Breakfast Hill Golf Club

Course is carved out of the woods and rock. No man-made hazards necessary. Mother nature provides plenty of them. Relatively short course, but slope rating is the clue that there are challenges on many holes. Greens are not fast, but OK. Staff is super, so go and enjoy!

My gf and I only had time for 9 on a Monday morning but was disappointed we couldn't play 18!! Course is very tree lined with tall pines. A short course but plays tough due to tight fairways. Tee boxes, greens and fairways all in good shape. Cart paths are not paved with rocky path. We walked and all holes are close together and easy to find. #8 is signature hole a uphill short par 4 that once you drive to top of hill the green is below fairway to left over a creek. Very picturesque!! Just a fantastic New England track!! Clubhouse has a patio area with couches , easy chairs and a outdoor bar. Will definitely be back to do 18!!

the cart paths are dusty and bumpy but the course terrain was up lifting, elevation changes, water hazards and woodsy side lines (old school style) My wife and I had a wonderful day of golf.

Straight forward design, no hidden shots. Fairways, greens and traps are well maintained. Some treelined narrow spots add to the difficulty but you won't hear "fore!" all day. Professional staff. Gladly replay it.

It's always a challenge to play a course for the first time, but Breakfast Hill was both fairly straightforward and fairly interesting (the back nine maybe more so than the front). We especially enjoyed the benefit of being paired with a member who willingly offered us very helpful playing tips...

The course isn't long, but it pays to be accurate off the tee. The fairways are a bit tight but the woods are forgiving - tree lines are staked more as lateral hazards than out of bounds. The holes are close together, which makes for an easy walk, but you don't feel like they are on top of each other. "Fore" is not a word I would expect to hear often here.

The course was in great condition with very receptive greens that were quick without being too fast and true if you played less break - a tip from our playing partner...

All in all, the course was good fun! I'm certain we'll play it again.

Got a great price on a tee time. Very nice and fun course but I probably won't play here again due solely to their clubhouse staff. I arrived for my tee time and they insisted it was too late to play 18 holes even though I had booked 18 holes on golfnow. I attempted to book another round recently and got the same story. Both times the staff talked down to me as if I were an idiot. Please get in sync with what is posted on the internet. Oh, and why post an 18 hole twilight rate after 5 (on YOUR website) if, according to the clubhouse staff, it doesn't exist. Maybe the staff needs to freshen up on what's posted by their partner, golfnow, and their own website!

The course in great shape. Played 2 days in a row. Paired up with members both days and very enjoyable. Mostly walkers. Played under 4 hours both days. Not a lot danger ie water and bunkers but if off fairways usually hazards. Fun round.

Random thoughts:

- This is a course for the locals.
- Lots of walkers, so if you plan on riding, you will most likely still get paired with someone walking.
- A few tight fairways, overall nice course.

Unfortunately I was paired up with a couple riding, and a guy walking that both decided to only play 9 holes. So on my back 9, I was stuck between a foursome ahead and a foursome behind me. Both group had some riding, some walking. And there were groups ahead of them. So really I had nowhere to go. Sadly neither grouped preferred I join with them making a 5 some. So I was on the the group ahead of me and the group behind me was on me. I oddly did not not understand why they did not want me to join? I guess teeing off 5 and putting out 5 is annoying I suppose, and it was only for 9 holes.

Booked a great time at a great rate at a course recommended by a friend back home. I was away at a family vacation in Maine and this course was a half hour away.
I was paired with three gents who play golf twice a year. I am a bogey golfer (handicap of 19) and the round took a little longer than 5 hours. Two groups had to play through our group. My 'partners' took penalty shots with great frequency.
The course is challenging with tight fairways for those not driving the ball relatively straight. The greens were not complicated. The course was well groomed. A refreshment cart was on the course and drinking water and bathrooms were well placed.
I would like to play this course again.

As my parents just moved up to Portsmouth for retirement I decided it would be a good idea to start scoping out golf courses in the area for future visits so that eventually I can have a couple go-to courses when visiting. The first on the list was Breakfast Hill. It was only ~15 minutes from their new house and had solid reviews from across the web. All of the reviews were pretty much spot on.

While I was a bit skeptical about the course based on its lack of length (only ~6500 yards from the back tees) it certainly makes up for it in interesting/precise holes. I didn't end up playing the back tees like I had planned since the threesome that I was paired with teed off before I reached the 1st tee and I didn't want to be the guy playing from a different set of tees. That said, we played from the Black tees which are a shade under 6,000 yards. For a person that drives the ball 250-270 this was probably going to be a day to keep the driver in the bag most holes. However, I ended up using the driver more than I probably should have. Some par 4s I ended up hitting driver->wedge. I can't necessarily recommend this strategy, as overpowering this course is tough because of some severe slopes and narrow fairways. If you don't know where you're going there are even a few blind shots.

As for course conditions, it was in very good shape considering the time of year and the fact the course had just hosted a 2-day tournament the couple days beforehand. The greens were being top-dressed/sanded as play was happening (went off at 7:15am), so I didn't get to experience what the greens were normally like and after every putt the ball had a ton of sand on it since the grass was still dewey. This also hurt the ability to putt since you had to compensate for the ball slowing down once it had a ton of sand plastered to it. There was also a fair amount of ground under repair in the fairways, but not so much that it adversely affected play. Overall, the course was in very good shape.

The layout is very interesting for a such a short course. Many of the holes have interesting elevation changes and you have to play away from large natural rock (granite) formations. The architect could have easily blasted those away, but it's far more interesting seeing them as part of the natural landscape. In order to score well, you have to hit the ball relatively straight as there are many holes that are unforgiving more than 10-15 yards off the fairway. Additionally, this course is wonderful for having no houses anywhere near the course save for a couple holes where they're unnoticeable. The course is also pretty well wooded and many holes feel like their own habitat since you can't see other holes from the fairway.

I decided to walk the course since it was so short on the scorecard and was a beautiful morning. For being such a short course the walk was not what I'd call easy. All the cart paths are gravel and the distances from the green on the hole you just finished to the next tee box is sometimes at least a couple hundred yards. This would lead me to believe this may not have been high on the consideration list with the course routing. This walking dilemma also caused the round to play slower than if I'd had a cart. Our group was given a warning by a marshal for slow play on the 16th hole (really?) when we let the speedy member threesome in carts behind us on the front 9 play through at the turn and we basically never saw them after the 11th hole.

Overall, a great little course that I look forward to getting to know better on my future trips back up to NH.

Very well maintained, fast green, friendly staff.
It was a hot day drink cart on the course was readily available.

Due to a family emergency , I was unable to play .So I had my spot filled by a friend. Without knowing the price that I locked in from Golf now , my friends were charged full rate of 52.00 for greens fess and additional 18.00 for cart fees. I have there CC receipts to back this up. I hope and expect that Golf now or Breakfast Hill will make this right for me .

Thank You , Sean Lang

This course requires you to keep the ball in the fairway or you will find trees

My friend and I booked through Golfnow for only $30. Which was a steal. We came from MA and ended up getting there too early. We spoke to the staff and they said if an earlier spot opened up they'd let us go on. 15 minutes later, we were teeing off.
This course was beautiful. I tried to find a nice looking course, and this one nailed it. the fairways, and greens were beautiful. the whole course was amazing.
The Breakfast Hill Golf Club is a public course with a private course feel. Everything is well kept, clean, and top notch. The driving range is grass, and the golf carts in great condition. Its the first carts i've ridden in that didn't make grinding sounds As it was moving.

This is a nice New England layout. There are a lot of holes where a 3 wood or less is a good option off the tee. The greens were in super shape. Don't over read the break. Most putts were straight to a slight break.

Very pleased with the course and the experience of booking through GolfNow. Two of us played and we were paired with two additional very pleasant golfers. Would highly recommend the course and use of the GolfNow booking system.

This was my first trip to breakfast hill and it sure won't be my last. The course facilities are awesome! Driving range and putting green right next to each other is pretty convenient to warm up on before teeing off. The course was a great layout, not too difficult, but challenging on parts. The staff was amazing, by far the nicest guys I've met. The starter was well knowledgeable with the course and about golf in general. Also everyone else working the course was very nice. Course was a bit wet, but then again it was raining. Tee boxes were in great shape, fairways and greens. No complaints except found it challenging trying to tee off with fighter jets flying through the air often.

It was a very fun afternoon.The staff at the course were extremely helpful look forward to playing this course again.The Club House was clean and well run.The only thing I found strange it that we had to carry our clubs our cart not able to pick up clubs at our car which is harder for seniors.

This course was a pleasure to play. I enjoyed it very much. I will definitely go back again. The conditions were great.

Everything was great, except the cart paths were in very rough shape, and our cart developed problems.