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Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6858 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.9

Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Al Zikorus (1970) Stephen Kay (2006) Doug Smith (2006) Ray Hearn (2014)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Accolades

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4.1
454 Reviews (454)

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course but don't miss lunch afterwards

Love Timberlin. The course is always in great shape and the people are so friendly. Course is challenging but always fun to play. Don't eat before you play since you will want to go to Remzi's Restaurant afterwards. The best golf course restaurant I have ever gone to and one of the best restaurants period for Friday or Saturday night dinner specials.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in great shape, as usual!

Starter, Pro, and golf shop help are always friendly and make you feel like you're important to them. One time when I was playing there with my girl friend, a group cut in front of us at the 1st tee box. The starter felt bad. While we were out on the course, he drove out there, gave us some golf balls, and gave us a rain check for 9 holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always Good

The staff is always helpful , friendly and conditions of the course are fine. Oh yes don't forget the Ramzy's
(19th hole) picture perfect!

Great value and will continue to return .

R.G.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greast day

Had great weather and the course was in very good condition. Only complaint was a foursome on the back nine that was very slow.. Waited on three holes on every shot even though there was two holes open in front of them. Finally just skipped a hole and passed them and enjoyed the rest of the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable round

Course is in good condition, interesting layout, friendly staff. Round took just over 4 hours as a 3some, not too bad. Greens rolled nicely, though on the slow side.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Timberlin

Course is always fun . Today the greens were extremely slow . Also
2 groups cut out in front of our group on the 16th hole . Course needs better management and etiquette , maybe a ranger to prevent this bs.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/08/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Timberlin Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nonresident

If you are not a resident of Berlin, you can’t get a tee time on the Weekend. Something is wrong with this.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing Conditions

Nearly 1 month after being aerated, the greens are still beyond Painfully slow with visible aeration holes. Several bare spots are starting to appear on the greens and the bunkers are not always raked and have fallen into general disrepair. The town thinks this course is a GEM, when in reality, every area course has far superior greens and is generally maintained much better. I play Timberlin weekly and the greens are maybe in good condition with decent speed, 3-4 weeks out of the entire year. The Pro and his staff are friendly and professional. Come on Town of Berlin, get your act together!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/29/2021

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Unfriendly staff

First time and probably the last time I will play this course.Staff in Pro shop are rude and treat people who are not regulars and use GolfNow for Tee Times very poorly.Not sure why this golf course is part of GolfNow if they don’t want people playing there.
Left the pro shop to find the shed with the keys for the cart only to return again to the pro shop for a scorecard as there wasn’t any on any carts.
I never knew that asking for a scorecard at a golf course was a unreasonable request but it sure seemed that way with the person working there.
The course itself was a little wet from all the rain but still very playable. The fairways and tea boxes were in good condition with some standing water but that was to be expected. Most of the greens were in good condition but some had small bare patches and a lot of ball marks
The course layout was good with varying lengths on the par threes and driver is not always the best choice on the par fours.
Golf cart paths are mainly just around the tee boxes and a lot of golfers probably regulars were walking.The pace of play was good as the course wasn’t crowded and we finished in under 3 1/2 hours.
We received more attitude when returning the golf cart and key so decided not to prolong our stay.
Overall I would say that the golf course is good but unless you are a regular or like being treated poorly I would play somewhere else.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/29/2021

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (860) 828-3228, and thanks for visiting Timberlin Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Timberlin 1st Time

It was a decent experience, played late am on a weekday, if I lived nearby would likely play more often, might be a tad overpriced compared to other muni's I have played in CT.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/01/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Timberlin Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great value

Great layout, Value & Friendly atmosphere.
I moved to Berlin Ct to make Timberlin Golf Club my home course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Aeration

Always a very nice course but the greens were just aerated and they did not give any indication of this when I booked my tee time on the web site. I was surprised when I was told in the pro shop and was informed that it was posted on social media sites which didn’t help me at all. Nothing on the site where you book tee times.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Timberline

Good course interesting holes. Wish GolfNow had told me they are aerating the greens when I was booking.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always Worth Playing

Note to self...check with golf course BEFORE booking to check aeration schedule. Got there to find front 9 was closed and back 9 was just aerated. Rest of course was in great shape, just don't like playing Planko on the greens!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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