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Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 35
Length 3219 yards
Slope 125
Rating 35.1

Course Details

Year Built 1962
Fairways Blue
Greens Bent
Architect Al Zikorus

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Connecticut (2022 #13) (2019 #11)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. (2019 #21)

Reviews

4.3
164 Reviews (164)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 7
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 10
Locals 8
Walkers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 6

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
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Friendliness Good
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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3.0
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 3
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Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 53
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 53
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great 9-Hole

Great 9 hole course. Course was in pretty good shape but not as nice as the White or Green. 4/5 stars for sure!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Field review

I love this course, great practice. Try to go golfing almost every weekend and I usually go here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

When it rains it pours

A) the staff couldn’t have been any kinder
B) it was raining so there was no one else there
C) fun course, short holes but some tricky shots

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great Deal for a Fall Weekend

We paid $27 for 9 holes, including the cart! Course was in great shape for the Fall in NE. Would definitely go again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 313
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 25 Contributor
Connecticut Advisor
Perfect weather
Walked

Revitalizing

Built on a pleasant tract of unspoiled land, Tunxis Red’s parkland style is distinguished by handsome and mature tree-lined fairways, along with a peaceful, immediately likeable setting. At the west end of the property sits the clubhouse; on the east, the Farmington River borders holes three and four. The course is unshowy but still beautiful, delivering a solid test of golf, especially from the lengthy blue tees. In most respects, this is a typical Al Zikorus layout, although the greens lack the more elaborate contouring that he generally favored; they are the one ‘generous’ aspect of the design. A tough stretch begins at the ever-tightening par-5 fifth; the long par-4 sixth, watery seventh, and challenging par-3 eighth are equally impressive in turn. Nine is a nice, but not difficult, closer.

A few of the fairways bend with a seemingly calculated precision, but otherwise the holes play straight away. My favorite is seven, where a large pond leftward of the fairway is counterbalanced by a bit of room--for bailouts--on the right. The seventh green is guarded by a big bunker on its right flank and backed by densely packed trees.

Conditions have improved markedly since my last play here six weeks back, though the fairways are not yet back to their typical, finely- groomed state.

After a long work week, I felt revitalized after playing here on this warm Friday afternoon. Then again, Tunxis usually has that effect upon me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Another great round at Tunxis

Played Tunix Red this morning. The course was in the best condition it's been in a while. The Red course is a great 9-hole course and one of my staples.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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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