Gillette Ridge

The course was in great shape and the fall foliage was prime time. A short delay in teeing off due to a back-up on the 1st hole was nothing out of the ordinary but the 3 hours it took to play the front 9 was awful. Not once did we see a ranger and we decided to leave after seeing how long it would take to play the 10th and that the speed of play wasn't going to improve. Played with 2 other golfers I did not know, one left before my partner and I decided to leave and the 4th left as well.

Not sure if the course is too hard for some or if the golfers ahead were to blame for playing from the wrong tees, slow play or over-booked course?? Again, no ranger was in sight so it's hard to determine what the issue was. I admit is was a holiday but a 6 hour projected round is unreasonable.

I got a 4 some on golf now, unfortunately had 2 late cancellations, was looking to just acquire a rain check for the 2 for a later date, I was greeted extremely poorly from the staff who could care less and made me eat the other 2 players fees. Tee times are too close together, never played in less than 5 hours. Good course, bad everything else.

Pros: Super friendly staff, course is well-manicured, pace of play was fantastic.

There's really only one con. The layout is not really fun. Too many forced layups, random doglegs, impossible shots. #9 is a great example. We both hit great drives from the blue tees. Over 250+ yards and in the fairway. And are still left with 220, over water. On a par 4.

If you're a really long hitter, this course is probably great. We're not slouches, either. Low-to-mid teens handicaps, depending on the day.

That said, again, the staff were very welcoming, the conditions were wonderful for October, and I love that there are several pace of play reminder clocks on the course. Those should be on every course.

Enjoyed the course and staff

No starter or ranger and since many groups were on the course,some players hit on too soon and distracted our play

As a high handicapper this course is too difficult for my skill level. Ten penalty shots from lost balls demonstrates the unforgiving layout.

Use the 8 club Palmer distance rules to select the appropriate colored tee. Played white out of pride and it cost an extra ten strokes. Second nine played green tees which was appropriate for my distance level at age 72. Shaved 11 strokes with the tee change.

Highly recommend for the better golfer to challenge their skills, but not to my friends-as I want to keep them.

Course was in great shape- beautiful fairways -quick greens- played from white tees- not long but really challenging- playing again next week- loved this course

Love playing here. Conditions today were as good as they’ve been all year. Greens nice and smooth, fairways beautiful.

Course in fantastic shape, only exception are pitch marks and divots not being repaired by inconsiderate golfers. Do not agree with the switching of the nines a few years back, the new number 9 was a classic finishing hole in my mind. Definitely will play again.

The front nine are especially tough. My score was just ok, but I thoroughly enjoyed the very challenging course. The clubhouse was great.... great food, beer selection and service. I’d love to play it again. I had fun.

Played Gillette Ridge for the first time. The course is a good value and challenging for 40..00 with a cart but they jam too many players out to quickly and play slows to a crawl.

The layout is challenging from the Blue tees with several 400+ yd par 4's and a couple of tough Par 5's along with a couple par threes into greens well guarded by water.

The course isn't in perfect condition, but nice enough for the money and the greens were fast and true where they weren't obstructed by many, many ball marks.

Absolutely beautiful course with a great staff! First time here but will def return asap to try again...got beat up and need to reddem myself.. tough greens with an awesome layout...7,8,and 9 are def able to make or break your round. Overall I'd give the course an 11 out of 10. Keel up the great work!

I don’t recommend this course. Fairways were patchy throughout. Plenty of bald spots. Also, I got soaked with sprinklers on two separate holes. Not sure why sprinklers were turned on while golfers were playing.

On the bright side, food and service in the restaurant clubhouse were very good.

The round was over 5.5 hours for 18 holes 1 to two groups on some holes. Greens are showing they are stressed from all of the traffic . The greens are slow and covered in ballparks. Dead spots in the fairways and clover spots around the greens. Was much better earlier in the year.

Great layout. SLOW greens but it’s been hot in CT so i get why the superintendent doesn’t want to burn the grass by cutting them a lot . Lay out is challenging and fun. forced carries and worth every penny.