Massachusetts
Northern New England Golf Courses & Tee Times in Massachusetts
Northern New England golf is short-season and mostly daily-fee, with deep history. Vermont's golf association dates to 1902 and Maine's to 1917, when Maine was the last New England state without one. Walter Travis's work anchors southern Vermont, and Robert Trent Jones father and son built courses at Sugarbush, Sunday River and Sugarloaf. Mt. Anthony in Bennington has been around since 1897.
Good weekend tee times in Northern New England go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 3 public courses here in East Falmouth and Williamstown, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
there is one nine-hole course.
Who runs public golf in Northern New England
City golf here is mostly a Maine story. Portland owns Riverside, which opened in 1932 and hosted 42 Maine Opens between 1938 and 2010. Bangor runs 27 holes by Geoffrey Cornish, and Cumberland's town-owned Val Halla takes 10% off green fees for residents. In New Hampshire, Pease in Portsmouth has 27 holes. Vermont's public golf is daily-fee: Rocky Ridge and The Links at Lang Farm near Burlington, Kwiniaska in Shelburne, and resort courses like The Golf Club at Equinox.
Public courses worth knowing in Northern New England
- Riverside Municipal Golf Course: Portland's city course since 1932; 42 Maine Opens from 1938 to 2010, the most of any course.
- The Golf Club at Equinox: 1927 Walter Travis design in Manchester, redone by Rees Jones, open to public play.
- Mt. Anthony Country Club: Public course in Old Bennington, established 1897 and a founding VGA club.
- Kwiniaska Golf Club: Shelburne course redesigned by PB Dye, reopened May 2020; the only Dye course in Vermont.
- Sunday River Golf Club: Robert Trent Jones Jr. 18 in the western Maine mountains; Maine residents save on Wednesdays.
- Omni Mount Washington Resort: Donald Ross 18 plus the hotel's original A.H. Findlay nine, at the site of the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference.
- Val Halla Golf Course: Town of Cumberland course with a resident green-fee discount.
Booking tee times in Northern New England: the local rules
The season is short: Kwiniaska, for one, says it typically runs May through October. Booking is set course by course. Pease takes tee times online or by phone up to seven days ahead. Sugarbush members book up to 30 days out. Resident deals are local: 10% off at Val Halla for Cumberland residents, and Maine-resident Wednesdays at Sunday River.
Yoink
Book on release day, then let Yoink watch the rest
Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 3 courses in Northern New England and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
3 courses in Northern New England
Williamstown
Why tee times in Northern New England are hard to get
The season in Northern New England is short, running roughly from late spring into fall, so every good weekend in that window is contested. The first warm Saturdays of the year are the hardest tee times to get.
Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.
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 Northern New England
Yoink
All 3 courses in Northern New England, watched for you around the clock
Yoink checks all 3 courses in Northern 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 Falmouth Country Club - The Talon Course.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Northern New England: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Northern 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 Northern 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 Northern New England?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in Northern New England are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Falmouth Country Club - The Talon Course 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
- New England · 97 courses
- Southern New England · 31 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- Northern New England, ME · 16 courses
- Southern & Western Maine, ME · 16 courses
- Northern New England, VT · 28 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- vtga.org · association
- vermontbiz.com · media
- equinoxresort.com · official
- mtanthonycc.com · official
- linksatlangfarm.com · official
- rockyridge.com · official
- kwiniaska.com · official
- sugarbush.com · official
- mainegolf.org · association
- riversidegolfcourseme.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- bangordailynews.com · media
- valhalla.golf · official
- sundayriver.com · official
- sugarloaf.com · official
- nhgolf.com · association
- peasegolf.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · media
Tee times in Northern 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.