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Shaker Hills Golf Club 146 Shaker Rd. Harvard, Mass. 978-772-2227 18-hole rate: $55-$85 Our take : A mix of challenging terrain and quiet, pine-dappled countryside, this course is certainly not short on accolades. Golf Digest named it one of the top 18 public courses in North America, and it played host to the 2003 and 2005 US Open qualifier.
Shaker Hills Golf Club
146 Shaker Rd.
Harvard, Mass.
978-772-2227
18-hole rate: $55-$85

Our take: A mix of challenging terrain and quiet, pine-dappled countryside, this course is certainly not short on accolades. Golf Digest named it one of the top 18 public courses in North America, and it played host to the 2003 and 2005 US Open qualifier.

(Photo courtesy Shaker Hills Golf Club)

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