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uconnfan68 said:
Not me... I said money-winner.
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Right now sometimes it's a real nice number for me but for the reason I am almost a 9 there are times it's not enough. All depends on the driver as of late 68. Just bought the M6 and have had some really good stuff but a little inconsistent. Almost threw the M3 back in but will give it another coupe of rounds because it has shown to add 5-10 years for my old butt which I need, when I stripe it though. I feel like it's less forgiving than the ol M3. All part of the game right, ou getting out much?
 
businesslawyer said:
Anyone ever play Candlewood Valley in New Milford? Is it any decent?
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My group played it about 5 years ago because a friend was the asst pro. I remember it not being in the best condition. Best I can give it is a meh. And #1 is a short par 5 to boot.
 
DayDayTFS said:
I think the new hcp structure brought everyone down a full stroke or two so we got that going for us all... lot more things being considered with the calculation. Much harder to sand bag. We’ve got about a 15-20 man crew every weekend ranging from 0.0 (me - humble brag yes) to 12, with most around 5-8. Makes for lots of good games, 2man bb, best 2 of 4, etc.
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Ron Burgundy would say Scratchy, scratch, scratch. I'm a high handicapper and the new handicap raised mine .4
The new system is easier but the conditions portion is way too subjective. I like the fact that it immediately updates your handicap as soon as you enter a new score.
 
Played Rockledge today in West Hartford. The course just recently opened and the greens are immaculate.
 
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Played Wintonbury Hills Saturday. Nice track although I preferred the tree lined fairways of the back nine. Course was in great shape. Nobody in our group lit it up and most of us were in the 80’s
 
Huskyhoops25 said:
Played Wintonbury Hills Saturday. Nice track although I preferred the tree lined fairways of the back nine. Course was in great shape. Nobody in our group lit it up and most of us were in the 80’s
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Played there 2 weeks ago. A great track, and the scenery was awesome. A couple of really cool holes too. There was a hole on the back 9 that had water to the right of the fairway, and a huge slope/hill all along the left side of the fairway. I hit into the slope and it just rolled right down into the fairway. There was also an elevated par 4 with a great view of the CT hills on the front 9. Try this place.
 
mauconnfan said:
I’ve only played a couple Dye courses but I’m a fan. TPC here, Barefoot Myrtle, Wintonbury Hills here and my favorite Rum Pointe Ocean City MD area. Mostly very fair on the tee shot but then your approaches are challenging, where you hit it on the green or where you miss.

Ross courses can be fun and challenging for sure but also can be very overrated especially in this area. I mean there are quite a few some beautiful and historic others ehh.

Having said that as @idahohusky said I’m not arguing with too many tracks as long as they maintain the greens and the rest the best they can.
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TPC River Highlands is mostly Bobby Weed now. 1,2,3,4,14 green, 17,18 are the remnants of dye.

Barefoot is an odd place. The first 10 or so holes at the Love are great, The last 7 holes are a chore.

The Dye course blows. And I’d rather play Norman than the Fazio.
 
businesslawyer said:
Anyone ever play Candlewood Valley in New Milford? Is it any decent?
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When I played it last year it was in good shape. Not as nice as Richter, but nicer than Whitney Farms in Monroe and comparable to Tashua Knolls in Trumbull

Definitely a solid tier course
 
QDOG5 said:
My group played it about 5 years ago because a friend was the asst pro. I remember it not being in the best condition. Best I can give it is a meh. And #1 is a short par 5 to boot.
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They’ve done a better job maintaining in recent years, but I will concede that first hole is probably the easiest one on the entire course

Nothing wrong with starting the round off on a high note
 
FrostyNuggets said:
TPC River Highlands is mostly Bobby Weed now. 1,2,3,4,14 green, 17,18 are the remnants of dye.

Barefoot is an odd place. The first 10 or so holes at the Love are great, The last 7 holes are a chore.

The Dye course blows. And I’d rather play Norman than the Fazio.
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Obviously different views on preferred layouts. It’s been years since we did the Barefoot run but my fav’s would go Fazio, Dye, Norman with Love last. Fazio real fair off the tees, Dye combines Rum Pointe finish and Nicklaus like look in the approach while you can have Norman and Love who take away the fun by making it too much work.

I will agree an odd place and one we never repeated on any of our many trips to the grand strand.
 
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XLCenterFan said:
Played there 2 weeks ago. A great track, and the scenery was awesome. A couple of really cool holes too. There was a hole on the back 9 that had water to the right of the fairway, and a huge slope/hill all along the left side of the fairway. I hit into the slope and it just rolled right down into the fairway. There was also an elevated par 4 with a great view of the CT hills on the front 9. Try this place.
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14 is a good hole, a little whacky based on the need to hit the hill on your approach in the perfect spot to get a good look at birdie. But overall a great track, fun and you can score on it too.
 
formerlurker said:
I'm a big fan of Shennecossett too. Don't get up that way often but my buddy owns a house next to the 17th green and there's not many better views of a course than from his deck.

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A thing about that area is it can be 88 degrees at the oil terminal/Pfizer and you can watch the temperature drop from your car's outside temp sensor to 81-82 by the time you get to Avery Point. You can feel the difference when running a boat on the Thames too.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
A thing about that area is it can be 88 degrees at the oil terminal/Pfizer and you can watch the temperature drop from your car's outside temp sensor to 81-82 by the time you get to Avery Point. You can feel the difference when running a boat on the Thames too.
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And then you go home the lights go out and there you are glowing in the dark..... :eek:
 
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If you're open to going into MA there are a few courses I'd recommend. The Ranch and Blackstone National are two of my favorite courses.
 
KembaStepback said:
Blackstone National
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A coworker became a member there and took a few of us out. This was a guy I beat handily on other courses, but his home court advantage crushed me that day. I think they made modifications on a downhill dogleg right hole with a carry over junk that I snowmanned. I don't see the junk on current layout.
 
storrsroars said:
A coworker became a member there and took a few of us out. This was a guy I beat handily on other courses, but his home court advantage crushed me that day. I think they made modifications on a downhill dogleg right hole with a carry over junk that I snowmanned. I don't see the junk on current layout.
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Great course. Lots of variety and elevation changes.
 
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Ranch and Blackstone 2 excellent choices. I live about 10 minutes from The Ranch it’s solid. 9th and 16th crazy downhill par 5s but fun to throw your drives high up in the sky and watch where you land. 9 you can get home 16 not so much maybe a couple perfect bombs. But some great views for sure and always in real nice shape. Blackstone very similar in many ways with some fun dog legs and par 3s. Good local tracks in the MA area. Add Kettlebrook in Paxson MA to the list fun track out in the middle of nowhere.
 
mauconnfan said:
Ranch and Blackstone 2 excellent choices. I live about 10 minutes from The Ranch it’s solid. 9th and 16th crazy downhill par 5s but fun to throw your drives high up in the sky and watch where you land. 9 you can get home 16 not so much maybe a couple perfect bombs. But some great views for sure and always in real nice shape. Blackstone very similar in many ways with some fun dog legs and par 3s. Good local tracks in the MA area. Add Kettlebrook in Paxson MA to the list fun track out in the middle of nowhere.
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So Mau,
You ever play Banner Lodge in Moodus? Or a nine at Chanticlair in Colchester?
 
Mau - This might be easier. Here is a list of all public golf courses in CT. Why don't you just put an X next to the ones you have played. There are 81 courses here. I'm setting your over/under at 50.5 courses.

Airways Golf Course
Birch Plain Golf Course
Black Birch Golf Course
Blackledge Country Club
Blue Fox Run Golf Course
Buena Vista Golf Course
Canaan Country Club
Candlewood Valley Country Club
Cedar Knob Golf Course
Cedar Ridge Golf Course
Chanticlair Golf Course
Crestbrook Park Golf Course
D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course
E. Gaynor Brennan Municipal Golf Course
East Hartford Golf Course
East Mountain Golf Course
Eastwood Country Club
Elmridge Golf Course
Fairview Farm Golf Course
Farmingbury Hills Country Club
Fenwick Golf Course
Fox Hopyard Golf Club
Fox Run at Copper Hill
Goodwin Golf Course
Goose Run Golf Course
Grassy Hill Country Club
Great River Golf Club
Guilford Lakes Golf Course
H. Smith Richardson Golf Course
Harrisville Golf Course
Hawk's Landing Country Club
Highland Greens Golf Course
Hop Brook Golf Course
Hotchkiss School Golf Course
Hunter Golf Club
Indian Springs Golf Club
Laurel View Country Club
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Manchester Country Club
Miner Hills Family Golf
Minnechaug Golf Course
Norwich Golf Course
Oak Hills Park
Orange Hills Country Club
Pequot Golf Club
Pomperaug Golf Club
Portland Golf Club
Portland West Golf Course
Putnam Country Club
Quarry Ridge Golf Course
Quarry View Golf Course
Raceway Golf Club
Richter Park Golf Course
Ridgefield Golf Course
River Ridge Golf Course
Rolling Meadows Country Club
Roseland Golf Course
Shennecossett Golf Course
Short Beach Golf Course
Simsbury Farms Golf Course
Skungamaug River Golf Course
Sleeping Giant Country Club
Southington Country Club
Stanley Golf Course
Sterling Farms Golf Course
Stonybrook Golf Course
Sunset Hill Golf Club
Tallwood Country Club
Tashua Knolls Golf Course
The Orchards Golf Course
The Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford
Timberlin Golf Course
Topstone Golf Course
Tunxis Plantation Country Club
Twin Hills Country Club
Twin Lakes Golf Course
Vineyard Valley Golf Club
Western Hills Golf Course
Westwoods Golf Course
Whitney Farms Golf Club
Woodhaven Country Club
 
Deepster said:
Agreed. Given the choice of Goodwin, Keney or Rockledge, I'd play Rockledge 1,000 out of 1,000 times too.
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That's a very high percentage! I will say that Rockledge and Keney are both nicer than Goodie, but I wouldn't say it's 1000/1000 Rockledge over Keney.
 
Deepster said:
Mau - This might be easier. Here is a list of all public golf courses in CT. Why don't you just put an X next to the ones you have played. There are 81 courses here. I'm setting your over/under at 50.5 courses.

Airways Golf Course X
Birch Plain Golf Course
Black Birch Golf Course X
Blackledge Country Club X
Blue Fox Run Golf Course X
Buena Vista Golf Course
Canaan Country Club X
Candlewood Valley Country Club X
Cedar Knob Golf Course X
Cedar Ridge Golf Course X
Chanticlair Golf Course X
Crestbrook Park Golf Course X
D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course
E. Gaynor Brennan Municipal Golf Course
East Hartford Golf Course X
East Mountain Golf Course X
Eastwood Country Club
Elmridge Golf Course X
Fairview Farm Golf Course X
Farmingbury Hills Country Club X
Fenwick Golf Course X
Fox Hopyard Golf Club X
Fox Run at Copper Hill X
Goodwin Golf Course
Goose Run Golf Course
Grassy Hill Country Club X
Great River Golf Club X
Guilford Lakes Golf Course
H. Smith Richardson Golf Course
Harrisville Golf Course
Hawk's Landing Country Club X
Highland Greens Golf Course X
Hop Brook Golf Course X
Hotchkiss School Golf Course
Hunter Golf Club X
Indian Springs Golf Club X
Laurel View Country Club X
Lyman Orchards Golf Club X
Manchester Country Club X
Miner Hills Family Golf X
Minnechaug Golf Course X
Norwich Golf Course X
Oak Hills Park
Orange Hills Country Club X
Pequot Golf Club X
Pomperaug Golf Club X
Portland Golf Club X
Portland West Golf Course X
Putnam Country Club
Quarry Ridge Golf Course X
Quarry View Golf Course
Raceway Golf Club X
Richter Park Golf Course
Ridgefield Golf Course
River Ridge Golf Course X
Rolling Meadows Country Club X
Roseland Golf Course
Shennecossett Golf Course X
Short Beach Golf Course
Simsbury Farms Golf Course X
Skungamaug River Golf Course X
Sleeping Giant Country Club X
Southington Country Club X
Stanley Golf Course X
Sterling Farms Golf Course
Stonybrook Golf Course X
Sunset Hill Golf Club
Tallwood Country Club X
Tashua Knolls Golf Course X
The Orchards Golf Course X
The Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford X
Timberlin Golf Course X
Topstone Golf Course X
Tunxis Plantation Country Club X
Twin Hills Country Club X
Twin Lakes Golf Course
Vineyard Valley Golf Club
Western Hills Golf Course X
Westwoods Golf Course X
Whitney Farms Golf Club X
Woodhaven Country Club
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58 of'em it looks like Deep. Over wins the dough. :cool:
 
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