Hardest Public Golf Courses in Vermont

The hardest public golf course in Vermont is Mount Snow Golf Club in West Dover, with a slope of 143 and a course rating of 73.8 from the Blue tees (6,943 yards). It is a resort course that is open to public play. Some resorts hold the best tee times for hotel guests, so call ahead. Next are Cedar Knoll Country Club (slope 134) and Country Club of Barre (slope 133).

4 hardest public courses in Vermont, by slope

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

RankCourseCityAccessSlopeCourse ratingTeeYardsAccess checked
1Mount Snow Golf ClubWest DoverResort14373.8Blue6,943Nov 2026 source
2Cedar Knoll Country ClubHinesburgPublic13470.2Blue6,201Nov 2026 source
3Country Club of BarrePlainfieldSemi-private13371.5Black6,485Nov 2026 source
4Rocky Ridge Golf ClubSaint GeorgeSemi-private13370.3Blue6,282Aug 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 Vermont, 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. 40 golf courses in Vermont have a slope rating on file, and Stymie has checked access for 7 of them so far.

Resort courses may require a stay or hold tee times for guests. Semi-private courses limit public tee times. Call ahead before you plan a round.

Vermont public course FAQ

What is the hardest public golf course in Vermont?

Of the Vermont courses Stymie has checked for public access, Mount Snow Golf Club in West Dover has the highest slope rating: 143 from the Blue tees, with a course rating of 73.8. Cedar Knoll Country Club is next at 134. Courses are checked from the highest slope down, so no unchecked course ranks above the ones listed.

Can anyone play Mount Snow Golf Club?

Yes. Mount Snow Golf Club is a resort course that is open to public play. Some resorts hold the best tee times for hotel guests, so call ahead. Stymie checked its access in Nov 2026 against golfn.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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