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My wife and I reside on Long Island, but we are in central Mass. for the summer. Yesterday was our third visit to Cold Spring GC, all three coming during the Covid-19 drama.
We have enjoyed playing the course. As has been noted in nearly every review, the views are stunning, especially from the first and tenth tees. For a public play facility, the course condition was very good (based on my experience at other courses in the central/western Mass. area this summer, it has been a very good season for golf courses). I usually play at a private course on Long Island, so am am used to very fast greens (10-12 on the stimp meter). The greens here are slower, but in reasonably good shape. I am in my late 60's, play to a mid-teens handicap, and played from the Blue tees.
The layout is interesting. I'm not sure I've ever played a course with 6 par 3's and 5 par 5's. With the exception of the 3rd hole, the par 3's were quite good. The short 3rd (105 yards from the Blues) could be stretched out if there is room back into the woods.
The par 5's present a nice mix...three pretty easy ones (#'s 4, 7, and 16), one medium one (# 11), and one tough one (#2). With the exception of #9, the rest of the seven par fours are very good. If I'd played #9 from the Black tee I might have enjoyed it more, but from the Blues, it seems mundane. No matter where you drive it, your next shot is no more than a short pitch or chip to a not-very-interesting green (especially for such a short hole).
My only criticism of the course presentation would be that the tee boxes were on the shabby side.
All three times I played the course I rode a cart, and I would continue to do so...the distances from some of the greens to the next tee box are just too great. That having been said, all of those longer distances were very pleasant meanderings through the woods, which afforded us a welcome respite from the blazing sun we had each time we played. Many of the holes are bordered on both sides by woods, and there is not a lot of rough between the fairway and the trees, which, generally speaking, have not been thinned out. On some of those holes, you may find your ball but you will be unlikely to be able to play it...on others, there's no reason to even look. The undergrowth is just too dense.
The pro shop staff were welcoming and friendly...my only complaint stems from our second visit when we had an early afternoon tee time. We were not apprised of a women's shotgun outing which meant that we were supposed to be through #17 before 5 pm. We got stuck behind a slow foursome who inexplicably never let us play through and were surprised when we reached the 16th tee and were greeted by a phalanx of ladies getting ready to tee off.
Sadly, the restaurant and bar were not open the first two times we played, and only the restaurant was open yesterday, which we decided to pass on. From the looks of the place, the views must be glorious, but i cannot comment on the quality of the food or service.
All in all I would certainly recommend the course to a friend. I would imagine that on a nice, crisp late September/early October day, the views would take your breath away, thereby further enhancing what is already a pleasant golfing experience.