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3.4
193 Reviews (193)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
99
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
71.3%
Recommend this course
154 out of 193 reviews
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2.0
1 Reviews (1)
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Conditions
1.0
Value
1.0
Layout
1.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
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3.1
14 Reviews (14)
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Conditions
2.6
Value
3.3
Layout
2.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
57.1%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6435 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Golf Season April - December

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.4
193 Reviews (193)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 8
Elevation Changes 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Walkers 11
Beginners 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 10
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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 !!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/26/2020

This is the first course that has never refunded my money after cancelling a reservation within the 24 hour window. They owe me $180!!!

Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 99
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

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.

Conditions Average
Layout Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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

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

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Loved everything Thankful they were open. Staff was above and beyond. Would got back in a heart beat

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 99
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Connecticut Advisor
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 158
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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