Triggs Memorial Golf Course

Please go and ahead and playing this course if you happen to visit Rhode Island

Fair way, green, tee box everything was good condition

I thought the course was well maintained and in great shape. Staff was friendly and accommodating. I think an additional set of tees playing 6000-6100 yds would make the course a more enjoyable experience for the average golfer. The white tees at just under 6400 yds are too far for the average golfer and the Golds tees at 5500 too close. I would play this course again!

The greens were great today. The fairways were good also. The rough was long in spots and a little bare in other spots. Overall it was a good outing.

This course will challenge your golf game. It’s longer than most courses , the first 3 holes will test your driver, 380,400 &420 from the whites, not to mention the 4th hole par 3, 185 uphill. Not sure Donald Ross had envision the stressful challenge out of the gate!!! Yes, a must play on your list

Great greens and fairways. A Donald Ross gem. Kicks you in the teeth the 1st 4 holes then lots of birdie chances . Fun course to play.

My experience here time after time is it’s like rounding up the cattle!! They seem to over book the tee times every single time I’ve played here it took us 61/2 hrs to play 18 holes and the staff is very cold and very uninterested in making our visit anything but tense

Staff was extremely unfriendly. from the front desk not acknowledging us, to the starters literally screaming at us, to someone driving over to us To berate us for parking “too close to the grass” near the range. Groups were stacked up on each other the entire 18 holes, took over 5 hours to complete the round. $140+ should be much much better experience, especially since it is such a nice, storied course

We were late returning the carts. Everything was great, but we booked 9 holes at 5:50 and it was raining when we arrived. They let us start early and said due to the rain to return the carts by 7:30. The rain stopped early, and my dawg hit a 55 foot chip in out of the rough and we lost track of time. Besides that it was great. We will for sure be back.

Played on Jan. 2 with 40 mph wind gusts and had a great time. Love the course, generous fairways in great winter conditions. Greens were very challenging, but fair. Loved everything about the course, except for the three 190+ yard uphill par 3s that played into 45mph gusts. Will definitely return to play under “normal” conditions.

Triggs can sometimes get dinged in reviews, but I loved my experience because of one simple trick - I was first off on a weekday morning. My playing partner and I had the course to ourselves. When it gets busy, slow play can cause issues. There are a couple holes where golf balls from other fairways can intrude. There's also a few swampy spots that can stay soggy after rains. Considering the price, its Ross pedigree and prime location just minutes from the state's capital and biggest airport, Triggs remains a community treasure.

I've frequented Triggs for many years, playing here every other week during the golf season due to its convenient location. While I don't usually leave reviews, a string of subpar experiences going back a few years has prompted me to share some thoughts.

On a positive note, course conditions have improved a bit over the years. Most tee boxes and greens are now above average, and the fairways are decent. For a public course, it's mostly playable, and the design is great. The biggest course-related issue for me is condition of the rough, which has deteriorated significantly over the years. Once you leave the fairway, the terrain is hard dirt with sparse patches of grass. This has been a persistent issue, unrelated to weather, and it won’t improve without a massive investment given the scale of the problem. The bunkers are below average but most have noticeably improved over the years.

Pace of play is another area where Triggs struggles. Rounds often stretch to 5+ hours because the pace isn’t managed. The 10-minute tee time stagger sounds reasonable in theory but essentially plans for 3-hour rounds. In practice, this leads to constant backups and maximized revenue for the course. There is typically one ranger on the course, but they rarely engage with golfers to keep things moving. This is especially important given the tee time intervals. Singles often squeezed in between groups, exacerbating the pace issues.

The city recently renewed Triggs’ lease, prioritizing continuity over accountability. Past performance suggests that significant improvements are unlikely.

Course under construction. Bring bug spray, they disturbed from all the work being done. Pro-shop constantly has checkin issues, never rangers and starters don’t do anything except check if you paid. Pace of play always is an issue, I go because of location, that’s all. My friends won’t play there, always a hassle. Never has had good course management and maintenance.