Lucerne is a Donald Ross classic, 9 hole layout located on US 1A 20 minutes southeast of Bangor halfway between Bangor and Ellsworth.

The golf course journeys over broad fairways bordered by stands of trees at the margins with the course's main defense the modest, raised greens defended by sand bunkers and collection areas. It's a difficult course to walk with the change in elevation unless you're training for a triathlon. Example, #4 has more than a 100 foot elevation drop from tee to green, but you're rewarded by the view coming down #3 out over the Lucerne Inn, Phillips Lake, and the valley. From the tips for 18 holes the course plays to 6,540 yards, par 63, 70.6/119, course/slope ratings with two shorter tees.