Opened in 1936, the George Wright Golf Course is a Donald Ross design. It's reputed that 60,000 pounds of dynamite, 72,000 cubic yards of top soil and 57,000 linear feet of drainage pipe was used for its construction.



George Wright Golf Course
Opened in 1936, the George Wright Golf Course is a Donald Ross design. It's reputed that 60,000 pounds of dynamite, 72,000 cubic yards of top soil and 57,000 linear feet of drainage pipe was used for its construction.



4.5
Uniquely Boston
George Wright Golf Course is a bricolage of Boston. At first glance, it appears cold and uninviting. You have to earn it's trust, but once you do, it reveals its loyalty and rich character.
If your first round at George Wright is anything like mine, you'll consider logging onto EBay to sell your golf clubs at a steep discount. Blind tee shots, false fronts, and deceptive visuals make your first time at George Wright a true battle. Much like Boston itself, George Wright is wary of the outsider.
Once you've paid your dues, George Wright's spiteful façade gives way to a uniquely complex and satisfying golf experience. What was once nasty, brutish, and misleading becomes welcoming, accessible, and authentic. Through your initiation, you learn the subtleties that make this course so special:
These nuances are what make George Wright such a unique test. If you want to score here, you have to have spent some time in the trenches. Bostonian's pride themselves on their grit, and George Wright fittingly demands it.
George Wright Golf Course is a perfect entryway into New England golf and one of the rare tracks that has a truly transcendent sense of place. If the Country Club in Brookline is an investment banker in slacks and a blazer, George Wright is his vulgar, dungaree-wearing cousin (who you'd much rather grab a beer with). Long on character and short on pretense, George Wright embodies the spirit of Boston.
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