Windham Golf Course
About
Windham Golf Course is tucked away in Connecticut's northeast corner, enjoying a classic New England setting. Formerly known as Willimantic C.C. and The University Club of Connecticut, the original nine holes opened in 1922 and the championship golf course that exists now was completed in the 1960s. Like many of the golf courses built during that time, The Windham Golf Course's greens are smaller than on modern golf courses and they are subtly contoured. The traditional layout also features narrow fairways lined with mature oak trees and there are three that are bordered by natural spring ponds. Bunkers are strategically placed on 15 holes. The front nine provides some scoring opportunities, which you'll need before facing the tougher back nine.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 70 | 6435 yards | 71.5 | 126 |
Green | 72 | 6225 yards | 70.4 | 125 |
Gold | 71 | 5365 yards | 65.8 | 120 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5211 yards | 70.6 | 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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Green M: 67.6/119 W: 72.6/128 | 375 | 295 | 155 | 260 | 320 | 165 | 175 | 350 | 370 | 2465 | 120 | 485 | 300 | 500 | 440 | 495 | 170 | 435 | 215 | 3160 | 5625 |
Gold M: 64.3/117 W: 69.1/121 | 295 | 275 | 140 | 240 | 295 | 155 | 150 | 330 | 330 | 2210 | 115 | 470 | 285 | 475 | 340 | 470 | 150 | 340 | 145 | 2790 | 5000 |
Red M: 63.3/113 W: 67.2/117 | 290 | 245 | 130 | 205 | 250 | 150 | 135 | 295 | 320 | 2020 | 110 | 455 | 240 | 445 | 335 | 430 | 140 | 335 | 140 | 2630 | 4650 |
Handicap | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 69 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by augie42 on 06/19/2023
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Behind the first green, looking back over an excellent opener. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 12/06/2022
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A view back to the clubhouse from the first hole’s left rough. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 12/06/2022
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The third hole, an outstanding par-3, plays 255 from the deep tees. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 12/06/2022
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From across fairway one, this is a look down the fourth fairway (par-5). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 12/06/2022
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The sixth: a rigorous par-4, it energetically climbs a hill on the way to a heavily sloping green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 12/06/2022
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I can’t help but like the twelfth, a short par-4 that plays tough. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 12/06/2022
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1st Hole, 393, par-4. Great opener that starts from a high tee, then crosses a rolling fairway to its green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/10/2021
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10th, par-3, 118. This postage-stamp hole is a good one. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/10/2021
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The twelfth. A short par-4 where you’ll cross this serene pond on the pitch. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/10/2021
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Fourteen from the side. Par-3, 170. The elevated, double-bunkered green means a challenge from the tee--and another if you miss it in regulation. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/10/2021
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Across the 16th, looking down fairway 17: The 570-yard penultimate hole seems to go on forever. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/10/2021
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Eighteen. My two playing partners are here closing out their rounds. We all enjoyed the course today. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/10/2021
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The third is a great 3-par stretching to 255 from the back tees. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/21/2020
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Hole four is a pretty but challenging par-5 of 480 that doglegs left. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/21/2020
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Green sixteen can be agonizing to putt; it slopes toward the road on this 3-par of 222. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/21/2020
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A view of the ultra-long 17th fairway (as seen across green 16 from the clubhouse terrace). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/21/2020
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A pond guards eighteen on its left flank. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/21/2020
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Mr. Pete Haddad, a member here, putts out on the finishing hole. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 11/21/2020
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One: A fittingly beautiful and graceful opening hole for a classic course. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2020
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At the fourth: The green complex of this 475-yard, dogleg par-5. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2020
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Six: Nick, to the left, awaits a pitch shot to be hit by one of our playing partners. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2020
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At the tenth, Nick, Chris (blue shirt), and Megan are finishing out on this tricky, short, uphill three-par. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2020
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Fifteen is a straightforward but impressive four-par of 420. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2020
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Seventeen easily ranks among the very best five-pars in Connecticut. It doglegs right to this green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 09/16/2020
Will Be Back
Course was great !!! Really enjoyed the layout !!!! Busy day and still played in about 3 hours and 40 minutes. Cart girl was attentive. Pro shot staff excellent !!! A great day !!
Great place. Glad I found on gn
Midweek afternoon was able to sneak out. Have played 2 other times but walked both. Little rough walking(with pull cart) but played great on a cart. Hooked up with 3 others and they were all over the place, but still a great afternoon. Did take longer, but pretty sure that was due to their refreshments getting in the way of speedy round. Nice course. Nice layout.
First time here
We went here during the Covid-19 crisis. Because Massachusetts courses were closed. The planning was easy did it all online through Golfnow paid in advance super convenient. We arrived at the course called into the clubhouse to check in and we were off. Played in four hours twenty five minutes mostly because of our own pace of play. Didn’t have to wait for the group in front and were not pushed by the group behind. Excellent experience!
Fun Track
I would go back. Because of the value and for the design/layout. The course conditions were average. The back 9 has a few holes that are beautiful. A good mix of easy and difficult holes.
Windham review
Super pumped that they were open. Only thing different from the booking site was the carts, my deal said w/CARTS and we were told to walk. Didn't mind, but I saw walking tee times cheaper and would have lightened my bag if I knew this upfront.
Covid-19
Because of covid-19, the course asked the players to call the proshop on arrival. We needed to pay. No one answered- we tried multiple times. No answer. We played our round and then tried to contact the pro-shop - got an answering machine. We ended up not paying but felt bad.
My new favorite course
I got a hot deal on a very hot afternoon. Because of the heat the course was pretty empty and I breezed through playing by myself. It has a good mix of scoring and challenging holes. It was a very good value.
The staff were real friendly as were the people I met out on the course.
I will definitely be playing here again.
Good layout, well maintained for the amount of traffic
Played Saturday mid morning. A little chaotic getting off the first tee. I liked the layout and the accuracy required on many of the 2nd shots. Greens were in good shape. Good local course but I wouldn't travel too far to play this track
Great course for the money
Reasonably priced and in good shape. Few difficult holes to keep it interesting including some long par 3s. I enjoyed the pace of the greens, they looked and felt great. Tee boxes were cut well and very well maintained. The ground was very level, I never felt uncomfortable at the tee, and never felt drowned in divots.
This is not the easiest course to walk. 18 holes is usually tough, but there are a few decent walks between holes to make it a bit tougher. It was difficult keeping up with the twosome with a cart , especially by the end.
All in all great round, glad i tried out the course.
Quirky layout but great fun
Have played here multiple times this year. Walkable, although good exercise. Pace of play is always good. Pretty easy course to play well. Worth a trip or if close. Good value.
In nice shape
The course was in very good shape. Greens were a bit slow but in good condition and fairways trimmed well. Noticed bunkers were raked by staff and looked clean of debris. Its a nice track and we played a great pace. I play the black tees so the par adjustment makes it a challenge to hit par. Well worth the discounted price online.
Loved everything Thankful they were open. Staff was above and beyond. Would got back in a heart beat
Very nice. Well worth the drive.
Played The Windham Club for the first time yesterday, really enjoyed and highly recommend it. Although located “in the sticks” it’s an easy, quick drive from a variety of state roads. As a public course, their rates are reasonable and many discount golf programs list this course. The course, built in 1922, with some holes redesigned within the past 5 years, has wide, mostly evergreen lined fairways, large greens and just enough bunkers and some ponds to make it challenging. The layout is split by an occasionally used public road that has to be driven on or crossed several times during a round. The road also has to be played over on several holes but only from the back tees.
For first-time players most of the holes are easy to see how-to-play but some need a look-see or local knowledge. It would be nice if the scorecard had individual hole layouts as there are some holes with hidden dangers. The course layout meanders all over the place so attention must be paid to directional signs to the next hole. Cart paths, where needed, are mostly gravel and on many holes the transition from cart path to fairway was quite bumpy.
As for the staff, they were friendly and professional. One met us at the bag drop area and loaded our bags onto carts just like private club do. The clubhouse has a decent golf shop, nice bar and very large banquet facility, which was in use the day we played.
Finally, I’d like to inform readers that some older reviews stated the fairways had boulders in them. The only boulders I noticed were in the rough. Also, my GPS worked fine on the course.
This is the first course that has never refunded my money after cancelling a reservation within the 24 hour window. They owe me $180!!!