About this course
Exeter Country Club occupies Ten Rod Road in Exeter, Rhode Island, and traces its golf course to 1889, making it one of the older layouts in the country. The nine-hole course has long been cited locally as among the oldest golf grounds in America, with some accounts placing it among the twenty-five oldest clubs nationally, though exact claims vary across sources. Today the club operates as a walkable nine-hole facility offering both nine- and eighteen-hole rounds, with a golf shop, restaurant, and practice areas serving golfers from the surrounding South County region. Its long history remains the club's defining feature.
Type
Parkland
Region
New England
Holes
18
Par
72
Established
1965
LooperScore
71.9
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Design & architects
- Geoffrey Cornish, architect
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Last verified 2026-09-17
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