Olde Salem Greens is a classic 9-hole municipal course tucked into Highland Park, just 20 miles northeast of Boston in the historic city of Salem. Designed in 1933 by Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek, the layout is a textbook example of early 20th-century New England golf design — minimalist, strategic, and rooted in the natural topography.

Set across rugged, rolling terrain, the course was carved rather than constructed, with fairways that follow the land’s natural contours. Blind tee shots, sloping lies, and subtle elevation shifts are common, demanding a creative approach on nearly every hole. The green complexes — varied, quirky, and well-defended — are the essence of the course, rewarding clever play and penalizing the overly aggressive. Played from the white tees, the 18-hole routing stretches to 5,136 yards with a par of 70, and a rating/slope of 65.4/108. Olde Salem Greens reminds that great golf doesn’t have to be long, expensive, or overbuilt — just smart, scenic, and scrappy.