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I was a member here several years back and return to play when I am back in Connecticut. The course is always well kept and managed. Never felt the need to roll a ball in the fairway. Layout is great in my opinion. A lot of great scoring opportunities on Par 5's and a few short Par 4's but also some real challenging Par 4's that make you think. With the Manchester Open and all of the league play, this place has shown that it can be a great test for Professionals and single digit handicaps while also being very playable for recreation play based on respective tee boxes. Restaurant staff was always friendly and very accommodating. The only two downsides I've noticed are pace of play and tee time availability on Club event or League days which is to be expected at nearly any course. The second is the driving range being located in the middle of the course and having to drive your cart out to it but given the lay of the land I'm not sure that there alternatives to change that. Nonetheless, I highly recommend visiting. Side note, growing up in competitive golf, I have met many highly ranked juniors, collegiate players and professionals who have specifically chosen Manchester Country Club as their choice of home course. because of the great conditions and layout.

The layout of the facility was a lot of fun. Plenty of links style mounds and undulations around greens and in fairways. Some really cool doglegs as well. Great combination of short scoring holes with some long challenging holes that also give you some room off the tee box. At the time of playing course conditions were average and greens were poor. However, they did seem to be under repair or in the process of being redone. So I give that one a pass as atleast it seems they are moving in the right direction.

Customer service was fantastic. It was my first time playing the course and within a few minutes of talking with the woman behind the counter I knew exactly where everything was.