Best of 2018: New Hampshire

The top-rated courses you can play according to your reviews
Canterbury Woods is a scenic play in New Hampshire.

The yearly Golf Advisor state best-of lists are compiled by analyzing the ratings and reviews submitted by members of our community throughout the year. We use our Golf Advisor Index logic that weights newer reviews and combine it with a course's weighted subcategory averages. Reviews from trusted and active reviewers are weighted heavier than inactive members.

Courses must offer public access and have received at least one review in 2018 to be eligible for this year's list.

New Hampshire golf courses reviewed in 2018: 28
Reviews of New Hampshire golf courses in 2018: 389

  1. North Conway, New Hampshire
    Semi-Private
    4.6116
    121

  2. Tilton, New Hampshire
    Semi-Private
    4.7868941176
    392

  3. Francestown, New Hampshire
    Resort
    4.3135647059
    329

  4. Loudon, New Hampshire
    Public
    4.4466117647
    429

  5. Greenland, New Hampshire
    Semi-Private
    4.5967411765
    496

  6. Moultonborough, New Hampshire
    Semi-Private
    4.3188285714
    138

  7. Canterbury, New Hampshire
    Public
    4.3274714286
    166

  8. Jackson, New Hampshire
    Resort
    4.3659857143
    215

  9. Somersworth, New Hampshire
    Public
    4.9523714286
    7

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I’ve played them all & LOCHMERE CG is the best public course in NH for my money.
Always in great shape , scenic , easy to get to off exit 20 and a challenging layout...
Also the pro , Vic Stanfield, is a class act .....
Make a tee time & Enjoy your round. 👍👍👍👍👍🏌🏼‍♂️ 5 thumbs up for sure....⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The following comments are from one who about a12 handicap and not a big hitter:

N. Conway: Beautiful scenery with some great holes like 9 and 18. Biggest negative - doesn't drain well after a rain.

Lochmere: two different course front and back, the latter more challenging due mainly to varying elevations and fornt to back as wellas side to side.on many holes. Beautiful course with superbly maintained bunkers (no putting out of their greenside bunkers) and fairly high rough.

Louden: short but narrow narrow and hilly

Ridgewood: Don't remember mmuch about it except that it was challenging and that I enjoyed it.

Breakfast Hill: Keepit in the fairways because the rough is turns into unplayable quickly. erg, very challenging

I'm about a 12 handicap so these comments Canterbury Woods. Beautiful hilly holes with interesting and varied greens. Challenging course.

Wentworth:: Can score on this short course, Average conditions of greens and fairways.
conditions the few times I played it.

The Oaks: Fastes greens on any public course I have played. Big hitters complain that too many holes do not require a driver, in fact, using one is a measure of poor course management.

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