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4.4
954 Reviews (954)
5 Stars
386
4 Stars
334
3 Stars
128
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
51
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
92.6%
Recommend this course
803 out of 954 reviews
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4.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
28 out of 28 reviews
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4.5
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
94.7%
Recommend this course
54 out of 57 reviews
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Course Highlights
Gillette Ridge consistently earns praise for its challenging and well-designed layout, with fairways, greens, and recently refreshed bunkers all in excellent shape. Attentive staff across the pro shop, starter, and ranger positions deliver a welcoming experience that keeps golfers coming back.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7191 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.5

Gillette Ridge Golf Club in Bloomfield, just outside of Hartford, is an Arnold Palmer Signature course. It is one of the toughest rounds in all of New England. The course sprawls across a beautiful landscape covered with natural wetlands and forests of towering maples, oaks, and elm trees. There are strategically placed bunkers in addition to the natural challenges but they are not excessive. The wetlands come into play on almost half of the holes at Gillette Ridge Golf Club. The approaches to the greens are seemingly intimidating but as long as you don't hit short there is always bailout area on one side. Since each hole presents a unique challenge, there is not just one signature hole, but one of the most memorable holes is the par-5 second, a true risk-reward test that requires both length and accuracy.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.4
954 Reviews (954)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 29
Patio Dining 22
19th Hole Scenic Views 9
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 46
Water Hazards 42
Bunkers 38
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 42
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 28
Locals 18
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 38
In the 'Burbs 27
Worth the Drive 25

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Brutal Course

Nice layout, lots of forced carries. Greens have gotten better through the years, still need a little work though. They recently changed the nines around, the starter had an isdue with us starting on the wrong side, we weren't aware of the change, he wasn't very friendly. Bring los of balls!!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Long day

I played this course today for the first time in a year. It took 5 and a half hours to play. The course was so backed up that my friend and I were forced to make a foursome with the group behind us. On every hole we had to about 15 minutes before we could hit. This was brutal!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 190
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
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First Time Playing

Awesome!

Great course!

Played the black tips..., a true challenge.

Played with 2 young guys that not only played well but were perfect playing partners !!

Course conditions from T to greens were spot on.

I’ll be back !!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was great food and pro shop the same but Golf Now Sucks!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Outstanding

Great course well maintained tee boxes fairways and greens. Challenging holes. Senior rates are very fair considering the caliber of the course. Only flaw was we were not told that our gps watches had to be reversed because holes were reversed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Longggg Round

If you don’t mind spending 5+ hours for no reason playing golf go here. It’s unconscionable that 18 holes can take more than 4 hours. Never mind the 5 hour nonsense that it took today. This was not the first time I’ve had a 5+ hour round at Gillette either.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nicely Back

This course has come back nicely. A few years ago it had gone downhill but it is back in almost pristine condition. One of the best in the state for golf and for support staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Very nice course and lots of fun holes.only odd thing was white tress are 5700 yards and blues were 6500 ..I played whites because 6500 yards is too far but they should have a 6000-6100 yards as whites

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Wet, Cart Path only

It’s tough to charge full freight for a wet course and cart path only when you can’t walk the course. 57$.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

H

for Having just opened it was great. Greens were rough but that’s to be expected in early April. My ratings will be even higher as the season moves along

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fall beauty

our foursome play the course on a Thursday afternoon very chilly but the course was in great shape a little wet here and there as you might expect given our recent weather. Very few people on the course of the pace was great greens were in excellent condition although a bit fast and hard still in great shape enjoy for the rest of the year. Restaurant staff friendly and food and bar excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Disappointed

No marshall to speed up pace of play. Tee boxes were not adequately marked. Entitled, slow, terrible golfers couldn’t bother to fill divots and repair greens.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways, greens and even the bunkers are in great condition

1st time playing since they reopened. Applause to the grounds staff. Fairways and greens are in great condition.

Actual greens are the same speed as the practice green-true and fast.

Can't wait to return

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

wet and fast greens

After multiple days of rain we played this course. The grounds crew was very apparent cutting and taking york rakes to the bunkers. They were not a constant distraction because they went against the direction of play. It did not take away from a challenging course we would love to play again.,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0

One of our favorite courses, but disappointed this time around.

Last year, the conditions were amazing, comparable to the nearby Wintonbury, but there has been a decline this year. Not saying the conditions are bad, but it is a noticeable decline from last year.

The pace today was absolutely awful. 5 hours. On our second time around there was an approaching T-Storm, and thunder was heard and lightning was seen, but no horn was blown. We decided to head in because it was looking really bad. We went in and got a raincheck and asked about the horn and they said you have to listen for a nearby course's horn. Really? That's dangerous!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

my only disappointment was the driving practice range was not ready, everything else was good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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