Golf in Rockport

Rockport is a Cape Ann artist colony at the tip of the Gloucester peninsula in Essex County, where the Atlantic defines the eastern horizon and granite ledge defines the terrain underfoot. Rockport Golf Club puts nine holes in one of the more dramatically situated small towns on the Massachusetts coast — a community where the sea and the rocky shoreline are always present and the Atlantic wind is a constant factor for any outdoor activity. The nine-hole format suits a town where open land is extremely limited and the year-round population is modestly sized, relying on the compressed layout to deliver a complete round within the constraints of the available terrain.