The Henebrys/Courtesy of Old Sandwich GC
Courtesy of Old Sandwich GC
Courtesy of Old Sandwich GC
Overview
Old Sandwich Golf Club may be the craftiest Coore-Crenshaw design yet built. Amidst its pines, scrub oaks, gnarly bunkers, chocolate drop mounds, wavy fescue and briar bushes are hints of Baltusrol, National Golf Links, Pine Valley, Pinehurst No 2 and Chicago Golf Club in its cross-bunkering, hazard placement and sandy waste areas. The greens are some of the most rolling of any Coore & Crenshaw design, seeded with a half-dozen bent varieties to give them an old-fashioned mottled appearance. Nobody does old-fashioned better than Coore & Crenshaw.
About
Awards
100 Greatest: Ranked since 2011.
2023-'24 ranking: 63rd.
Highest ranking: No. 56, 2017-'18.
Previous ranking: 58th.
Best in State: Ranked second, 2013-'14, 2017-'22. Ranked third, 2015-'16, 2023-'24. Ranked tied for third, 2011-'12. Ranked inside the top 5, 2007-'10.
Current rank: Third.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“Good Coore & Crenshaw designed golf course. Wonderful setting and property. A round at Old Sandwich feels like getting lost in the woods while playing a nice golf course. Certainly not the best in Massachusetts, but a fun round and place to play."
Read More2024
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“Quintessential Coore & Crenshaw design with rustic bunkering, firm and fast conditions and rolling greens. The driving areas are relatively wide, but wayward drives are penalized heavily - don't expect to find your ball in the wooded areas adjacent to holes."
Read More2023
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“Likely the best courses built in New England in 50 years. Gorgeous glacially-tilled property plays different and fantastic in each season. Pure golf at its best."
Read More2022
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“All around solid golf course start to finish. 5, 7, and 12 are standout holes...not many "wow" holes but no weak holes either. 7 is undeniably the signature hole with a downhill approach to a green surrounded almost 360 degrees by sand and a huge rock formation to the left accenting the green. Intricate and artful bunkering throughout w/ shaved fescue edging. Several greens are crowned w/ sharp fescue edging which flows well w/ the sharp edging of the bunkers. Layout variety suffers a bit w/ the majority of holes playing downhill as well as 2x as many par 4's & par 5's that work left compared to the few holes that work right. A very long and difficult walk. Fun dormie hole coming in, a medium to long downhill par 3."
Read More2022
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“What an experience, and what a course."
Read More2019
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“Very, very good Coore & Crenshaw designed golf course. Wonderful setting and property. A round at Old Sandwich feels like getting lost in the woods while playing spectacular golf. Not the best in Massachusetts, but certainly in the top 5."
Read More2018
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