Farm Neck Golf Club sits on Martha's Vineyard, the island off Cape Cod that draws a particular mix of old-money New England families, creative types, and political figures who have made it one of the most storied summer retreats on the East Coast. The course is semi-private, operating as a members' club that opens its tee sheet to visitors — a relative rarity on an island where access and exclusivity tend to go hand in hand.
The layout winds through the oak and scrub that define the Vineyard's interior, with water views that periodically remind you exactly where you are. Farm Neck earned genuine national attention when Bill Clinton played here during his presidential summers on the island, cementing its reputation as the Vineyard's signature round. The course plays as a serious test — not a resort layout designed to flatter — with routing that uses the natural roll of the land rather than fighting it.
Getting here requires a ferry from Woods Hole or a flight, which means anyone teeing it up at Farm Neck has made a deliberate trip. That intentionality tends to show in how people treat the place.
