Lives
Ferrisburgh, VT
Handicap
5-9
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.0
3.0
Total 3 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

3 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
2
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
08/15/2014
Last Review
07/29/2017

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Basin Harbor Club

Played On 07/29/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Course Conditions are Back to TopShelf !!!!

New Superintendent has transformed the course in last 2.5 years.
If you haven't played recently, you are missing out.
Greens enlarged to original design, sprinkler system upgraded to single head control, drainage improvements translate to dry fast greens, trees removed to promote grass growth, fairways, rough, and aprons are perfect, and greens rolling super smooth/consistent. Add some natural areas on #2, #3, #6, #8, and #9 off tee boxes and you have private course conditions at resort course availability/pricing
Select tees carefully as natural areas force carrys on a few front nine tees. As always, back nine is long from blue tees (3469 yds).....don't be afraid to move up a set of tees for a more pleasant experience.
Head Professional Will Benton and staff are very friendly and accommodating.
After a few years of course in wrong direction, fear not it is revived

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Views Better than Overall Experience; Too Many Players on Course & Pace was Too Slow; No Rangers on Course

Incredible location and a very, very good design. Course conditions were excellent given drought and overloaded play on day I chose to play Ocean course. Poa greens get tired later in the day (footprints).

Expected for the price a higher end experience ....10-15 min tee times.... not every 8 min. Place was packed so felt like a golf factory at times.
Pro shop and restaurant were dirty and loud. Again overcrowded. No driving range!!!!! Really? trying to sell as 5-star w/o a place to warm-up?

Many well dressed, well equipped and truely awful golfers on the course slowed play dramatically. No ranger to move folks along. Not a place for beginner golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

West Bolton Golf Club

Played On 08/22/2013
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Bottom Tier in Vermont - Poorly designed/built green complexes

Definitely a bottom tier public track in Vermont. I've played them all and no reason to play here unless company outing or a beginning golfer.
Green complexes are tiny, unreceptive to properly struck wedges into greens (too much compacted clay and stones). Cheesy layout, many unremarkable holes....just not great native land for a golf course w/o millions in design/drainage. Few bunkers and little challenge inherent in layout. Very short course with low slope/rating.
Drive over to CCV, Stowe CC, Sugarbush, Country Club of Barre, or in Chittenden county, play Kwinaska, Williston, or even Rocky Ridge before this place.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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