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The tee boxes are pretty beat up and the fairways are pretty dry. The greens were great, the layout is nice(more power to you if you walk jt, I'm not) the off course stuff was great, the food good, service great, carts were high tech.
Played with two nice guys and one who wanted to talk politics. He was dying to and feeling the rest of us out the entire time. None of us took the bait thank God. Hey folks, how about we all agree to keep the politics out of the random foursome conversation? I dont feel like like listening to it for four hours. Talk sports, music, dogs for Pete's sake. Some dudes just making fools of themselves .

Otherwise nice round.

Took a drive north and played this course with my son. Nice layout, very good conditions.
Overall four star rating because they were half an hour behind schedule when we arrived. However staff was excellent.
Loved the flyover! Will definitely play again.

This is a short review. I love Wood haven, and play there regularly., but new owners too over recently, and I see disturbing trends.
*Apparently, TANK TOPS are fair game now
*Smoking in the Tee Box(on the first tee even) in sight of everyone coming or going!
3. An increased number of unrepaired divots, particularly on the tee boxes.

This has been an immaculater course, with the highest standards of golf ettiquette. I hope it doesn't turn into a hackers paradise.

People were nice, son enjoyed his burger on the 10th. The fairways were burnt,but the Greens were really nice. Charts were top of the line with GPS. It's pricey and theres been no rain. It is what it is.
Oh, don't be the random politics guy please. Played with two randoms, one of whom kept trying to pry politics out of the rest of us. That was a drag. Don't be that guy. Talk sports.

I thought it was fair to write another review of Laurel View CC.
The morning I played there was a steady flow of fairly good players, so the pace was fine. The rough wa s high and the traps need some work, but will be attended to if the rest if the course is any indicatiion. Some greens over the years havs been victimized by quads, but they are in as good shaoe as i have seen them in quite some time.
If you hit the fairways this is a great course. The new management is working to make improvements, and it shows, but some things take time. Once this course is back, and folks around LV are pretty confident it will be back, it will be a favorite destination for players throughout the area once again. I live close by so I am going to enjoy seeing it.

And stay out of the traps anyway!

This isnt so much a review of the course, which I will sum up as "unfortunate." I couldnt inagine what it would cost to get thos course back into the shape I knew it as a kid growing up in Hamden.
But, thats not this. I played and later discovered that I apparently had left a club on the course so a few days later I returned in the hopes that it would be in lost and found. There was no one but a furry dog in the office when I arrived. I called out, no one came out to help me. Then I ledt and strolled the few feet to see if anyone was in the adjacent restaurant. The dog followed me, cornered me and began barking at me in a threatening manner. This dog was not so big as it would do me severe harm, but not so small that I could kick it across the room either. I cautiously escaped the dog and went to my car without my club. I proceeded to call the clubhouse but no one answered.

Serriously, whats with the dog!?

And I never got my club.

Hop Brook Golf Course in Naugatuck is another Hidden Gem! I was able to play with a hot deal from GolfLogix, and the fact is that almost every round I play is purchased in that way; but in any event Hop Brook is in very good condition and nice walk. I am an average golfer so perhaps it doesn't meet the needs of the very talented but for folks out for a nice 2 hours playing golf at a nice easily pace you can do a lot worse than Hop Brook in Naugatuck. And the guy that is really nice too!

To be fair, we played OG the day after a significant rain. I've played this course in near perfect conditions and its not that now. Some fairways were torn up, with divots littering the terrain like I dont know what. (Replace the things folks!) par three greens full of plugs marks left as is(Makes for some interestig putts). Worst were the traps, and thankfully I only found myself in one. They either had standing water, or they were packed down like concrete. I enjoy this course, but I hope they attend to some of these issues soon.

When you have time for a drive to the country, but not enough time for 18 holes, this si the course you should play. And any other time too!

This course has a challenging layout with tight fairways and sloping greens, and water. Fairways and greens are well maintained, pace of play is usually good. Great course.

If you like glitzy restaurants and beverage carts, and high-end pro shops, Woodhaven might not rate high on your assessment. If you want to play a fun, challenging, well maintained course, play Woodhaven!