Golf in Amherst

Amherst is Hampshire County's college town, home to the University of Massachusetts and Amherst College, set in the Connecticut River valley's agricultural and academic corridor north of Springfield. Two courses serve the town — Amherst Golf Club and Cherry Hill Golf Course — reflecting the sustained demand from a large student and faculty population alongside the residential community that has grown around the colleges. The Pioneer Valley's flat bottomland extends into Amherst from the river to the west, while the Pelham Hills rise to the east and the Holyoke Range provides the southern horizon. Golf in Amherst draws from one of the most densely academic communities in New England.