Jones at Lyman Orchards Golf Club
About
Lyman Orchards in Middlefield is a favorite spot for families because of the nearly 100 varieties of pick-your-own fruit, but it's popular with golfers as well, boasting both a Robert Trent Jones-designed course and one designed by Gary Player. There is also the Apple Nine Course. Situated along the banks of the Connecticut River, the orchards provide the perfect setting for a round of golf. The Jones Course has a diverse terrain, offering dramatically rolling hills on the front nine and a back nine that is routed through woodlands and wetlands. Water comes into play on a total of seven holes on the back and there are more than 40 bunkers strategically placed along the severely sloped greens. Accurate drives and irons will be generously rewarded but it's not overly punishing for high handicappers.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black/Macoun | 72 | 7011 yards | 73.3 | 132 |
Blue/Empire | 72 | 6614 yards | 71.5 | 131 |
White/McIntosh | 72 | 6200 yards | 69.6 | 128 |
Red/Cortland (W) | 72 | 5812 yards | 72.0 | 124 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 74.0/134 | 435 | 195 | 408 | 571 | 407 | 366 | 197 | 391 | 572 | 3542 | 412 | 167 | 516 | 390 | 407 | 402 | 428 | 180 | 567 | 3469 | 7011 |
Blue M: 72.0/129 | 416 | 175 | 374 | 552 | 390 | 350 | 175 | 373 | 548 | 3353 | 399 | 152 | 490 | 370 | 388 | 382 | 403 | 162 | 515 | 3261 | 6614 |
White M: 70.3/128 | 397 | 154 | 361 | 518 | 372 | 334 | 153 | 355 | 514 | 3158 | 369 | 138 | 462 | 350 | 369 | 361 | 380 | 144 | 469 | 3042 | 6200 |
Red M: 68.5/124 W: 73.9/126 | 379 | 134 | 338 | 491 | 354 | 317 | 131 | 336 | 483 | 2963 | 346 | 124 | 435 | 329 | 350 | 340 | 356 | 126 | 443 | 2849 | 5812 |
Handicap | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
Course Details
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Bar, Snacks, GrillAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet FacilitiesAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Connecticut (2023 #10)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Four is a burly, well-bunkered par-5 of 571. Your tee shot should avoid this trap. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Six is among my favorite short par-4s anywhere, playing uphill to this heavily pitched green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Seven, a par-3 of 197, plays straight uphill to a tight target. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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The ninth green, seen here from some 100 yards or so away behind a fairway trap, is narrow and well-bunkered. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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The Overlook: from one of the practice putting greens, you’ll have this view of the tenth and eighteenth fairways, with a large pond dividing them. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Down on the tenth green itself, the same large pond forms a backdrop. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Soooo close to an ace on hole #2!!! Photo submitted by u241990994 on 02/24/2022
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Ten, par-4, 412. A classic risk-reward hole with aesthetics to match its playability. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/07/2021
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13, par-4, 390. A scenic view from the adjacent twelfth hole. Countless golf balls, including some of mine, have found these waters. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/07/2021
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14, par-4, 407. You’ll need an accurate drive and approach to find this raised green in regulation. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/07/2021
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15, par-4, 402. Opinions will vary, but I like this as the best hole on the back nine. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/07/2021
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A three-par of 180, this hole looks great in the late afternoon shadows. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/07/2021
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This fine closing hole spans 567 yards and demands a careful pitch to hold its green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/07/2021
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Lyman’s finishing hole stretches 567 yards from tee to green. Hazards are plentiful along the way. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/07/2021
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The third hole. Dogleg right, 408. Both drive and second shot must be hit with precision. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/07/2021
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The sixth green rises well above the fairway, and putting its severely sloping green can be nerve-wracking. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/07/2021
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Hole ten: par-4, 412. Cut the corner of this dogleg left at your own risk. It promises to be an adventure. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/07/2021
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Sixteen, a 428-yard par four, will test your mettle from tee to cup. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/07/2021
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A view toward the Lyman-Jones 18th fairway to its perched green. The clubhouse lies above and behind it. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/07/2021
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found on three bunkers i was in. :( Photo submitted by Matthew3304221 on 10/20/2016
Fun to play hard to score
Excellent course in good shape. Always a pleasure to play here.
Jones course is in great shape.
First time playing Lyman this year. The Jones course has held up very well through the very wet season. Fairways were in great shape, though a bit soft (as expected) making the course play a bit long. Rough was thick & lush, tee boxes were in good condition. Only nits were the greens (slow & pitch mark covered) & bunkers (very firm w compacted sand, haven't been raked) pace of play was 4 hrs for a mid morning tee time on a Tuesday with the course being not very busy.
Jones course- slow front: fast back
Great when you can find a good deal on Golf Now, not for retail of $90 or whatever they’re charging these days. Expect slow play on the front, opens up on the back. Well manicured course, good layout
Closing Out Summer
I’ve always felt that Lyman-Jones delivers one of the finest front nines you can play in Connecticut. Beginning with the long and tough opening hole, a four-par playing uphill on the approach to a heavily contoured green, you’ll find one challenging, rolling hole after another. Here, too, are a pair of outstanding par-5s (four and nine), along with the great one-two punch of the sixth and seventh, both playing strongly uphill to fortress-like greens where three-putting may be as common as two. The eighth green typifies the more common green complexes at Lyman, which are mostly elevated and deceptively hard to assess. While the inward nine’s flatter terrain is no match for the rolling and varied ground movement throughout the front, it does feature four top-notch holes: the longish par-4s at ten, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen, and the superb uphill closing hole that that is both well-bunkered and watery, playing a daunting 567 yards from the tips.
Combine this with the scattered risk-reward features built into several of these holes, and the entire eighteen serves up the kind of quality for which Robert Trent Jones (along with partner Roger Rulewich) was famous. The course setting, too, is a beauty, with handsome parkland vistas throughout and several ponds scattered about the back that often shimmer on a summer afternoon.
And while today was a gorgeous summer mid-afternoon, my round was compromised somewhat by slow play. Whizzing around in a cart, I was able to pick things up on the back after several of those in front of me departed, but was only to play some fourteen holes in 3: 45. Course conditions, good though they were overall, were still a bit lackluster for Lyman, with the rough too long and many of the tees beat up by heavy play. The greens, much slower than usual, were in such condition–no doubt–from recent heavy rains that ended the drought. But several of them, too, seemed to have suffered heavy play: a few too many putts failed to roll true.
All in all, though, this was still a pleasant visit, highlighted by excellent service and friendliness in the clubhouse today when I walked in at 2:55.
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Four is a burly, well-bunkered par-5 of 571. Your tee shot should avoid this trap. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Six is among my favorite short par-4s anywhere, playing uphill to this heavily pitched green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Seven, a par-3 of 197, plays straight uphill to a tight target. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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The ninth green, seen here from some 100 yards or so away behind a fairway trap, is narrow and well-bunkered. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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The Overlook: from one of the practice putting greens, you’ll have this view of the tenth and eighteenth fairways, with a large pond dividing them. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
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Down on the tenth green itself, the same large pond forms a backdrop. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2022
course is fine but the greens were in bad shape along with the tees on some holes they need some attention
Jones late August
Course was in great shape and really enjoyed the special rate from GN.
Over Priced
It’s a good experience not great
Carts are nice
Scorecards are premium
Painfully sllow play on weekends
One porta potty on hole 11
Never saw a concessions cart
Underwhelming golf shop (they’ve been out of ball markers all summer)
Grass is generally pretty good.
Course layout is nice
Forgiving but fair:
One of my favorite courses
The Jones Course has quickly becoming one of my favorites. There’s a good amount of challenge but the course is very fair and provides some good Birdie opportunities. I’m spoiled that this course is 10 minutes from me. If you can get a deal on Golf Now, It’s a no brainer.
Great Sunday Round
Jones Course is in excellent condition, Lyman rarely disappoints.
Cart girl was on point and we stayed for dinner. Service and food was fantastic.
Looking forward to our next round.
Nice
Nice layout . Would be better if greens were faster as they are slow . Also one of guys in pro shop is a real jerk . No business dealing with the public with his crappy attitude .