Jones at Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 course . Greens had unknown brown junk on the greens .sand or weed killer . 6 bucks for about 20 range balls is a rip off . Fun course
Good diversity of hole layouts..
Nice variety of hole design with right and left doglegs
good condition for so early in season... will come back.
Great outing
Family outing. Great weather. Only thing that could’ve been better would be more in shape tee boxes and way less absurd pin positions but it’s early April so I get it! Will play here again soon
Good track
The course was in great shape this early in the year
Thank you for playing and thank you for your review! Glad to hear you had a good time. See you soon!
Jones April
Greens were nice for time of year. Need more water in play to make it a challenge.
Thank you for playing and thank you for your review! Hope to see you back again soon.
Driving Range Closed
Great course! Had a lot of fun and it was in very good shape for this time of year. Greens were quick and free of debris. Pace of play was too fast for the people I was with but I’d appreciate it if I was alone. Driving range was closed and no info on their website about it so that was a bummer. All in all, still a great experience and I would recommend.
Thank you for playing and thank you for your review. We hadn't opened the range for the season but it is open now. We will make sure the information is listed in the future. Thank you and hope to see you soon.
March Golf in New England
Course is in good shape but pretty wet, cart path only but typical Spring golf in New England. We’ll be back
Thank you for playing and thank you for your review! Hope to see you back when it's a bit more dry!
First round of year
For first time out this. Course was still wet and couldn't drive on fairways. Otherwise still good for this time of year.
Always like playing this course
Just trying to scrape off the rust before a trip to Myrtle Beach. I never usually have a problem with who I’m paired with but this guy in our group would literally walk ahead after every shot and literally never looked behind him when doing this. I told him heads up a couple times and saved him from getting hit by a ball or 2......he never helped look for anyone’s ball and literally stood in the middle of the fairway 150 yards in front of me with his back to me, I lost it at this point on the par 5 12th. I’ve never played with anyone before who did this!
Awesome !!
Your one stop Golf Course!!!!
Definitely gonna play a lot of my golf here in 2021!!!
Thank you for playing and thank you for the 5 star review! Glad to hear we'll see you often this season. See you soon!
Great March Golf Day
Great day to play golf in March. There was a 1 hour 15minute frost delay, but we were off around 9 and all was well. Pce of play wass good, fairways were a bit wet and we were instructed to use cart paths only.. Condiitions were okay, greens were surprisingly in very good shape, fairly true and faster than expected.
Amenities was rated low because driving range is closed.
Glad to hear you had a good time once you finally got out on the course. Unfortunately our range is one of the lowest spots on the property and takes forever to dry out. All of the balls would have plugged. We hope to get it open this weekend. Thank you and hope to see you soon!
Great day !!
Had a blast today on the Jones course.
Cart path only made it more challenging but we did it.
Greens were spot on.
Thank you for playing and thank you for your review! Hoping to lift cart path only just as soon as we can, but thank you for helping us keep the course in good shape! Hope to see you soon.
New layout
A few cut down trees make for better angles and better play.
Thank you for playing and thank you for your feedback. We are always looking to get better. Hope to see you soon!
Thank you for playing an early season round and thank you for the review. Hope to see you back again soon!
Thank you for playing and thank you for the 5 star review! Hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for coming out to play an early season round and thank you for your review. We hope to see you back again soon!
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Thank you for coming out to play and thank you for your review. We will keep an eye on those pin locations! Hope to see you soon.