George Wright Golf Course is a municipal 18-hole course tucked into the wooded, rocky terrain of Hyde Park in Boston’s far southwest corner. It was designed by the celebrated golf architect Donald Ross and built in the late 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project, opening in 1938. The dramatic granite ledges, elevation changes, and stone bridges that make the layout so distinctive were a product of that Depression-era construction effort.
Run as part of the City of Boston’s municipal golf system, George Wright is widely regarded as one of the finest public courses in the region and has appeared on lists of top courses you can play. Greens fees, tee-time booking, and seasonal hours change, so reserve and confirm rates through the City of Boston Golf site before heading out. The course is named for the 19th-century baseball pioneer George Wright.
Good to know
- A Donald Ross-designed municipal course built as a 1930s WPA project, opened 1938
- Known for dramatic granite ledges, stone bridges, and elevation changes
- Part of the City of Boston municipal golf system; tee times and rates via the official site
- Located in wooded Hyde Park near the Stony Brook Reservation
Getting there
- Address: 420 West Street, Hyde Park, Boston, MA 02136
- Neighborhood: Hyde Park, Boston
- Nearest T: No MBTA subway service nearby; the Fairmount and Providence/Stoughton commuter rail lines serve Hyde Park, but the course is not within easy walking distance — check mbta.com and plan to drive or use a connecting bus