Jon Cavalier
Jon Cavalier
Jon Cavalier
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Jon Cavalier
Jon Cavalier
Jon Cavalier
Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA • Private
Myopia Hunt Club
435 Bay Rd
South Hamilton, MA 01982-1922
United States
Overview
Few realize Myopia Hunt Club, a funky, quirky lark where greens look like bathmats and bunkers look like bathtubs, hosted four U.S. Opens by 1908 (two of them when the club had only nine holes). Although the Open hasn’t been back in over 110 years, Myopia has always retained a reputation of being a tough little rascal with tiny greens, treacherous hazards and several cross-bunkers. Thanks to a Gil Hanse restoration, Myopia looks like it did in its U.S. Open heyday, but with much better turf conditions.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked since 2019.
Highest ranking: 50th (2023-'24).
2025-'26 ranking: 54th.
Best in State: Ranked second since 2023. Ranked third, 2021-'22. Ranked fourth, 2019-'20. Ranked fifth, 2015-'18. Ranked inside the top 5, 2001-'05. Ranked sixth, 2013-'14. Ranked seventh, 2011-'12. Ranked inside the top 10, 1987-'99, 2007-'10.
2025-'26 ranking (and previous): 2nd.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“There's not many courses where you are so focused over every single shot, from tee ball to green, given how much trouble lurks. Myopia is considered a shorter course, tipping out at 6,555 yards, but don't let that fool you. It's not a place you can overpower. Home to two of the best holes in the country the par 4 4th (a dogleg left into a treacherous green) and the devilish par 3 9th (that often doesn't play much longer than 135 yards. The routing offers a lot of shot options and tests every club in the bag. Being in the fairway is king as once you go off the rails - the scorecard does too."
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“There's not many courses where you are so focused over every single shot, from tee ball to green, given how much trouble lurks. Myopia is considered a shorter course, tipping out at 6,555 yards, but don't let that fool you. It's not a place you can overpower. Home to two of the best holes in the country the par 4 4th (a dogleg left into a treacherous green) and the devilish par 3 9th (that often doesn't play much longer than 135 yards. The routing offers a lot of shot options and tests every club in the bag. Being in the fairway is king as once you go off the rails - the scorecard does too. Excited to see what Gil Hanse does for the upcoming course work."
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“Myopia drips with golf history.....four US Opens in the first ten years of USGA...terrific terrain variation....difficult"
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“Beautiful setting. 13 great holes but 5 weak ones. Bunker surrounds need work. Some good par 3s and 4s but par 5s are modest. Only 20% of the surface of greens 4 and 8 is usable. Hanse is coming in but rumor is that he won't recontour green surfaces, many of which need it given the speed of modern greens."
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“Myopia is pristine, historic, and exclusive. The holes are unique, and possibly has one of the best short par 3's in the country. If given the chance, I would certainly play again, but it did feel as if the course has gone a bit overly mad with the green speeds and rough length. With rough of their thickness and length, coupled with some of the fastest greens in the country and the largest slopes, it tends to beat you up as a player and make it feel a bit unapproachable when the only option above the hole is to hope for a three putt. Would really enjoy to play Myopia with a reduced speed on the greens, to experience what the original design was intended to be."
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“On Tuesday May 13th, 2025, I was able to play and evaluate Myopia Hunt Club. The club was established in 1875 and features a mix of several grasses to include fescue and some poa annum greens. Gil Hanse is said to be doing a restoration of the course next year once the project is approved by the board. Shot Options 7.5875 The club takes driver out of your hands several times throughout the round including on the first hole par 4 that plays just 280 yards but is straight uphill. Approach shots offer a good bit of undulation and it’s easy to find yourself with an awkward stance to an otherwise routine approach shot into the small greens. There are some very gettable par 5’s where the risk reward option always tempts you to go for it with little worry of being able to get up and down. Challenge 7.0354 I found the biggest challenge to be putting with the very subtle movements and false edges on these small greens. If you have control over your ball getting to the green is reasonably routine. Wayward shots are extremely difficult to convert as the undulation off the fairway is severe. Layout Variety 8.0027 The course has a very good routing with lots of elevation change but done in a way that the walk is in no way tough. The course features a collection of some of the smallest greens I’ve played in quite some time. The course doesn’t offer much in true dogleg holes but offers plenty in the way of elevated tee boxes to holes that at times feels straight up. Bunkering is interesting as most are small and unnoticed unless you end up in one. Greens are in all shapes and sizes with the signature hole nine being just 10 yards wide and 30 yards deep with bunkers surrounding the green. The undulations the fairways provide there are many opportunities for you to hit a great drive down the fairway and find your ball down in the rough on either side of the fairway. There are about five greens that only half the green can be used as a legal pin placement due to the sloping and undulation. These same greens will hold few shots on the wrong sections of the green. Conditioning 7.5691 The course is in good shape throughout, and all puts roll true to form and that cannot be mistaken even with the subtle breaks every green offers. I question how receptive the greens are as even wedge shots create fear of rolling off the back of the green. There are about five greens that only half the green can be used as a legal pin placement due to the sloping and undulation. These same greens will hold a few shots on the wrong sections of the green. Aesthetics 7.6612 The course is a sight for sore eyes with elevation changes and the ability to see most of the course from the highest hole on the property. The contrast between the fairway, the second cut and the fescue that plays as rough is plenty to get excited about. I can only imagine the fall foliage this place sees come October. Character 7.0001 The course is close to 150 years old and largely still in its original form is something to be said. While architects have come in and removed thousands of trees as much of the trend in recent years and this course is no different, but the routing has remained the same. Fun 7.6156 This course is a blast and it’s virtually impossible to lose a golf ball. The variation from hole to hole makes you excited to see what’s next. As of now the fescue still has not reached peak season but that could make this course much more difficult to play but largely all skill levels can have a good time on this course."
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“Myopia is classic New England track that is glorious in the fall with the leaves changing. It is routed around a number of big rock outcroppings, natural hills and valleys. The walk around the course is a quintessential round of golf. Great variety of holes and challenging green complexes makes this one of the top courses in New England."
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“Historic course with a great routing and distinctive holes. It is well worth circling on the calendar, provided you can secure a chance to play."
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“A true classic that stands the test of time. Myopia's history blends with a meticulously conditioned present. The course's three par threes sums up the challenge way - one that requires ~250 yards, one that requires a short iron into one of the narrowest greens in America, and a third that plays steeply down hill from nearly 200 yards. The majestic property is perhaps best enjoyed from Myopia's high point, atop the back tee at the 451-yard par four 12th hole. The course that still maintains the highest winning score in US Open history provides a stout test around many, many corners of the course and remains one of the best examples of early American golf."
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“An absolute treat so go if you get the chance. Then imagine that you would run into Francis Oumiet in the men’s locker room. It’s an up and down walk with greens that have skiable slopes on some sides and big mounds here and there. It would never be build today. Super fun!!"
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