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Playing Wiltwyck, a Robert Trent Jones course near Hudson, N.Y. tomorrow. Anyone ever play it?
 
businesslawyer said:
Tater Hill was once upon a time my wife's cousin's potato farm. Literally no one knows what Vail is going to do with it shut down. There is no sign yet that they intend to sell it or develop it.
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Parents of a good friend of mine owned Tater Hill in the 70s....sorry to hear it closed
 
Chin Diesel said:
Beautiful day yesterday in Florida. Humidity was low enough I didn't have to change out gloves once the whole round. Almost found a cloud in the horizon.

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Which course? We played Legacy yesterday morning...rain on the first hole but nice the rest of the morning!
 
Played TPC River Highlands last week. I hit every fairway and still didn’t shoot my career low. The greens were super fast, protected all around, and the rough was ROUGH. Overall an enjoyable round though. Way more fun than Fox Hopyard. You gotta be insane to play that place twice. No fun at all.
 
NJHusky said:
Which course? We played Legacy yesterday morning...rain on the first hole but nice the rest of the morning!
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Legacy in Bradenton? If so, I was about 500 miles from there in northwest Florida.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
Not much of a golfer but a buddy is inviting me next week. What’s the protocol in CT...mask or no mask?
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Mask in areas where you can’t socially distance... depending on where you play you may be able to get separate carts. If not they’ll have some kind of policy like not switching drivers and wearing the mask when in the cart together ...
 
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businesslawyer said:
I played up there twice two weeks ago. I'm worried about their plans for it long term, but it's hard to judge them this year when if you're from Metro NY you still can't get up there legally without taking a covid test. But the course itself looked and played perfectly normal (except that rains had been heavy and the ball wouldn't roll). I love the course because it's not at all long, but if you either don't know what you're doing or you're not playing well, you can score big.

Tater Hill was once upon a time my wife's cousin's potato farm. Literally no one knows what Vail is going to do with it shut down. There is no sign yet that they intend to sell it or develop it.
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My buddy lives in Londonderry and all the good gossip comes out of Mike & Tammys Main Street Deli in the mornings. Local buzz is Vail didn't buy it to sell it, most definitely will be developed. What everyone is afraid of is it will be so exclusive that the locals can't get out when they want. Tater Hill wasn't the best maintained track but it was theirs and they got to enjoy it or walk on whenever they wanted.
 
The Ranch in Southwick MA tomorrow great track always look forward to getting out there. A couple of picturesque par 5s downhill and some great Par 4s carved out in the upper terrain. If you haven’t played it get there. They’ve actually come down to a much more affordable $75 during the week used to be 90-100.

Has anyone played Rolling Meadows in Ellington lately? Playing there on Saturday they are a bit inconsistent condition wise although never awful, but a decent track and test. When it's in nice shape its good golf.
 
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formerlurker said:
My buddy lives in Londonderry and all the good gossip comes out of Mike & Tammys Main Street Deli in the mornings. Local buzz is Vail didn't buy it to sell it, most definitely will be developed. What everyone is afraid of is it will be so exclusive that the locals can't get out when they want. Tater Hill wasn't the best maintained track but it was theirs and they got to enjoy it or walk on whenever they wanted.
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I enjoyed playing Tater Hill once a year. Front 9 was mundane but back 9 was interesting. The only thing I heard that came from a good source was Vail never wanted Tater Hill but that it came with Okemo's other assets.

But we will see.
 
mauconnfan said:
I think you're right on Meadowbrook in Hamden. Also had a par 3 right on the main road which was like Whitney or Dixwell? That was a dump. Sleeping Giant was kind of fun although needed a hard hat for a few of the holes, or all. Also Laurel View in Hamden was a decent track back in the day but heard it's gone to hell.

Sleeping Giant also had a nice bar with some good nightlife back in the day as well. I believe a Mexican place who's name escapes me, but on certain nights it was a talented place to visit.
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Back in the day it was H.L. Wilfreds , now it's Aunt Chiladas.
 
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XLCenterFan said:
Played TPC River Highlands last week. I hit every fairway and still didn’t shoot my career low. The greens were super fast, protected all around, and the rough was ROUGH. Overall an enjoyable round though. Way more fun than Fox Hopyard. You gotta be insane to play that place twice. No fun at all.
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Played TPC once, about 2-3 weeks after the Travelers, and it was hard as a rock. Couldn’t hold any greens. With the recent rains, the rough can be brutal. Gives you an appreciation for what pros can do.
 
uconnfan68 said:
Played TPC once, about 2-3 weeks after the Travelers, and it was hard as a rock. Couldn’t hold any greens. With the recent rains, the rough can be brutal. Gives you an appreciation for what pros can do.
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Totally. Have you ever played Fox Hopyard? I was expecting a similar experience at TPC, but The Hopyard was brutal. Unless you shoot par, I don't see how that place gets any return customers.
 
XLCenterFan said:
Totally. Have you ever played Fox Hopyard? I was expecting a similar experience at TPC, but The Hopyard was brutal. Unless you shoot par, I don't see how that place gets any return customers.
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Not a fan of the Hopyard overpriced and rated. Has some great holes but too many crappy ones.

TPC playing in a couple weeks always enjoy it. You hit all the fairways? WTH how many you giving me?
 
mauconnfan said:
Not a fan of the Hopyard overpriced and rated. Has some great holes but too many crappy ones.

TPC playing in a couple weeks always enjoy it. You hit all the fairways? WTH how many you giving me?
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Honestly, the fairways at TPC are hard to miss. And we played white tees, so that helps. There's zero carry on any tee shot (Unlike Hopyard, with carries of death - lol). TPC does protect scores with long rough and tough greens. I gained so many strokes off the tee, and lost them all back, and then some, around the greens. The par 3's are not that tough either. Overall it's a really fun round, especially if you're a big fan of the Travelers and attend regularly like myself. And yes, Hopyard is both overpriced and rated - I will not be back.
 
formerlurker said:
I'm playing 36 holes at Manchester CC in Vermont on Friday. Anyone every played that course? Playing Okemo on Saturday and always have a blast there.
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By the way, please report on how Manchester CC is. I've played the Equinox course there -- I think it's run by Troon -- but never Manchester CC.
 
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Huskyhoops25 said:
Looking for suggestions for public golf courses to take my crew. We live in the Northwest Corner and have played Lyman Orchards, Tunxis, Simsbury Farms, Fairview, Stonybrook, Candlewood, Blue Fox Run, Greenwood’s, Canaan, Hotchkiss and are scheduled to play Wintonbury Hills next weekend. Always lookiing for new fun places to play.
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Nicest course I played on in the area is Aspetuck Valley. Nicest course I ever played on period is the US Military course in Heidelberg Germany.
 
Oxford greens by the airport is a good track. 2nd hole is a phenomenal par 3. The Springfield municipals Franconia and Veterans are well kept though I would lean more toward Veterans. Ledges in South Hadley is very fun.
 
Chasm64 said:
Oxford greens by the airport is a good track. 2nd hole is a phenomenal par 3. The Springfield municipals Franconia and Veterans are well kept though I would lean more toward Veterans. Ledges in South Hadley is very fun.
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Love Ledges. Kinda wacky layout, but I would go back many times.
 
businesslawyer said:
By the way, please report on how Manchester CC is. I've played the Equinox course there -- I think it's run by Troon -- but never Manchester CC.
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Will do BL. Just got back from riding quads on my buddies property and about to light up the fire pit. Chilly up here!

We got out on Manchester CC after my friend called in a few local favors. He actually owns a local swimming hole but let’s the whole mountain swim in it. We’re paying $125 with an extra $25 to play the track again after lunch.
 
businesslawyer said:
By the way, please report on how Manchester CC is. I've played the Equinox course there -- I think it's run by Troon -- but never Manchester CC.
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BL, Manchester CC is beautiful and one of the most well maintained courses I’ve played in a while. That being said, it’s not really in the mountains like Okemo is so it doesn’t offer the views or Uphill/downhill holes either. I’d play it again in a heart beat but if I had to chose, I’d play Okemo.

Update on Tater Hill is that Vail is open to selling it.
 
formerlurker said:
BL, Manchester CC is beautiful and one of the most well maintained courses I’ve played in a while. That being said, it’s not really in the mountains like Okemo is so it doesn’t offer the views or Uphill/downhill holes either. I’d play it again in a heart beat but if I had to chose, I’d play Okemo.

Update on Tater Hill is that Vail is open to selling it.
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Thanks. I'll give it a try over my summer vacation.
 
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Anyone here ever play Wethersfield Country Club? A friend of mine has a certificate to play there and playing there in a couple of weeks. I know nothing about it.
 
BFieldHusky said:
Anyone here ever play Wethersfield Country Club? A friend of mine has a certificate to play there and playing there in a couple of weeks. I know nothing about it.
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It’s a nice old style country club. Nothing overly special but a good course and used to host the old GHO pre-TPC
 
BFieldHusky said:
Anyone here ever play Wethersfield Country Club? A friend of mine has a certificate to play there and playing there in a couple of weeks. I know nothing about it.
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heard it’s a bit of a dump from a friend. Not surprising - considering it is Wethersfield.
 
mauconnfan said:
Not a fan of the Hopyard overpriced and rated. Has some great holes but too many crappy ones.

TPC playing in a couple weeks always enjoy it. You hit all the fairways? WTH how many you giving me?
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Would be a good time to play
Shenny in a week or two. Fescue is browned and the tee boxes, fairways and especially the greens are being fed and irrigated to the point that they are looking almost unnaturally green like you see on overhead shots on the pro tour. Interesting contrast almost to the point where you would find it on high desert golf.
 
businesslawyer said:
By the way, please report on how Manchester CC is. I've played the Equinox course there -- I think it's run by Troon -- but never Manchester CC.
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That was where I learned to golf as a teenager. It was a good semi-public course back in the late 70's and early 80's. I'm sure that doesn't help you now. My recollection would be not up to most nicer private courses, better than most purely public/municipal courses.

Edit: Nevermind was thinking Manchester CT CC.
 
HuskyHawk said:
That was where I learned to golf as a teenager. It was a good semi-public course back in the late 70's and early 80's. I'm sure that doesn't help you now. My recollection would be not up to most nicer private courses, better than most purely public/municipal courses.

Edit: Nevermind was thinking Manchester CT CC.
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LOL. Hey, you tried. I don't mind people who try being helpful even if it works out not that much.
 
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