Newport National Golf Club
Middletown, RI
Newport National Golf Club is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Middletown, Rhode Island, playing 7,102 yards with a course rating of 74.1 and slope of 139. It is ranked #7 on Golf Digest's Best in Rhode Island (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Arthur Hills (2002); Drew Rogers (2002)
Newport National Golf Club in Middletown, Rhode Island was designed by Arthur Hills and built on land that was previously a 200-acre landscape nursery. The links-style course features ocean and bay views and has been rated the top public-access course in Rhode Island by Golf Digest.
Accolades
- Ranked #7, Best in Rhode Island (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 324 Mitchells Lane, Middletown, RI 02842
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: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 8, 557 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 13, 167 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 6 (par 4, 476 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 11, about 45 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 12 and 13
- Doglegs: 5 left, 3 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 513 | 9 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers |
| 2 | 4 | 433 | 3 | 4 bunkers |
| 3 | 3 | 193 | 15 | 2 bunkers |
| 4 | 3 | 176 | 17 | 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 322 | 13 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 476 | 1 | 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 478 | 5 | dogleg left, 1 bunker, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 8 | 5 | 557 | 7 | dogleg right, 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 382 | 11 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,530 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 401 | 10 | dogleg right, 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 11 | 5 | 542 | 12 | 8 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 354 | 14 | water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 13 | 3 | 167 | 18 | water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 14 | 5 | 557 | 6 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 15 | 4 | 424 | 4 | 4 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 16 | 3 | 247 | 16 | 2 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 474 | 2 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 406 | 8 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,572 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,102 |
Scorecard from the BLACK tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| The Aquidneck ClubPortsmouth | 5.3 | 18 | 71 | 72.5 / 132 | Private |
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| Newport Country ClubNewport | 6.9 | 18 | 70 | 75.5 / 135 | Private |
| Montaup Country ClubPortsmouth | 7.4 | 18 | 71 | 71.4 / 126 | Semi-private |
| Acoaxet ClubWestport | 7.7 | 18 | 70 | 71.2 / 122 | Private |
| North Kingstown Golf CourseNorth Kingstown | 10.2 | 18 | 70 | 69.3 / 121 | Municipal |
| Quidnessett Country ClubNorth Kingstown | 11.3 | 18 | 72 | 73.6 / 132 | Private |
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