imtlak

We were a twosome, course used shotgun start before we played in afternoon. They got us in during gaps in play. Course in great shape, greens rolling nice. I’ve played Chicopee for over 45 years and it is a test of your skills. I believe in the last couple of years, the course has improved to it’s glory days and contains a couple of WMass’ best and toughest holes. The fairways were cleaned of leaves but that meant any ball heading elsewhere was a goner. A great day of Fall golf, they are disappearing fast as the clock changes.

So the Winter of 2013-14 still rears it's ugly head even on June 16th. I figured to play this course as it was a half-way meeting place for a friend from upstate VT. As mentioned before, the greens have taken a beating. After the round I could only think of a few holes where I putted on 'real' grass. As it was a great value with golfnow, it didn't bug me as much as it would have paying full price. The course layout is typical VT hill course, with nice views, narrow fairways and blind shots to the green. Maybe because of the 3 days of rain beforehand, they might have been behind in cutting the fairways, as clumps of grass gave the course an overall ragged look. The bunkers were in top shape with proper sand mix.
I'm sure they are not the only VT course to have been ravaged by the harsh Winter, and the greens with proper care will bounce back, but for the rest of this year, I'll be playing back down here in Western Mass.