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3.5
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
73.8%
Recommend this course
95 out of 123 reviews
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3.5
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 4 reviews
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3.5
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
72.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 25 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public/Resort
Par 35
Length 2772 yards
Slope 114
Rating 33.6
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Pomperaug Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Golf Season April - November
Architect Ted Manning (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $11
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Reviews

3.5
123 Reviews (123)

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Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course Great Shape

Loved playing this course. The greens were very smooth and true and it was an excellent mix of long and short holes. Water on almost every hole only added to the beauty of the course. Would recommend to golfers of all levels.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course for a quick 9.

My golf partner and I squeezed this nice little course in while on vacation. Quick paced round. Small but with some challenges. Fair amount of water.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lots of Water!

This course in that there are multiple places to lose your ball. The water is a factor in plenty of shots so play smarter. I had a good time on s crisp fall morning and it was beyond my expectations.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice 9 Hole Course

Fun 9 hole course. Got to keep it straight. Lots of water hazards. Great value for your dollar.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Would go back

This is a nice little 9 hole golf course. Keep in mind you’re paying about $20 for 9 holes…so don’t expect great conditions. Tee boxes and fairways are rough…greens are slow but other than some ball marks well maintained. That said, for a high to mid handicap for the $ it’s a great layout to work on accuracy. Almost every hole has OB, water or trees in interesting places that protect greens - so it’s a real game improvement type course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fair layout, good condition

Wish it was 18 holes. Greens and rough we’ll taken care of. Tees were a little banged up. Golfers need to learn how to notice divots on greens and repair them. Reminder of it being a public course with all of the marks on the green.

We’ll be back. Was a fun course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course for beginners

This is a nice little 9 hole course, easy to walk and easy to navigate. The greens were on the slow side and there were a lot of ball marks that people did not repair. The tee boxes and fairways must have taken a beating during the dry spring because they were just coming back from the July rain. Overall I would play it again, but not one I would go out of my way to book.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

It's rougher than it used to be

I always liked to play this course. It's got a quirky layout and was usually in good condition. Now it's not nearly as good...the fairways are bad...you have to move your ball around to find a decent lie. The greens are rough...not fun to putt on. Hopefully it makes a comeback.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 313
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Top 25 Contributor
Connecticut Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Good Layout and Service; Faltering Conditions

On the positive side, this layout is solid, even though it is diminished by conditions (e.g., your ball may sometimes roll too much because of lack of grass and end up in a bad spot). I had fun working the ball today–mainly with my stock draw–and found that this was effective on most of the holes, although not all favor that ball-flight. The toughest holes on this nine are seven and eight, but most are still quite challenging–and may well add extra strokes to your card–when a mistake is made. Pomperaug is essentially a ‘target’ course where avoidance of the numerous water hazards may be, for those who want to score their best, the number one priority.

When I played here two months ago, conditions had improved over last fall–and they were about average. Unfortunately, they’re weak overall now, since the fairways and tees have degraded in different ways (the roughs were okay). Greens were somewhat pockmarked but smooth enough that they did not hamper my putting all that much. I’m not sure what the root cause of the conditioning issues may be, but it likely has something to do with the operation of the watering system, as three other western Connecticut courses I’ve just played are all in at least good condition.

Service in the pro shop is excellent: friendly and accommodating in every respect. The course was quite busy today, as it seemingly always is.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough

I’d played here a long time ago but not in the last 15 years. Conditions seem much worse than I recall. Friendly pro shop but the course conditions are currently very poor. Many areas just off the fairways and greens are patchy with sparse coverage and considerable dirt surface. Greens are horribly potmarked and show large areas with mixed grass varieties and rough bumpy surfaces. There didn’t seem to be many clear yardage makers on the fairways either. The layout is interesting and reasonably challenging with a fair amount of water and sand trap complexity. Very hot day when we played yet none of the water stations on the course had coolers in them, no water to be had. It also appears they have a makeshift sort of snack area, not a true clubhouse but we didn’t stick around to check it out more closely. Not a great experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf day out with the boys!

The golf course was in excellent condition, the course was nice and wide so I didn't feel compact like some other 9 holes courses I played at before. The staff was great and very friendly and helpful. My friends and I will be going back again to this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pomperaug

Slow pace do to senior ladies league preceding us. Course could use some TLC.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
First Time Playing

Tough conditions

Of the 4some, 2 were new golfers - ranger came around to 'keep pace'. Not much we can do. As is they picked up their ball a few times. Conditions were horrid, on & off the green. Challenging layout. Would be helpful if scorecards had the layout printed on them. 4 tee boxes set up, but only 3 listed on cards. Will play again, but conditions need to improve. Staff a pleasure.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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