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Mink Meadows sits out toward West Chop, a nine-hole course with Sound views and an easygoing, old-island feel.
The golf courses of Martha's Vineyard, from Farm Neck Golf Club to the Chappaquiddick links: tee times, course details, and visitor access.
Martha's Vineyard has five golf courses, from semi-private clubs that welcome visitors to members-only spots where you'll need an invitation. Most are nine-hole courses, and none of them are boring. Here's what each one offers and how to get a round in.
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Located in Oak Bluffs, Farm Neck Golf Club is a semi-private course that winds through woodland, open meadow, and marsh, with water views on several holes. It has a long list of well-known regulars, including former President Barack Obama. The club also runs the Farm Neck Café, a public restaurant open to non-golfers from April to November (lunch daily 11 to 3, pub menu until 5, or 6 on Friday to Sunday), and hosts events through the summer.
Just outside Edgartown, the Vineyard Golf Club is one of the newest and most exclusive courses on the island. Donald Steel and Tom Mackenzie designed the original 2002 course; Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner later extensively redesigned the 18 holes, and the grounds are maintained organically. It's one of the few organic golf courses in the United States. The clubhouse hosts a steady run of events. You need a membership to play, which limits access but keeps the course quiet and in excellent shape.
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Established in 1926, the Edgartown Golf Club is a classic nine-hole course with water views across Nantucket Sound. The club is private, members and their guests only, stays open year-round when the weather allows, and runs a junior golf program in the summer. It suits a quiet, unhurried round.
A fairway in Vineyard Haven on a summer afternoon. Farm Neck, in Oak Bluffs, is the island’s best-known course, a semi-private layout along the water where more than one president has played; book well ahead in summer.
Located in Vineyard Haven, Mink Meadows Golf Club is a semi-private nine-hole course with a mix of harder and easier holes, so it works for beginners and long-time players alike. The club follows environmentally friendly maintenance practices and hosts events and tournaments, including a weekly Ladies’ Day.
For something different, the Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick Links, established in 1887, is a nine-hole course on Chappaquiddick Island. You get there by riding the Chappy Ferry from Edgartown, which turns the round into a small expedition. The course is semi-private and a good bet if you want a slow game with nobody pushing from behind.
A green on the Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick Links, nine holes among the oaks and the only course on Chappy.
Golf is a legitimate reason to come to Martha's Vineyard, not just something to fill an afternoon. Check access before you plan a round (two of the clubs are members-only) and book early in summer.
Low sun through the oaks along the fairway at the West Chop course in Vineyard Haven.
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Step 3 · CostTrip Cost CalculatorFerry, beds with the rooms tax, meals, getting around and activities in one honest range. Yes. Three of the five courses are semi-private and take visitors: Farm Neck in Oak Bluffs, Mink Meadows in Vineyard Haven, and the Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick Links. Vineyard Golf Club is members only, and Edgartown Golf Club is for members and their guests.
Book ahead, especially in July and August, when summer slots go fast. Edgartown Golf Club stays open year-round when the weather allows, but call any club before you count on a round, since access and hours change by season.
Most courses rent clubs, so you can leave your set at home and walk onto the ferry with a lighter load. Confirm with the club when you book, since rental details change by season.
Ride the Chappy Ferry from Edgartown. Foot passengers pay $5 round trip and a car with driver is $17 round trip, cash on board or card at the kiosk on the Edgartown side. It turns the round into a small expedition. See our Chappaquiddick guide.
Yes. The Farm Neck Café is a public restaurant open April to November, with lunch daily from 11 to 3 and a pub menu until 5 (6 on Friday through Sunday). No round required; it is a good lunch stop in Oak Bluffs.
Mink Meadows, a nine-hole course in Vineyard Haven, mixes harder and easier holes, so it works for first-timers and long-time players alike. Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick is a slow, unhurried nine holes with nobody pushing from behind.
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