Golf in South Portland

South Portland is a city of more than 25,000 directly south of Portland across Back Cove, combining working-port infrastructure — the Portland International Jetport, oil terminals, the Maine Turnpike terminus — with residential neighborhoods and a lively Knightville and Mill Creek downtown. The Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse and the Portland Observatory visible across the harbor give the waterfront a distinctive character. Two golf facilities serve the city: Purpoodock Golf Club and South Portland Municipal Golf Course, both providing recreational options for a dense urban population in a community where open space is limited. The municipal course keeps access broad and barriers to play low for South Portland's diverse residential base.