Hardest Public Golf Courses in Delaware

The hardest public golf course in Delaware is Baywood Greens Golf Course in Long Neck, with a slope of 142 and a course rating of 73.3 from the Gold tees (6,924 yards). It is a public course, open to all golfers. Next are White Clay Creek Country Club (slope 141) and Heritage Shores Club (slope 139).

5 hardest public courses in Delaware, by slope

Every course here has had its public access checked against a named source.

RankCourseCityAccessSlopeCourse ratingTeeYardsAccess checked
1Baywood Greens Golf CourseLong NeckPublic14273.3Gold6,924Nov 2026 source
2White Clay Creek Country ClubWilmingtonPublic14173.1Gold6,876Nov 2026 source
3Heritage Shores ClubBridgevilleSemi-private13973.6Tournament6,980Nov 2026 source
4Bear Trap Dunes Golf CourseOcean ViewSemi-private13572.4Gold6,737Aug 2026 source
5Maple Dale Country ClubDoverSemi-private13572.3Black6,572Nov 2026 source

How this list is built

Each course is ranked by the highest slope rating from its men's tees. Women's ratings are used only where a course publishes no men's rating. Only regulation 18-hole courses are included; nine-hole courses are left out.

Only courses whose public access Stymie has checked against the club's own site or another named source are listed, and private clubs are left out. That is why this list differs from the hardest golf courses in Delaware, which ranks every rated course.

Courses are checked in order from the highest slope down, and the list stops at the first course whose public access has not been checked yet, so nothing here skips over an unchecked course. Courses that were checked and could not be confirmed as open to the public are left out. 24 golf courses in Delaware have a slope rating on file, and Stymie has checked access for 10 of them so far.

Semi-private courses limit public tee times. Call ahead before you plan a round.

Delaware public course FAQ

What is the hardest public golf course in Delaware?

Of the Delaware courses Stymie has checked for public access, Baywood Greens Golf Course in Long Neck has the highest slope rating: 142 from the Gold tees, with a course rating of 73.3. White Clay Creek Country Club is next at 141. Courses are checked from the highest slope down, so no unchecked course ranks above the ones listed.

Can anyone play Baywood Greens Golf Course?

Yes. Baywood Greens Golf Course is a public course, open to all golfers. Stymie checked its access in Nov 2026 against baywoodgreens.com. Tee-time policies change, so confirm with the course before you go.

How is difficulty measured?

By slope rating, which measures how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer. It runs from 55 to 155, and 113 is standard difficulty. Each course is ranked by the highest slope from its men's tees, and only regulation 18-hole courses are included. Course rating, the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot, is shown alongside.

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