ohnolan

This place is pure bowling alley golf. Incredibly narrow and tree lined on every hole. Constant lost balls and players in the wrong fairway in every group leads to a maddening pace of play. Walked off after 4:20 after completing the 14th hole. Conditions were decent despite being wet, greens were soft and slow but well maintained. The 10th hole is one of the dumbest designs in the state. 600 yards for no reason with a blind approach guarded by water.

Butter Brook delivers a lot of value, especially compared to it's pricier neighbors like Shaker Hills and Red Tail.

The staff is very professional, though make sure you get there early, the rangers like everyone to start on time and keep it moving.

It's a good bridge between a regular muni type and an upscale course, affordable, but they do what they can to make it close to a more upscale experience.

Front nine is typical New England, tight and relatively short. Back nine is like jumping to the Carolina's, with wide open fairways and sandy waste areas.

A Sterling managed course, which means minimal maintenance. The greens were in ok shape this year, the fairways were not. Not particularly hard or long, it's a town course shoved into a small neighborhood.

It's a good place for a recreational hack to go out and knock the ball around for relatively cheap money. The club house was recently redone. Play moves for the most part unless you catch a typical high traffic time.