Twenty Years Running · Cape Ann, Massachusetts

HOT ROCKET
2026

Twenty years of Hot Rocket, for all the homies.

Welcome to the North Shore. Pack your clubs, your sunscreen, and your patience for whoever's driving off the first tee — we're back at 7 Homestead Drive, Gloucester, MA for three days of golf, seafood, and old grudges settled on the back nine.

XXYears of Hot Rocket
Sep 25–272026
7Homestead Drive
7+1?Homies Confirmed (+1 Flickering)

The Crew

7 homies · 1 temporal anomaly · lineup card

Twenty years running and this is the roster. Show up, hydrate, and don't be the reason the group text goes off after 9 PM.

Zachattack1
Zachattack
Attacks the back nine like it owes him money.
Sgt. Walker2
Sgt. Walker
Runs the pace of play like it's boot camp inspection.
Hunteybooboo3
Hunteybooboo
Sweetest nickname on the sheet, scariest slice.
Stuccnad4
Stuccnad
Nobody knows what it means. Everybody respects it.
Skeletor5
Skeletor
By the power of Grayskull — still can't read a green.
Imabaaa!6
Imabaaa!
Announces the shot before it goes sideways.
Ten Foot7
Ten Foot
Never met a ten-footer he didn't burn the edge of.
Electric Dave — attendance unconfirmedMAYBE
Electric Dave
Existence unconfirmed. Check the photo again Sep 24 — if he's still visible, he's coming. The bus tops out at 55 anyway.

Basecamp

Sep 25–27, 2026

Home base for the weekend. Beds, a grill, and a driveway that'll need to fit way too many cars.

Exterior of the house
Living space
Interior
Living area
Living area
Photo 1 / 5 · Bayview Victorian, Gloucester

Photos via the VRBO listing for this house — full gallery and booking details here.

7 Homestead Drive

Gloucester, MA 01930

Arrive Friday the 25th, leave Sunday the 27th better (or worse) than you came. Bring your own clubs, cash for the skins game, and something to grill.

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Check-inFri Sep 25
GolfSat Sep 26
Check-outSun Sep 27

The Tee Sheet

10 courses

Ranked by cost, distance from Homestead Drive, and reviews from golfers who've actually played them. Two directory regulars turned out to be permanently closed — cut without mercy.

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Budget Moderate Premium

Honorable mentions

  • Black Swan Country Club — Georgetown $40–70 · 22 mi · 3.8★ (298) — upscale conditions, but rating is diluted by wedding-venue reviews and golfers cite slow pace and add-on costs.
  • Rowley Country Club — Rowley 15 mi · 4.2★ (77) — solid public 9, but recent reviews call it overpriced for the conditions.
  • Ould Newbury Golf Club — Newbury 4.5★ (47) — lovely semi-private 9, but public access is effectively limited to Mon/Tue.

Excluded after validation

  • Candlewood Golf ClubIpswich — permanently closed, still listed as open on several golf directories.
  • Middleton Golf CourseMiddleton — permanently closed.
  • Bass Rocks, Essex County Club, Myopia Hunt, Turner Hill, Ipswich CCPrivate clubs, no public access.

Methodology

Public access was validated for every course via club websites, GolfPass, Golf Digest, and municipal sources. Cost reflects published or directory-reported walking green fees where available — several clubs only quote rates by phone, which is noted. Prices shift seasonally; call the pro shop before booking.

Distance is approximate driving miles from Homestead Drive. Reviews are Google ratings (rating / count) layered with qualitative signals from GolfPass, Golf Digest, and golf media. Semi-private courses with regular public tee times are included and flagged; fully private clubs are not.