Club - Nicklaus Course
Jack Nicklaus II's 2002 course in the Plymouth pines: wide, rolling fairways, then angled greens with false fronts and deep bunkers that make you earn it.
Pinehills Golf Club-Jones Course
Rees Jones routed it in 2001 over hilly, sandy ground in the pines, using native ridges and valleys; the 14th runs along one of those ridges.
Squirrel Run Golf Club
Par 57 and 2,859 yards from the back tees: Squirrel Run Golf Club is an 18-hole executive course in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Waverly Oaks Golf Club
Par 72 and 7,114 yards from the back tees: Waverly Oaks Golf Club is a championship-length 18 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Quincy
Rockland
Saugus
Southbridge
Stoneham
Stow
Butternut Farm Golf Club
Water borders ten of the eighteen, and one hole moves 44 feet from tee to green.
Stow Acres Country Club
Mapledale in 1926 — one of the first Black-owned courses in America, host of the first National Black Men's Championship. Cornish's South is the eighteen; the North is nine now.
Templeton
Tewksbury
Uxbridge
Wayland
Wellesley
West Bridgewater
Westborough
Westford
Yarmouth Port
Why tee times in New England are hard to get
The season in New England runs roughly from spring to late fall. The first warm weekends in spring and the cool, dry weekends of fall are the hardest to book.
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 New England
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Every course in New England on one watchlist: all 97 of them
Yoink checks all 97 courses in New England 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 Bedrock Golf Club, Berlin Country Club and Chelmsford Country Club.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in New England: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in New England?
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 New England?
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 New England?
Demand is highest on spring and fall weekends. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in New England are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Bedrock Golf Club, Berlin Country Club and Chelmsford Country 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 Massachusetts
- Southern New England · 31 courses
- Northern New England · 3 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- New England, NH · 18 courses
- New England, RI · 11 courses
- Southern New England, RI · 8 courses
- New England, CT · 2 courses
- Northern New England, NH · 17 courses
- Connecticut, CT · 51 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- cityofbostongolf.com · official
- tclf.org · media
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- cityofboston.gov · official
- dotnews.com · media
- statemadcrgolf.com · official
- statemadcrgolf.com · official
- thecantoncitizen.com · media
- brooklinegolf.com · official
- brooklinegolf.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- pinehills.com · official
- massgolf.org · association
- ouimet.org · association
Tee times in New England, 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.