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Few municipal courses in Greater Boston carry the kind of quiet institutional weight that Needham Golf Club does. The club has served the town of Needham for generations, functioning as the community's public golfing anchor in a region where private clubs have historically dominated the landscape. That civic identity gives the place a particular character — unpretentious, well-worn in the best sense, and genuinely welcoming to the everyday golfer in a way that many of its neighbors in this corner of Norfolk County simply are not.
Needham itself sits about 12 miles southwest of Boston, in the densely suburban Inner West geography where the Charles River winds through developed but still-wooded terrain. That landscape tends to produce courses with mature tree canopies, modest elevation changes, and a certain New England tightness — fairways that reward placement over raw power, and conditions that shift meaningfully across the region's four pronounced seasons.
At par 70, the layout plays shorter than a traditional championship test, which makes it especially well-suited to a casual round after work or a relaxed weekend outing. This is a golf course built for the town it belongs to.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE/GOLD PAR 70 · men | 6,115 | 70.2 | 128 | 70 |
| BLUE/GOLD · women | 6,115 | 75.8 | 137 | 72 |
| Blue/White #1 Par 72 · men | 6,070 | 69.8 | 129 | 72 |
| BLUE/WHITE · women | 6,070 | 75.2 | 136 | 72 |
| WHITE/GREEN · men | 5,848 | 68.5 | 124 | 72 |
| RED/WHITE · women | 5,848 | 73.7 | 130 | 72 |
| WHITE/GREEN · women | 5,848 | 73.7 | 130 | 72 |
| RED/YELLOW · men | 5,433 | 66.6 | 115 | 72 |
| RED/YELLOW · women | 5,433 | 72 | 123 | 72 |
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