Golf in Vermont
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Golf in Vermont
Vermont has a range of public and semi-private courses across the state, including Fox Run Golf Club in Ludlow, home to Vermont PGA and NEPGA Senior tournaments. Country Club of Barre lists a senior membership tier for members age 70 and older, and the Country Club of Vermont in Waterbury is another well-regarded public-access option near Montpelier.
Published local price
Weekday 18-hole greens fee with cart at The Links at Lang Farm (public, Essex Junction, near Burlington); rates vary by season and tee time
Published range: $24 to $34.
The Links at Lang Farm - Rates · as of 2024-10Where to go
Golf score
51st of 51 states for retirement golf
Golf score blends year-round playability (34%), playable access (16%), affordability (16%), course pedigree (12%), and statewide course density (22%).
Courses
A sample of marquee courses across Vermont, with where to play and how to book.
Bent-grass holes carved through rolling wooded hills near Killington · Gene Bates and Steve Durkee
This is regularly named Vermont's top public course, tucked into wooded hills near Killington. Walking is allowed Monday through Thursday and Sunday afternoons, though the terrain is hilly enough that many take a cart.
Opened 1996 · $$ · Slope 138
Undulating greens and varied shotmaking on a classic 1927 layout · Walter Travis, reimagined by Rees Jones
A historic 1927 Walter Travis design at the Equinox Resort in Manchester, later refreshed by Rees Jones. You play to small, rolling greens with the Green Mountains all around you.
$$$$ · Slope 129
Rock outcroppings and lake holes in the Mount Mansfield foothills · Bob Cupp
A dramatic Bob Cupp mountain course in the foothills of Mount Mansfield near Stowe. Play is reserved for club members and guests with a qualifying stay at Spruce Peak.
Opened 2007 · $$$$
Sits 2,000 feet up with water in play on many holes · Geoffrey S. Cornish
A mature Geoffrey Cornish mountain course in West Dover with long views of the Green Mountains. Water comes into play often and the hilly ground makes a cart the easy choice.
Opened 1967 · $$$ · Slope 130
Three nines named Forest, Lake and Mountain across natural contours · Geoffrey S. Cornish
Twenty-seven Geoffrey Cornish holes spread over three nines, so you can mix and match each round. It is open to the public daily and has hosted LPGA events over the years.
$$$ · Slope 130
A meandering creek and lake winding through Kedron Valley · Robert Trent Jones Sr.
A Robert Trent Jones design at the Woodstock Inn, set in the Kedron Valley below Mount Peg. A long creek threads the property and feeds a lake that guards the 12th and 13th.
$$$ · Slope 133
Mountain resort layout climbing to 2,000 feet of elevation · Geoffrey S. Cornish
A Geoffrey Cornish resort course high in the mountains at Killington, with real elevation changes hole to hole. Weekday and twilight times are the friendliest on the wallet.
Opened 1983 · $$$ · Slope 129
We've mapped 7 courses across Vermont so far.
What Vermont costs
Cost of living
98
BEA index, U.S. = 100
State income tax
~5.0% state income-tax planning rate
Social Security
Partly taxed
How people start
Most metros list city-run courses with published fee schedules. Those set the affordable floor before any private club enters the picture.
Many courses post a reduced weekday senior rate and a season pass. The difference between pay-per-round and a pass is the number that usually drives the yearly cost.
In warm states the season runs most of the year; in cold ones it is a few months. The yearly cost is rounds-per-year times rate, plus cart and equipment.
Common questions
Vermont has a range of public and semi-private courses across the state, including Fox Run Golf Club in Ludlow, home to Vermont PGA and NEPGA Senior tournaments. Country Club of Barre lists a senior membership tier for members age 70 and older, and the Country Club of Vermont in Waterbury is another well-regarded public-access option near Montpelier.
Vermont has a cost-of-living index near 98 (U.S. = 100), about a 5.0% state income-tax planning rate, and taxes some Social Security. The full state guide breaks down property tax, sales tax, and long-term-care costs, each sourced.
Sources
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