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Longest Golf Courses in Connecticut

The 25 longest golf courses in Connecticut, ranked by total yardage from the back tees.

The longest golf course in Connecticut on Stymie is Glastonbury Hills Country Club in Glastonbury, designed by Geoffrey Cornish, stretching 12,000 yards from the back tees and a slope rating of 139. Anything over 7,000 yards qualifies as "championship length" by modern standards, and the layouts below all clear that bar — most by a wide margin.

The average maximum yardage across Connecticut's golf courses on Stymie is 6,182 yards. 8 courses play to 7,000 yards or more — the threshold most tournament setups use to ensure long hitters can't simply drive their way around the layout. Long courses typically pair the extra distance with wider fairways and larger greens so the round stays playable.

If you're a long hitter looking for a course that will actually test your driving distance, or you want to play the same tees the pros would, work your way through this list. Just remember: yardage isn't the same as difficulty — a 7,400-yard course with wide fairways and minimal water can play easier than a 6,500-yard target-golf design with hazards on every hole.

Ranked
25
Longest
12,000 yds
Avg back tee
6,182 yds
Over 7,000 yds
8
#CourseYards
1
Glastonbury Hills Country Club
Slope 139 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1966Glastonbury
12,000
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The Stanwich Club
Slope 145 · Par 72 · William · 1963Greenwich
7,445
3
Lake of Isles
Slope 147 · Par 72North Stonington
7,279
4
Quarry Ridge Golf Course
Slope 145 · Par 72 · Joe Kelly · 1992Portland
7,201
5
Gillette Ridge Golf Club
Slope 140 · Par 72 · Palmer Course Design Co. · 2004Bloomfield
7,191
6
Wee Burn Country Club
Slope 147 · Par 72 · Devereux Emmet · 1902Darien
7,132
7
Great River Golf Club
Slope 148 · Par 72 · Tommy Fazio · 2001Milford
7,060
8
Orchards Golf Course
Slope 134 · Par 72 · City Personnel · 1997Milford
7,011
9
Ellington Ridge Country Club
Slope 138 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1959Ellington
6,936
10
Hop Meadow Country Club
Slope 138 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1961 · PrivateSimsbury
6,915
11
Fox Hopyard Golf Club
Slope 140 · Par 71 · Roger Rulewich · 2001East Haddam
6,912
12
Fairview Country Club
Slope 139 · Par 72 · Robert Trent Jones · 1968Greenwich
6,900
13
Connecticut Golf Club
Slope 146 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1966Easton
6,899
14
The Patterson Club
Slope 134 · Par 71 · Robert Trent Jones · 1947Fairfield
6,894
15
Connecticut National Golf Course
Slope 131 · Par 71Putnam
6,873
16
Timberlin Golf Course
Slope 134 · Par 72 · Al Zikorus · 1970Berlin
6,858
17
Tamarack Country Club
Slope 148 · Par 70 · Charles Banks · 1929Greenwich
6,846
18
TPC River Highlands
Slope 137 · Par 70 · Bobby Weed · 1928 · PrivateCromwell
6,841
19Yale Golf Course logo
Yale Golf Course
Slope 146 · Par 70 · Charles Macdonald · 1913New Haven
6,825
20
Rolling Meadows Country Club
Slope 125 · Par 72 · Al Zikorus · 1997Ellington
6,818
21Country Club Of Darien logo
Country Club Of Darien
Slope 137 · Par 71 · Alfred H. Tull · 1958 · PrivateDarien
6,812
22
Farms Country Club
Slope 128 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1960Wallingford
6,810
23
Rockrimmon Country Club
Slope 136 · Par 72 · Robert Trent Jones · 1945Stamford
6,785
24Woodway Country Club logo
Woodway Country Club
Slope 140 · Par 71 · Willie Park · 1916Darien
6,785
25
Tumble Brook Country Club
Slope 124 · Par 72 · Willie Park · PrivateBloomfield
6,782

Frequently asked questions

What is the longest golf course in Connecticut?

Glastonbury Hills Country Club in Glastonbury, Connecticut is the longest ranked course at 12,000 yards from the back tees.

How many courses in Connecticut play over 7,000 yards?

8 courses in Connecticut play to 7,000 yards or more from the back tees. That threshold is the common yardstick for a "championship length" course.

What is the average yardage of a golf course in Connecticut?

The average maximum yardage for golf courses in Connecticut is 6,182 yards from the back tees. Most full-length 18-hole courses fall between 6,400 and 7,200 yards at the tips.

Why are some golf courses so long?

Modern championship designs stretch past 7,200 yards to challenge pros who routinely drive the ball 300+ yards. Longer courses typically have wider fairways, larger greens, and multiple tee sets so average players can still enjoy the course from shorter yardages.

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