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Toughest golf courses
Ranked by slope rating and then United States Golf Association rating
Name
Slope
rating
USGA
rating
Par for
course
Public,
private or
semi-
private Golf pro Club manager
Year
founded
1
The International Golf Club/The Pines *
159 Ballville Road, Bolton 01740
978-779-6919 • www.theinternational.com
155.0 81.7 72 Semi-private Thomas Ryan Dan Weadock Jr. 1957
2
Charter Oak Country Club
394 Chestnut St., Hudson 01749
978-562-0800 • www.charteroakcc.com
140.0 73.3 71 Private
Jeffrey T.
Niejadlik
Laura Cunningham 2001
3
Blackstone National Golf Club
227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-2111 ext. 113 • www.bngc.net
139.0 74.6 72 Semi-private Patrick Beahn Matt Stephens 1999
4
Pleasant Valley Country Club
95 Armsby Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-4441 • www.pleasantvalleycc.com
139.0 74.3 72 Private Paul Parajeckas Beth Shropshire 1961
5
The Haven Country Club
369 Cross St., Boylston 01505
508-869-2000 • www.thehavencountryclub.com
138.0 73.9 72 Private Hal Jacobs Brian Moffett 1955
6
Wedgewood Pines Country Club
215 Harvard Road, Stow 01775
978-897-1790 • www.wedgewoodpines.com
138.0 73.6 71 Private Peter Maki Brian Dugan 1997
7
New England Country Club
180 Paine St., Bellingham 02019
508-883-2300 • www.newenglandcountryclub.com
138.0 72.3 71 Public Mark Copithorne Greg Barker 1990
7
Sterling National Country Club
33 Albright Road, Sterling 01564
978-422-0275 • www.sterlingcc.com
138.0 72.3 71 Private
Christopher
Hulme
Brian Dugan 1991
9
Highfields Golf and Country Club
42 Magill Drive, Grafton 01519
508-839-1945 • www.highfieldsgolfcc.com
137.0 74.0 72 Public Roger Adams Michael O'Connell 2002
10
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
284 E.Temple St., Boylston 01505
508-869-9900 • www.cypriankeyes.com
136.0 74.4 72 Public Scott Hickey David Frem 1997
11
Shaker Hills Country Club
146 Shaker Road, Harvard 01451
978-772-3330 • www.shakerhills.com
136.0 73.9 72 Public Andrew Jordan JoAnn Upham 1991
12
Framingham Country Club
16 Gates St., Framingham 01702
508-872-9790 • www.framinghamcc.com
136.0 73.7 72 Private
Graham
Cunningham
Christopher Mitchell 1902
13
Blissful Meadows Golf Club
801 Chockalog Road, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-6110 • www.blissfulmeadows.com
136.0 73.4 72 Semi-private Joe Griffin Mark Laskowski 1992
14
Hopkinton Country Club
204 Saddle Hill Road, Hopkinton 01748
508-435-4630 • www.hopkintoncc.com
136.0 72.5 71 Private David Lane Charlotte Hillery 2002
15
Shining Rock Golf Club
91 Clubhouse Lane, Northbridge 01532
508-234-0400 • www.shiningrock.com
135.0 73.3 72 Semi-private Lee Danielian Lou Papadellis 2010
16
Red Tail Golf Course
15 Bulge Road, Devens 01432
978-772-3273 • www.redtailgolf.net
135.0 72.7 72 Public Jim Pavlik Jim Pavlik 2002
17
Worcester Country Club
2 Rice St., Worcester 01606
508-853-8064 • www.worcestercc.org
134.0 72.8 70 Private Allan Belden Bill Shaw 1900
18
Franklin Country Club
672 E. Central St., Franklin 02038
508-528-6110 • www.franklincc.com
133.0 73.6 71 Private Anthony Maki Robert Carrick 1899
Southborough Golf Club, for-
merly St. Mark's Golf Club, was
given its original name back in
February after the town and New
England Golf CLub reached an
agreement for the club to manage
the course for the next two years.
According to Southborough Golf
Club, the town is constructing a
new police and fire station on the
site of the existing clubhouse, and
the town will move the existing
clubhouse to a new location close
to the first tee and ninth green of
the 9-hole course.
A golf course architect has
been hired by the town to assist in
the planning and construction on
a new first tee and ninth green,
and a temporary tee and green
will be used until the new tee and
green are available for play.
The name Southborough Golf
Club was the course's original
name when it opened in the 1890.
The course was donated to the St.
Mark's School in 1923, but the
town purchased the land last year
for the police and fire station's
needs.
Per the deal, St. Mark's was
given about $4.5 million from the
town and the police and fire sta
-
tion land.
- Zachary Comeau
Southborough
course
undergoing
renovation
Southborough Golf Club
