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Apple Hill Golf Club in East Kingston, New Hampshire
- Eric J. Mac Donald
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 1, 2020
Rumored to be the summer golf course of PGA Tour Professional Scott Stallings, Apple Hill Golf Club is like an enjoyable stroll through an apple orchard. This golf course is a great golf course to play, especially in the fall when the leaves are popping with color. If you have not played here before, the course is not going to hide anything from you. You can see everything in front of you from the tee. There are only two holes where you cannot see the green from the tee. There is limited bunkering on the course. There are only a couple of forced carries that should not challenge even the most novice golfers. Take note that there will be plenty of uphill and downhill lies to contend with when playing here.
The trees lining the fairways, the limited room around the greens, the upside-down bowls, and false fronts will keep a golfer from recovering from a wayward shot and making an easy par. The tree-lined fairways will also keep you from scoring if you get too close to them. On the back nine, the course gets much narrower. Overall the course yardage is nothing to worry about even for short hitters from the back tees. All the par 5s can be easy birdies, or you may have plenty of chances for eagles. Walking is not difficult, but there is a lot of walking up and down the hill at the Apple Hill Golf Course. They are not steep climbs, but half the holes on the front nine go directly up and down Apple Hill. The steepest climb up the slope comes at the end of the round on the 18th hole.
The conditions are decent here, a typical northeast course with its hard pack fairways and medium-sized greens. It is a well-kept public golf course, and even with all the trees, they manage to keep growing the grass that surrounds them. The course does appear to hold water well here too for those who play in those early spring conditions when it is known to be rainy in New England. On the front nine, there are golf holes that go with the hill that can add a bit of entertainment. The greens are nearly reachable from the elevated tees. They also allow for comfortable wedge approaches as golfers gain yards from both the elevation and the hardness of the fairways. Many of the greens do have false fronts. Some of them feel like they are upside-down bowls as you hit your approach shots to the green. The most memorable part is the many traverses of Apple Hill. Seven holes play with the hill, and none of the holes play across Apple Hill.
Additionally, if you are looking to play some golf but do not quite have the time for all 18 holes there is a par 3 course here too.
Conditions: Overall quality conditions throughout the year. Difficulty: Play this course when the wind is at your back on the holes going down or up the hill, and it is relatively simple. Play it with the wind going another way, and it could be a long round. Practice Green: There are two practice greens located near the clubhouse at the top of the hill. Value: The value is appreciable as the course is only $40 to walk on a weekend. Range: There is no range on site. Wear a hard-hat: Best to have one ready if you play the front nine on a packed day. The front nine is much more open to having golfers spray the ball into other fairways as compared to the back nine where the tree-line is denser.
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