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Layout
4.2
Friendliness
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4.7
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 71
Length 6912 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.1

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Seasonal
Architect Roger Rulewich (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Major credit cards are accepted.
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Connecticut (2019 #10) (2018 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2018 #24)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in New England (2016 #25)

Reviews

4.7
315 Reviews (315)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 13
Forced Carries 12
Bunkers 10
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 9
Advanced Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Storm Remnants

The greens were in abominable shape and difficult to putt over. I have played here before and the conditions had been terrific.
It seems that the storm created a 6 day lack of watering that caused such poor conditions of large dry patches with no grass on small parts numerous greens- as told to me by one of the employees.
The layout is beautiful and the holes are picturesque. Whoever put out the red tees today "were on drugs!" None of them were pointed correctly to the hole!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/09/2020

Hi, longviewlady! 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 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/08/2020

Hello, markgeronimo. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Disappointed in conditions

Our group has played Fox Hopyard annually over the last 7-8 years. We were extremely disappointed in the conditions of the course on 9/10/2020. We played one of our major championship tournaments at your course. Of all the years, we have played the course, we were very disappointed in the condition of the course yesterday. We play Fox Hopyard because of the challenge and historically, the good condition. Simply put, the conditions yesterday were bad. I appreciate the challenges of maintaining a course during dry, almost drought conditions, and every course is different, however, yesterday’s course conditions were probably the worst we have seen this season of the many courses we play.

My comments are intended in good spirit as we have had good experiences at Fox Hopyard in the past. I trust you will agree there were more than a few challenging/dry/burned areas throughout the course from tee to fairway to green. A lesson learned for all: perhaps marking the course throughout as ground under repair or informing golfers as they check in that dry conditions has created multiple areas of ground under repair and players should treat all areas as such. Had I known the conditions of the course, I would instituted the same for our tournament, which may have created a better experience for our group.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hi, u000006000428. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions. We do have recovery projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Fox Hopyard Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Save your money, hope it comes back some day

Could not believe how bad the course was. The greens were so chewed up and destroyed. The only nice green was 18. The fairways were even worse. Tee boxes were ok. The pace of play was like 5 hrs. Pretty sad how such a great course can go down hill so quickly. We drove up from Stamford and have played the course like 10 or 12 times over the years. The course looks like it has covid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hi, rmerturi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Not Good

In the span of 2 months the golf course has essentially died. Current conditions are some of the worst I’ve seen anywhere in years.

On the front 9 there are maybe 2 greens where you can put a decent roll on the ball, otherwise you’re putting through dirt and mud.

Walked off after 9.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hi, njRqOZafVwpo8j9h476G. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

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Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The Worse Condition

Sadly this course is terrible condition. Don’t play it until next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/08/2020

Hi, u000006022836. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Sad situation at this course

Our 4-some booked our tee time for 10:15, but they were running about 20 minutes behind, so they asked us to tee off the back 9. No big deal since you have to play those holes anyway. The conditions at the course were the worst we've seen in Connecticut all year. We play many public courses all over the state, but this was in very sad shape. Lots of burn out, fairways and greens were in awful condition. Not worth the money. We did look forward to dinner and sitting on the patio, but it didn't open till 4:00 even though they had a full tee sheet all day. Not good. Many disappointed players. We realize the weather has been extremely dry this year. so course conditions suffer.... but open your restaurant guys!
open till

Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hello, imgolfr2. Thanks for the review. We would like to apologize for the current course conditions. Our staff is working diligently to recover greens, fairways, and sand traps. We appreciate your patience as we make these improvements. We always appreciate the feedback and hope that you'll give us another try in the future. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A Sublime Experience

I was lucky enough to play here in a tournament for work. I had wanted to play here since I moved to CT ~2 years ago, but hadn’t gotten around to it yet. Many people had told me this was an absolute gem. I had read some negative reviews online leading up to playing here, but was still excited nonetheless.

After our round today, I can only say that the negative reviews are nitpicking at best. I had an excellent afternoon, and even in the rain, the conditions were great. I would like to thank the staff for the awesome experience we had, especially since it was everyone in our groups first time playing here. Very accommodating and definitely worth playing here. The classic New England scenery and course layout is top notch. Will be back for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2020

Nitpicking? You are crazy.
When i pay $100+ for a round of golf I expect much better than what I got playing here a couple of weeks ago. This place was literally in the worst condition of any course I have played in years.

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Commented on 09/03/2020

Hello, ScottMun. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the course. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back Fox Hopyard Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

what happened?

played monday 8/31/2020 friends took off from work as they had never played there. what a nightmare! Had to play the back nine twice, and course is in rough shape. Used to be an elite place to play, but what happened? Greens used to be fast and near perfect but not anymore. SAD ! They gave us a break ($5 off, haha)

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/02/2020

Hi, DRGOLFER167. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unhappy customer

Course suffering from recent drought conditions so general conditions not very good. Also only the back 9 open so we had to play it twice and this resulted in very slow play. We should have been informed of this before we arrived at course. We did a golfnow deal. If I had paid their regular price I would have been upset.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 09/02/2020

Hello mfltm. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

I was looking forward to playing here. I was meeting an old friend for an annual golf outing. The greens were all burned up. The fairways burned and very weeded.
The cart path only holes forced us several times to push the cart. Very frustrating on a hot day.
That's alot of money to push a cart on a hot day.
Love to play the course again when these bugs are worked out.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/31/2020

Hi, u314160688268. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions of the course. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Fox Hopyard Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Great track........horrendous conditions

Played here last year.and really had a great experience as the course was in great shape.This year a complete 180.......course looked like a battlefield ,and i understand they had some problems......BUT..was never informed of conditions and they still charge 89 .I played lake of Isles the next day for 103 0and I was in pristine shape and well worth the money,for the conditions they should not be charging top dollar

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/31/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Horrible condition

Tees, greens, and fairways in bad shape. All burnt out. Not worth the money

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/26/2020

Hi jaykris! 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!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Sad to See

I am going to echo all other reviews. Before yesterday I would tell every golfer Fox Hopyard was my favorite course in the state of CT. Sadly, I cant say this anymore. For the money I paid I have not played a course in worse condition all year. Layout is beautiful and staff were super nice, but sadly they really got hit by this heat wave. Not their fault since you cant control mother nature. I dont think I will play here again for a long time since I was extremely disappointed I paid as much as I did for those poor conditions. Very sad to see it in this shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2020

Hi, Cthrall28. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Well that was dreadful

I must echo the other reviews that I wish I had seen on here before playing the course the other day. Why didn’t I read them you ask? Because like so many others, I leaned on their excellent reputation and didn’t bother reading recent reviews. What is going on here? This used to be one of the best public courses in the region. Tee boxes are in tatters, fairways have more crabgrass and dry spots than my lawn, and half the greens have exposed hardpan and browned out grass. For $100 per round, you would assume that they have an irrigation system and maybe some Lesco laying around. I’ve played this course dozens of times in the past and it used to be an absolute delight. Took the day off work and brought my father here as a treat and we simply could not believe the scenes. There is no mention on their website, or in their clubhouse of the sub muni-acceptable conditions as youre forking over premium dollars. I had plans of visiting their sister course in MA with my friends, but that trip will surely be out the window as I refuse to give them any more of my business. One additional bit of disbelief, during our round a thunderstorm rolled in delaying our round by about 40 minutes. You cannot fault them for the weather, but when asked about possible rain checks, they said that they simply do not offer them and that we could arrange another round at a discounted price? Yikes!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/26/2020

Hi, mrjaycartwright. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0

Well that was dreadful

I must echo the other reviews that I wish I had seen on here before playing the course the other day. Why didn’t I read them you ask? Because like so many others, I leaned on their excellent reputation and didn’t bother reading recent reviews. What is going on here? This used to be one of the best public courses in the region. Tee boxes are in tatters, fairways have more crabgrass and dry spots than my lawn, and half the greens have exposed hardpan and browned out grass. For $100 per round, you would assume that they have an irrigation system and maybe some Lesco laying around. I’ve played this course dozens of times in the past and it used to be an absolute delight. Took the day off work and brought my father here as a treat and we simply could not believe the scenes. There is no mention on their website, or in their clubhouse of the sub muni-acceptable conditions as youre forking over premium dollars. I had plans of visiting their sister course in MA with my friends, but that trip will surely be out the window as I refuse to give them any more of my business. One additional bit of disbelief, during our round a thunderstorm rolled in delaying our round by about 40 minutes. You cannot fault them for the weather, but when asked about possible rain checks, they said that they simply do not offer them and that we could arrange another round at a discounted price? Yikes!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in bad shape

This is a beautiful facility with friendly staff, lots of amenities and a great course layout. The course itself was in very bad shape. I understand it’s the middle of summer and a course isn’t expected to be in it best shape but the majority of greens has significant hard pan and browning. The tee boxes were in very bad condition where if you wanted to hit off the grass on a par three I’m not sure you could have. The fairways were in better condition but the 10th was a truly the most disappointing. I’m glad I only paid half price for this course considering the condition. I’d like to come back and play once more in the fall to see if it’s improved. It really is a shame that the course condition didn’t live up to the layout and beauty of the facility as a whole.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/25/2020

Hi, Langdon2008121. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 08/24/2020

Watering the lawn would be a start....the conditions of your tees, fairways and greens are deplorable....

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Commented on 08/24/2020

Hi, u000006236747. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Fox Hopyard Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in bad shape

The course is not in great shape and they should maybe consider reducing the price from $110 until it is back in the shape it should be.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/24/2020

Hello u000007196762. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fox Hopyard

Fox Hopyard has a nice layout with beautiful facilities and excellent staff. Unfortunately the golf course was in rough shape - many burned out fairways and greens in very poor shape. In fairness, they suffered from the effects of the recent hurricane with limited power and water supply over a weeks time. That said the overall value was very low in terms of the cost and I would not currently recommend playing there under current costs. Hopefully everything will
Improve in the near future and i would like to return in the future and certainly next year.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/31/2020

Hi Donald2116399! 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!

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