Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top public and private courses in New Hampshire

The influence of famed golf architect Donald Ross stretches across the Golfweek’s Best course rankings, including into New Hampshire.

Omni Mount Washington’s Ross design was completed in 1915 and was restored in 2008 by Brian Silva. It ranks as the No. 1 public-access layout in New Hampshire on Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list in 2022, a distinction it has held for more than a decade.

Golfweek’s Best offers many lists of course rankings, with that of top public-access courses in each state among the most popular. All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time.

Also popular are the Golfweek’s Best rankings of top private courses in each state, and New Hampshire’s list of private offerings is likewise included below.

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(m): Modern course, built in or after 1960
(c): Classic course, built before 1960

* New to or returning to list

Best public-access courses in New Hampshire in 2022

Omni Mount Washington (Courtesy of Omni Mount Washington)

1. Omni Mount Washington
Bretton Woods (c)

2. CC of New Hampshire
Sutton (c)

3. Owl’s Nest GC
Thornton (m)

4. Breakfast Hill
Greenland (m)

5. Atkinson Resort & CC
Atkinson (m)

Best private courses in New Hampshire in 2022

1. GC of New England
Greenland (m)

2. Bald Peak Colony Club
Melvin Village (c)

3. Baker Hill
Newbury (m)

4. Manchester CC*
Bedford (c)

5. Lake Winnipesaukee
New Durham (m)