Myopia Hunt Club

South Hamilton, MA • Private

4.7

Panelists

18 Reviews

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Jon Cavalier

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Jon Cavalier

3 / 6

Jon Cavalier

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Jon Cavalier

5 / 6

Jon Cavalier

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Jon Cavalier

Overview

Few realize Myopia Hunt Club, a funky, quirky lark where greens look like bathmats and bunkers look like bathtubs, hosted four U.S. Open championships 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, deep bunkers and several cross-hazards. Thanks to a Gil Hanse restoration, Myopia looks like it did in its U.S. Open heyday, but with much better turf conditions now.

About

Holes 18

Length 6555

Slope 138

Facility Type Private

Year Opened 1898

Designer H.C. Leeds

Awards

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 2019.
2023-'24 ranking: 50 (highest).
Previous ranking: 69th.

Best in State: 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.
Current Ranking: 2nd.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.7

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

7.6573

Character

8.0775

Challenge

7.4921

Layout Variety

7.7506

Fun

7.6288

Aesthetics

7.7415

Conditioning

7.6491

Reviews

1 / 10

Review

“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."

2024

2 / 10

Review

“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."

2024

3 / 10

Review

“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."

2024

4 / 10

Review

“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!!"

2024

5 / 10

Review

“Unique course with lots of history."

2023

6 / 10

Review

“It's not where you hit it at Myopia, it's where you miss it. This course penalizes misses more than it rewards good shots, in the fairest of ways. Rich in history, this course lives up to every inch of the hype!"

2023

7 / 10

Review

“The range is a polo field and you can hear the hounds ready to go for a fox hunt. Myopia Hunt is a time machine where you can escape the real world and go back in time 75- 100 years. Incredibly fun to play and great stories like the Taft Bunker (caddies kept a rope in the woods in case all 300 pounds of President Taft ever hit it in the deep bunker short of the 10th hole.) This place reeks of history and the way things were 100 years ago."

2022

8 / 10

Review

“Golf at its most quirky with the great combination of challenge and fun."

2022

9 / 10

Review

“Myopia is proof that distance can be neutralized with thoughtful positioning, angles and contour. A step back in time would be an understatement for Myopia. I have never played a course before that requires local knowledge and a caddie as much as Myopia. Maybe the hardest short golf course I've played. Only a small handful of tee shots that I felt comfortable over - after which requires in every instance a daft touch either on the 'half par' holes or with a strong second (12, 13 etc) Blind shots and crabby outcropping makes for a very distinct day"

2022

10 / 10

Review

“History oozes out of this experience playing Myopia Hunt from the moment you pull in till the final putt drops. Wonderful firm and fast playing surfaces that allow for a wide variety of shots to most holes either in the air or along the ground. Although the yardage is very short, one is kept in check w/ frightening green complexes on most holes and several tight tee shots and approach shots that challenge even the most skilled of players. Amazing site w/ stunning elevation changes. Fun course that is very walkable."

2022