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Longest Golf Courses in Rhode Island

The 22 longest golf courses in Rhode Island, ranked by total yardage from the back tees.

The longest golf course in Rhode Island on Stymie is Newport National Golf Club in Middletown, stretching 7,102 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 Rhode Island's golf courses on Stymie is 6,354 yards. 1 course plays 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
22
Longest
7,102 yds
Avg back tee
6,354 yds
Over 7,000 yds
1
#CourseYards
1
Newport National Golf Club
BLACK tees · Slope 139 · Rating 74.1 · Par 72Middletown
7,102
2Cranston Country Club logo
Cranston Country Club
BLACK tees · Slope 131 · Rating 74.0 · Par 71 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1970Cranston
6,899
3
Alpine Country Club
GOLD tees · Slope 130 · Rating 73.2 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1960 · PrivateCranston
6,864
4
Rose Hill Golf Club
Temptation tees · Slope 139 · Rating 73.5 · Par 72 · Intergolf Designs / Michael Wereman · 2001Wakefield
6,826
5Richmond Country Club logo
Richmond Country Club
BLACK tees · Slope 143 · Rating 79.8 · Par 79 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1991Richmond
6,748
6
Kirkbrae Country Club
GOLD tees · Slope 127 · Rating 73.3 · Par 72 · Geoffrey Cornish · 1960 · PrivateLincoln
6,745
7
Green Valley Country Club
Blue tees · Slope 137 · Rating 72.8 · Par 71 · Manual Raposa · 1957Portsmouth
6,744
8
Point Judith Country Club
BLACK tees · Slope 133 · Rating 73.2 · Par 71 · William Davis · 1894 · PrivateNarragansett
6,722
9
Warwick Country Club
BLACK tees · Slope 129 · Rating 72.6 · Par 69 · Donald Ross · 1923 · PrivateWarwick
6,646
10Triggs Memorial Golf Course logo
Triggs Memorial Golf Course
BLUE tees · Slope 132 · Rating 72.3 · Par 72 · Donald Ross · 1930Providence
6,588
11
Metacomet Country Club
BLACK tees · Slope 126 · Rating 71.7 · Par 70 · Donald Ross · 1908East Providence
6,466
12
Jamestown Golf Course
50709, USGA, White, Men tees · Slope 102 · Rating 69.8 · Par 70 · 1895Jamestown
6,456
13
Potowomut Golf Club
BLUE tees · Slope 134 · Rating 76.7 · Par 73 · 1927East Greenwich
6,380
14Sakonnet Golf Club logo
Sakonnet Golf Club
BLUE tees · Slope 133 · Rating 76.5 · Par 71 · Donald Ross · 1899 · PrivateLittle Compton
6,320
15
The Misquamicut Club
BLUE tees · Slope 125 · Rating 70.2 · Par 69 · Willie Anderson · 1895 · PrivateWatch Hill
6,224
16
Bristol Golf Club
White tees · Slope 135 · Rating 70.5 · Par 70Bristol
6,138
17
West Warwick Country Club
MIXED tees · Slope 132 · Rating 75.4 · Par 72 · McGregor · 1925 · Semi_privateWest Warwick
6,002
18
Lincoln Country Club
BLUE tees · Slope 123 · Rating 68.4 · Par 70 · 1955 · PrivateLincoln
5,882
19
Rolling Greens Golf Course
Blue tees · Slope 116 · Rating 67.6 · Par 72North Kingstown
5,826
20
Midville Country Club
BLACK tees · Slope 118 · Rating 67.0 · Par 70 · Carmine Lombardi · 1961West Warwick
5,810
21
Louisquisset Golf Club
BLUE tees · Slope 124 · Rating 67.2 · Par 68North Providence
5,315
22Crystal Lake Golf Club logo
Crystal Lake Golf Club
Back (Blue) tees · Slope 118 · Rating 70.6 · Par 70 · Howard Maurer · 2003Mapleville
5,088

Frequently asked questions

What is the longest golf course in Rhode Island?

Newport National Golf Club in Middletown, Rhode Island is the longest ranked course at 7,102 yards from the back tees.

How many courses in Rhode Island play over 7,000 yards?

1 course in Rhode Island plays 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 Rhode Island?

The average maximum yardage for golf courses in Rhode Island is 6,354 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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