Why Maine is an underrated golf destination

By: Sean Zak , Dylan Dethier , Claire Rogers September 7, 2021

Take a ride up and down the coast of Maine as we play George Bush’s favorite course, a track with rock outcroppings on every hole and a course only accessible by ferry. It’s part of what makes Maine one of the most underrated golf stops in America.

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Sean Zak

Golf.com Editor

Sean Zak is a senior writer and author of Searching in St. Andrews, which followed his travels in Scotland during the most pivotal summer in the game’s history.

Dylan Dethier

Golf.com Editor

Dylan Dethier is a senior writer for GOLF Magazine/GOLF.com. The Williamstown, Mass. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Dethier is a graduate of Williams College, where he majored in English, and he’s the author of 18 in America, which details the year he spent as an 18-year-old living from his car and playing a round of golf in every state.

Claire Rogers

Golf.com Editor

Why Maine is an underrated golf destination

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