MAPLEGATE COUNTRY CLUB

The Donald Ross-influenced routing winds through rolling New England hardwood forests, where elevation changes of 60 feet create natural amphitheaters around several greens. The par-3 14th plays downhill to a kidney-shaped green protected by a stone wall that's been collecting wayward shots since 1923, while the closing holes demand precise iron play through mature maples that frame each fairway like cathedral columns. This is old-school Massachusetts golf at its finest—strategic, walkable, and refreshingly free of modern architectural gimmicks.