Braintree Municipal Golf Course

Braintree Municipal Golf Course is a Public 18 holes golf course located in Braintree, Massachusetts.

Braintree Municipal Golf Course first opened for play in 1945. Sam Mitchell designed eleven new holes and redesigned the others in the 1960's

Par for the course is 72. From the back tees the course plays to 6423 yards. From the forward tees the course measures 5751 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 6, a par-5 that plays to 526 Yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 16, a par-3 that plays to 181 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 11, a 421 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole is # 1, a 329 yard par-4.

This course's greens on the front nine are small compared to the large ones on the back nine. Some of the par 3's are exceptionally long. Water hazards (lakes, creeks, and ponds) come into play on twelve holes. The signature hole is #3, a 196-yard, par 3, requiring an uphill tee shot to a well-bunkered and undulating green.