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4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.8
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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 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Thanks Andrew

Just wanted to thank Andrew in the pro shop .
I lost my head cover on my m2 hybrid and he was driving by on cart and I told him . He said don’t worry Dave I’ll find it for you , and he did !
We had such a great day . In this crazy time it was so nice to get out , have fun , and enjoy such a great track . Thanks again Andrew and staff at the hop . We’ll be back !

Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Spectacular

the Worcester Tuesday Golf Group all twelve of us said we cannot wait to go back highly recommendable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Bombed out and depleted

Rough conditions, many temporary greens and renovations. Not worth the price in my opinion

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Hi, u549672748! 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 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Forget it

09/07/2020
The condition, specifically green is no good at all. Half of greens are brownish and bare dirts. Putting is no fun at all. Too many crabgrass everywhere, tee boxes and fairways. Too many unfixed divots on tee boxes. Spending $100 for a round is too much.
The ranger said it's due to the storm and draught in summer 2020. I hope this poor condition is just in 2020. It was one of the bests in CT as I know.

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

Hi, iskweon. 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 Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Burnt and slow

Course was getting burned out around the greens, greens furry. Play slowed on the back to a 5.5hr round (2hr 15min on front). Need to have staff out on the course to keep pace of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Tricked out

Overall Id give this course a 6 out of 10.. Pretty good conditions.. The layout is TERRIBLE.. The "architect" takes driver out of your hands... Also this particular day had the most DIFFICULT pin placements on every hole.. The USGA doesnt do that on Sunday in the US Open..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Poor conditions

The course is in very below average shape especially for the normal price. The greens were pockmarked and tired, and the teeboxes and fairways were eaten up. Course itself is beautiful and well designed but pace of play was slow and it was in very bad shape. Not worth more than $40 a round with a cart

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best

Love the course layout and difficulty also friendly staff and new carts a with gps love the course and majestic scenery

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This Course Never Disappoints

Caught great weather on a mid-Vember day and the course was in great condition. The electric carts are virtually brand new with great seats and usb power port!! GPS/Nav screen too!!
Great layout. Challenging but fair. Don’t pass this one up.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/19/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, Philip. We're glad you enjoyed your time at Fox Hopyard!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/07/2019

Thank you for your 5-star rating! We hope to see you again before the season ends, but if not we look forward to seeing you back next year!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/28/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, Hwzl. We're glad you enjoyed your time at Fox Hopyard!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Must play

This course is an absolute gem!
Every hole is unique and memorable
Bill

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/22/2019

We're glad to hear it, Bill. Thanks for taking time to leave us a review!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor greens

Love this course but the greens are in terrible condition. Not an aeration / fertilization issue, just numerous large bare spots on at least 16 of the greens.

Not worth the money they are charging right now. Sad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/13/2019

Hi ccahill03! 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 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sad course conditions

We have played Fox Hopyard many times in the past and always found it to be in excellent condition. Not this time. Not sure what is happening there but almost every green was horrible! Large bare spots in multiple areas of every green (except maybe one or two). This was not a case of aerating or fertilizing, we can deal with that. It seemed either to be diseased or not properly cared for. Tee-boxes were not much better, but that seemed to be more due to play.

When we teed off we thought $71 was a decent price to pay for this course based on past experience, boy were we wrong. Current condition is playing at a $25 rate right now. Sad. We hope they can improve the greens soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/13/2019

Hello ccahill03. Thank you for taking the time to review your recent visit to the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make the necessary changes.

Played On
Reviews 156
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2019

Thank you for your feedback on your experience. Please reach out to us if there was anything we could do to boost your rating up to 5-stars during your next visit!

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