10 Challenging Public Golf Courses in Maine

How this list is ordered: we compare public-access courses with course rating, slope and yardage in our directory, using a composite of rating relative to par, slope and listed length. These figures describe aspects of playing difficulty. They do not measure conditioning, value or enjoyment, and this is not an official ranking of the hardest courses. Difficulty depends on the tees you play; our stored figures may represent different tee sets. Private and closed courses are excluded. Resort and semi-private courses may have visitor restrictions, so check with the course before booking.

1. Sugarloaf Golf Club — Carrabassett Valley, ME
   Par 72 · rating 75.2 · slope 150 · 6,958 yds · book tee times
2. Sunday River Golf Club — Newry, ME
   Par 72 · rating 74.9 · slope 147 · 7,006 yds
3. The Ledges Golf Club — York, ME
   Par 72 · rating 74.4 · slope 137 · 6,905 yds
4. Atlantic Pines Golf Club — Wells, ME
   Par 70 · rating 72.1 · slope 137 · 6,417 yds
5. Belgrade Lakes Golf Club — Belgrade, ME
   Par 71 · rating 72.5 · slope 137 · 6,614 yds
6. Boothbay Harbor Country Club — Boothbay, ME
   Par 71 · rating 72.2 · slope 138 · 6,496 yds · book tee times
7. Fox Ridge Golf Club — Auburn, ME
   Par 72 · rating 73.1 · slope 136 · 6,770 yds · book tee times
8. Martindale Country Club — Auburn, ME
   Par 71 · rating 72.3 · slope 134 · 6,538 yds · book tee times
9. Spring Meadows Golf Club — Gray, ME
   Par 71 · rating 71.9 · slope 131 · 6,600 yds
10. Sunset Ridge Golf Links — Westbrook, ME
    Par 70 · rating 70.2 · slope 138 · 6,148 yds

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