Top 15 List: Courses With Most Rounds Posted In 2024
A list of Massachusetts golf courses with the most rounds posted in 2024
Across the country, participation in golf has seen its greatest spike since the Tiger Woods boom of the early 2000s. This past year, 137 million Americans engaged with golf, leading to yet another increase in the number of rounds played across the country.
In Massachusetts, Active Score Posting Season came to an end on November 14. Not to be confused with the total number of rounds played, one of the most common metrics used in tracking activity and popularity is number of rounds posted. This tallies the number of rounds that have been posted by golfers at a particular golf course using the USGA GHIN system.
Most Rounds Posted in Massachusetts in 2024
1. The Captains Golf Course* (36 holes)
31,458 Rounds Posted
Captains is often described as the golf capital of the Lower Cape and was featured in The Massachusetts Golfer, Volume II.
Earlier this year, The Captains Golf Course hosted three USGA Qualifying events on the same day: U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Junior, and U.S. Senior Women’s Open. (Teddy Doggett)
2. Pinehills Golf Club* (36 holes)
26,222 Rounds Posted
Pinehills features two 18-hole championship courses designed by Rees Jones and Nicklaus Design and has been a popular location for USGA Qualifying, having hosted a dozen different qualifiers over the past 15 years.
3. Vesper Country Club
22,944 Rounds Posted
Of the 18-hole facilities in Massachusetts, Vesper saw the most rounds posted in 2024. The course has hosted the Massachusetts Open Championship six times, including the inaugural playing of the event in 1905, won by Donald Ross.
4. Walpole Country Club
21,952 Rounds Posted
The golf course recently underwent a full bunker renovation and has played host to two of Mass Golf’s three signature events – the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur (1986, Loren Milhench) and the Massachusetts Open (2012, Mike Welch)
The most recent Mass Golf Championship hosted by Walpole CC was the 2023 Mixed Four-Ball Championship, won by Pam Kuong and Doug Clapp. (David Colt)
5. Gannon Municipal Golf Course
21,277 Rounds Posted
Gannon Municipal is part of the Lynn Woods Reservation, which spans 2,200 acres. The only municipal forest in the U.S. larger than Lynn’s is Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. For many years, the course went by the name of Happy Valley, before it was renamed after Larry Gannon in 1975.
The iconic clubhouse at Gannon Municipal has been updated over time, but has stayed true to its classic design. (Contributed)
6. Cranberry Valley Golf Course – 20,407 Rounds Posted
7. Granite Links Golf Club* – 20,220 Rounds Posted (27 holes)
8. Salem Country Club – 19,454 Rounds Posted
9. Cummaquid Golf Club – 19,375 Rounds Posted
10. Wachusett Country Club – 18,890 Rounds Posted
11. Foxborough Country Club – 18,837 Rounds Posted
12. Crestwood Country Club – 18,685 Rounds Posted
13. The Club at New Seabury* – 18,255 Rounds Posted (36 holes)
14. Charles River Country Club – 18,229 Rounds Posted
15. Long Meadow Golf Club* – 18,049 (9 holes)
A 10,000-foot view of Charles River Country Club at sunrise. (Mass Golf)
The two municipal courses operated by Dennis Golf finished side by side in the rankings, with Dennis Highlands coming in at #41 (15,474 rounds posted) and Dennis Pines at #42 (15,375 rounds posted).
Miacomet Golf Club saw the most rounds posted amongst the island courses (Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard), coming in at #49 (14,500 rounds posted). The next closest was #56 Farm Neck Golf Club (13,862 rounds posted).
Finishing at #15, Long Meadow Golf Club was an outlier amongst its fellow 9-hole facilities. Nabnasset Lake Country Club (#62, 13,098 rounds posted) and Wampatuck Country Club (#82, 12,175) were the next closest in rounds posted.
As one of the few courses open to the public, it’s no surprise to see Miacomet at the top of the list of rounds played amongst island courses. (Teddy Doggett)
About Mass Golf
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With a community made up of over 130,000 golf enthusiasts and over 360 member clubs, Mass Golf is one of the largest state golf associations in the country. Members enjoy the benefits of handicapping, engaging golf content, course rating and scoring services along with the opportunity to compete in an array of events for golfers of all ages and abilities.
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