Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA
Myopia Hunt Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, playing 6,555 yards with a course rating of 72.7 and slope of 138. It is ranked #54 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Gil Hanse (restoration, 2011)
Myopia Hunt Club is a private club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, whose golf course was designed by Herbert C. Leeds and completed in 1898. It hosted the U.S. Open four times in the sport's early years (1898, 1901, 1905, and 1908) and was restored by Gil Hanse in 2011.
Accolades
- Ranked #54, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #2, Best in Massachusetts (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #43, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #34, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 Walnut Road, South Hamilton, MA 01982
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 3 par 3s, 12 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 15, 529 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 9, 138 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 12 (par 4, 451 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 2, about 85 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 6 and 9
- Doglegs: 1 left
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 276 | 16 | 9 bunkers, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| 2 | 5 | 488 | 14 | 8 bunkers, plays about 85 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 252 | 8 | 7 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 385 | 4 | dogleg left, 8 bunkers |
| 5 | 4 | 417 | 2 | 6 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 255 | 12 | water in play, 6 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 401 | 6 | 13 bunkers |
| 8 | 5 | 473 | 10 | 11 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 9 | 3 | 138 | 18 | water in play, 7 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,085 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 404 | 3 | 10 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 11 | 4 | 349 | 15 | 8 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 12 | 4 | 451 | 1 | 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 358 | 5 | 6 bunkers, plays about 45 ft uphill |
| 14 | 4 | 393 | 11 | 13 bunkers |
| 15 | 5 | 529 | 13 | 19 bunkers |
| 16 | 3 | 192 | 17 | 6 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 17 | 4 | 394 | 9 | 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 400 | 7 | 8 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,470 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6,555 |
Scorecard from the RED tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Tournaments hosted
- U.S. Open: 1898, 1901, 1905, 1908
Source: Wikidata Q2465531 (CC0).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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