These Are 2025’s Top-Ranked Private Golf Courses in Maine

While Maine has plenty of great places to grip it and rip it, these are the top-ranked private golf courses in our state for 2025.

Listen, we get it—when it comes down to it, every golfer is looking for the same basic things: a ball, a club, and a hole to aim for. Sure, the extras are nice, but these are the golf courses in Maine that stand out as the absolute best of the best.

So, who’s doing the ranking? What criteria are they using? And what exactly makes one golf course better than another?

To create their list of the best private golf courses in each state, Golfweek and USA Today relied on a panel of hundreds of expert raters who scored courses across 10 criteria, along with an overall rating. These scores were then averaged to determine the rankings for the 2025 edition, which includes every state except Alaska due to the absence of rated private clubs.

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Now that we’ve covered that, which private golf courses in Maine were recently named the best for 2025?

According to Golfweek and USA Today and their report titled ‘Golfweek's Best 2025: Top Private Golf Courses in Every State, Ranked,’ their top picks for Maine include Prouts Neck in Scarborough, York Golf & Tennis Club in York, and the Woodlands Club in Falmouth— with the number one spot going to Portland Country Club in Falmouth.

Each of these private golf clubs in Maine has its own unique charm—whether it’s the course layout, history, or location, every one offers something special, according to Golfweek.

Portland Country Club, Prouts Neck, and York Golf & Tennis Club are all considered classic courses built before 1960, while the Woodlands Club stands out as a modern design, built in 1960 or later.

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And there you have it! For 2025, the top-ranked private course to tee it up and let it fly is Portland Country Club in Falmouth.

What are your thoughts on Golfweek and USA Today’s selections? Where’s your favorite course to give it a ride? We’d love to hear from you—feel free to join the conversation by messaging us on the app.

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