Stoneham Oaks Golf Course, Stoneham, MA

Great place for all ages and abilities. Opens on May 1 for the 2015 season.

A collection of Pebble Beach #7's it is not but for a Town owned, muni Par 3 it's not a bad place to work on your short game during a long lunch. It's a short, very hilly course with narrow fairways so you need accurate shots with little margin to the right, left, or long. There are a few holes where you can use a longer iron (147yrds, 179yrds, 153yrds from the back) but most are wedges or 3/4 wedges from the tee. The greens were in pretty good shape considering the abuse high wedge shots deliver.
All things considered, for short-game and putting practice, the $11 non-resident cost is right and the course offers up enough challenge to make it interesting.