Northeast Harbor Golf Club
Northeast Harbor Golf Club in Northeast Harbor, Maine, is a challenging 5,430-yard course that is a solid choice for all high-handicappers. Golfers are not required to be big hitters off the tee, but accuracy is a key issue. There are many uphill and downhill lies that can be tricky, but if you can keep your shots in the fairway, the course plays quite reasonably.
Northeast Harbor Golf Club
15 Golf Club Road
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
(207) 276-5335
Fishers Island Club
Fishers Island Club in Fishers Island, New York, has some difficult challenges for medium-handicap golfers. The 6,544-yard course does not have many long holes, but it does require tight iron play or you will find yourself playing from bunkers throughout the round, and they are difficult at Fishers Island.
Fishers Island Club
P.O. Box 605
Fishers Island, NY 06390
(631) 788-7223
Hickory Hill Golf Course
Hickory Hill Golf Course in Methuen, Massachusetts, is one of the top golf courses in the state. Hickory Hill is a par-71, 6,276-yard course that features small greens and tight fairways. Golfers who try to go long will have a hard time keeping their ball in decent shape and will most likely find one of the hazards. The course is a challenge for high handicappers, but it does not require golfers to be big hitters.
Hickory Hill Golf Course
200 N. Lowell St.
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 686-0822
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