Philip Wogan

Cumberland Center, ME

Val Halla Golf & Recreation Center is the municipal 18-hole, par-72 golf course for the town of Cumberland, Maine, designed by Philip Wogan. From the back tees it plays 6,567 yards with a slope rating of 130 and a course rating of 71.5, and multiple tee boxes make it playable for a range of skill levels. The course has bentgrass greens and sits about 15 minutes from Portland. The facility also includes a driving range, a putting green, and a town-run recreation center, with tee times open to the public.

Atkinson, NH

Atkinson Resort & Country Club is a public golf facility in Atkinson, New Hampshire, about 45 minutes north of Boston, developed by the Lewis family as part of a broader land development project. The front nine opened in 1996 and the back nine followed in 1998, with the course spread across roughly 420 acres of field and forest. The par-72 layout was recognized as the National Golf Course Owners Association's National Course of the Year in 2015. A nine-hole par-3 course and a golf academy were added in 2009, broadening the practice and instruction options on site. The club is open to the public, with a large clubhouse offering dining, event space and overnight guest rooms, along with heated hitting bays for year-round practice in the New England climate.

Georgetown, MA

Black Swan Country Club sits on 120 acres in Georgetown, Massachusetts, about 30 miles north of Boston, with a large Victorian-style clubhouse overlooking the golf course. The property was previously home to a private club known as the Georgetown Club, which closed in 2009. The 18-hole course was designed by New England architect Philip Wogan and first opened around 1990. New ownership reopened it to the public in 2010 and has since renovated tee boxes, green complexes and bunkers, lengthening several holes along the way. Black Swan plays to a par of 72 and stretches to roughly 6,800 yards from the back tees, with water crossing many holes and a series of bridges connecting them. The club operates as a semi-private facility open to public play alongside its membership, and it also hosts weddings and other events.

Pembroke, MA

Pembroke Country Club is an 18-hole course on the South Shore in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It was designed by architect Philip Wogan and opened in 1973, laid out over rolling South Shore terrain that calls for use of most of the clubs in the bag. From the blue tees the course measures 6,677 yards at par 71, with a course rating of 73.3 and slope of 132, and bentgrass fairways, tees and greens throughout. Facilities include a full-size grass driving range, a grill room, pro shop and banquet space. The course is open to public daily-fee play in addition to offering limited memberships, and it hosts outings from April through November.

Topsfield, MA

New Meadows Golf Club is a scenic 9-hole, par 35 public golf course in Topsfield, MA, known for its strategically designed and expertly maintained course with varied terrain, sand traps, hills, and water features.