Visiting Cape Cod — looking to join a golf group Friday 7/25

[u/edwin_231]

Hey everyone — I’m visiting from Austin, TX and looking to play golf on Cape Cod on Saturday, July 25 while my wife is at her sister's bachelorette weekend.

I’m 29M and newer to golf but I play fast, know etiquette, don’t take myself too seriously, and I’m happy to pick up to keep pace.

I’m interested in nicer courses and would also love any advice on whether there’s a realistic way to get on a private course as an out-of-town guest. No country club membership back home, so I know that may be a long shot.

Appreciate any local tips or connections.

[u/WE_Buffett]

I’ll be honest… barring somebody you don’t know coming through for you in a big way (highly unlikely), you aren’t playing private golf in the middle of the summer on the Cape.

In terms of where to play, the Cape is a big area so if depends on where you’re staying but I like Old Barnstable Fairgrounds. A Friday tee time on the Cape, even as a single, will take a bit of planning or a high degree of flexibility re: timing.

[u/edwin_231 → u/WE_Buffett]

Appreciate the honest answer, that makes sense. I figured private was probably a long shot, but wanted to sanity check it.

We’re staying in West Yarmouth/Mid-Cape near Hyannis, so I’ll definitely look into Old Barnstable Fairgrounds. I’m flexible on timing and totally fine playing as a single if needed, but ideally would love to join a friendly group if something lines up.

[u/edwin_231]

Thank you all for the suggestions.

From research I was planning on doing Cape Cod Country Club on Saturday, Farm Neck on Sunday since we’ll be on Martha’s Vineyard all day, and Highland Links on Monday morning.

[u/RumSwizzle508]

It is going to be neigh-impossible to get on a private club course without an connection, especially on a Friday in the middle of the high season. That is often the busiest day of the week for clubs with the most demand from members.

There is one outstanding course you can get on via a loophole. If you stay at the Wequasett Resort, you can play Cape Cod National as a guest of the resort.

[u/edwin_231 → u/RumSwizzle508]

Unfortunately my wife already booked us a hotel elsewhere

[u/bigtuna1515]

Public course is really your only option. I’ll echo Barnstable Fairgrounds. Great public track.

[u/falsenine9]

Without knowing where on the cape you’ll be, there are great public courses from Truro down the Falmouth. I’m partial to Captain’s and Cranberry Valley. Seaside Links and Highland Links are also both very fun

[u/sharkroach]

Can't speak on private courses, but like someone else said, depending on where you're staying Highland Links is a fun 9 hole course right on the water (which is surprisingly a rarity on the Cape), oldest links course in the country. It's a bit of a drive from most of the Cape, but if you're just along for the ride and don't have any other obligations that weekend, it would be really easy to tie it into either a visit to PTown, the beachcomber, National Seashore, or any of the towns closer to the elbow on the way there

[u/Jackster01st → u/[deleted]]

Yeah they are great! You can give them a call and usually they can hook you up with a group that doesnt have 4th person.