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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6257 yards
Slope 125
Rating 70.1

Cape Neddick Country Club occupies a scenic stretch of rugged Maine coastline, just 45 minutes south of Portland and just over an hour north of Boston. The gentle start offered by the front nine is nicely balanced with the more challenging back nine. Be sure to build up your score on the player-friendly first half because greater accuracy will be required for the final stretch of the golf course. With plenty of variety among all of the holes, the layout will test your skill with different types of shots. There are a variety of elevation changes ranging from subtle to dramatic, providing tricky uphill and downhill lies. The contours are complemented by strategically placed bunkers that lurk along the challenging greens. Water hazards also come into play on several holes at Cape Neddick Country Club.

Course Details

Year Built 1919
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Donald Ross (1925) Brian Silva (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.1
171 Reviews (171)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Patio Dining 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Water Hazards 14
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 16
Locals 16
Advanced Golfers 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 24
Near Local Attractions 16

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Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Ross course

Interesting contrast; short front nine and lengthy back nine. The par 5's on the back nine were difficult, especially the first par 5.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course

Nice place to play a round of golf. Wife can go in to town.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun!

Very nice course! We'll maintained.. Holes not marked very well though. There are some confusing areas but we'll worth the price with a golf now discount!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed in course

Booked through Golfnow at $45. Would be greatly disappointed if I had paid the full rate.
Very slow pace, course was beat up a bit from over use. From reviews I have read on line about Cape Neddick, being highly suggested, I would disagree. From the many courses I have played, this would rank near the bottom. I would suggest, for the more advanced golfer, to skip this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Will Play it Again

Good staff, nice conditions, decent greens. I will return to play it again next year when I am on vacation in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

An excellent but pricey course!

The course was still very wet from lots of rain 2 days previously. Carts were cart path only. Was delayed by a mixed foursome in front of us that several times forgot to move their cart with the flow of the game and had to run back to retrieve their cart. The ranger did intervene and they did pick up their play.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Nice course

Old course in very good shape and with some challenge !!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time

My son (15) and I played Cape Neddick yesterday and we had a great time. We are average golfers and course fit us perfect. There are challenges on just about every hole. Water, traps, marsh and rock ledges. They let you know distances to water in the fairway, so you know if you can carry it or lay up. Overall, we had a great time and would definitely play again sometime.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth it

Liked the course. Found a great discount through GolfNow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great shape

Some holes require course knowledge but overall a nice track

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Watch out for the short par 4's

I do like this course, and would certainly recommend it. I understand it is a Brian Silva redo of a Donald Ross course. Those are two of my favorite architects, and I can see both of their styles at the course. It has a very nice driving range with grass. From the tips it is just a little over 6000 yards, so not bad. The par fives are reachable from shorter tees, but challenging from the blacks. The greens are currently very good to excellent in condition and average in speed. Maybe they will be cut a little shorter later in the season I hope. If I had one complaint it was the people pushing us from behind and hitting shots from the white tees on the short par 4's, and almost hitting us when we had people right in front of us. On two of the three short holes they hit their balls to within 10 years of our carts. I doubt it was ignorance of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Berks

The course was very good and accessible for even the average golfer. The distances were very reachable. Unfortunately there was heavy rain the day before we played and it does not drain very well. So, keep that in mind.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course, great staff

This is a course that you should play. It has a bit of everything, and the choice of tee boxes will keep it fair for anyone.We did play at noon so we did have a few less experienced players out there, front took the majority of our time, played the back in just over two hours.

But the most important part was how the staff treated us, like we were members. And the entire staff: pro shop, starter, rangers, and the young lady in the lounge, made us akll feel right at home.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Interesting Layout

This is a course worthy of a side trip. My threesome played on a Tuesday, and we started at noon. Despite playing on a perfect weather day, it had rained a lot the night before, and the fairways were soaked. Carts were only allowed on the paths, and it took over 5 hours to play the round. Still, the layout of the course was very interesting, with traditional Donald Ross features, and I'd play it again, just not after torrential rain!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Worth the trip

Despite early rain, we enjoyed our round. The course ,although wet ,you could tell it well maintained. The green were excellent. Food in club house was home made and delicious

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Skip this One

Cape Neddick, Maine is a beautiful place in this world, that's for sure. And for the casual recreational golfer the Cape Neddick course might be a fun way to invest a vacation morning or two.

The problem is that modern technology has overcome this course. It is too short, too easy, for the reasonably good player. The course is loaded with very short par fours that offer little challenge and provide almost no interest.

The rack rate green fees are very expensive and do not represent value in any way.

Pace of play - advertised at a bit over four hours - is deathly slow on the weekends. Many of the players are super-senior couples who just won't move along and simply refuse to let faster players through. Course marshals were not in evidence.

Food and drink in the nice clubhouse was good, but unreasonably expensive. Service seemed to be very nice to members, not so to "the public".

With so many fine courses in Southern Maine and the Seacoast region of New Hampshire, Cape Neddick is probably not the place for you to play.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course surpassed my expectations

I loved the course ! I liked the diversity of holes and course layout. The conditions were great. The fairways were free of divots and the greens were well maintained. I did find the greens a bit slow for my liking because I am accustomed to faster greens, but it was my first time playing there and I would get accustomed to them if I played there often. I played the back nine first which is longer than the front nine and tougher. I had a decent back nine and was delighted to learn that the front nine was much shorter so I would be able to score better than usual. I had one of my lowest scores for the season at a course I never played before AND the cost for playing 18 holes with a cart was INCREDIBLY low !! I could make this my home course if I could play at the same reduced rate every time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Hidden Treasure

This is a great place to spend a morning or afternoon. The course is beautiful and in great shape. The greens are slower than others in the area however as the summer progresses I be leave they will quicken. There are Donald Ross features all over this course. Knowing your club distances is important as this course is full of target golf play. The golfers and staff are all wonderful people. Try this course and you will come back to this hidden gem.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cape neddick

Have played this course many times old 9 is.a classic; new still getting bettero

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Questionable

When attempting to book my tee time I checked their price online as well is GolfNow.com. Both websites said the fee would be $45 for 18 holes including cart and range balls. When calling to make my reservation I spoke with Livingston who said the fees would be $85, when I brought this to his attention that GolfNow as well has their own website said the fees were $45 he told me that I was incorrect. He said he was looking at the website and it was $85, I asked if he would honor the GolfNow rate of $45 any said no he would not. I found this to be very upsetting and left me not trusting of the course. The course itself was well groomed and the staff friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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