Wintonbury Hills Golf Course

Having played Wintonbury Hills dozens of times while growing up about 25 minutes away in Avon, Connecticut, it was a treat to return for the first time in a few years the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Sure, it was chilly and the greens were a bit bumpy from late-fall aerification, but the course was as fun to play as it always has been.

Pete Dye and Tim Liddy did a great job serving up a course that high handicappers can navigate and lower handicappers will still enjoy - an ideal muni situation. The long par-4 14th along the reservoir remains one of the coolest holes in New England, and the bouncy turf makes every full shot interesting.

Good to excellent overall, only complaint is the greens are never soft and receptive, have to play old man golf on some approaches and hope for a good bounce. Which of course leads to green speed being very fast which I like but don’t get many opportunities to experience as a public linkster..

We were in the area for a wedding and found this course on Golf Now. Hilly, a lot of elevation changes. Course was in great shape, moved along well, a bit over 4 hours but we never had to wait on the tee box for the group ahead to finish. Very friendly staff. Would definitely play again if in the area.

Love this course. True fast greens. Do not like the cart price. All rounds on Tee off should include cart price. Theirs was high.

We play this course on 8/21/22 for a youth tournament. To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. First, we were charged 25 plus tax a person for spectator carts. Per person! I have never experienced that in the 100+ tournaments my son has played in. One of the people in my cart was a 5 year old child. So 83.00 for two carts for 3 people one of them being 5….. when I asked about it I was told they would reverse the 25 for the child but that never happened. Also, I was told that this was the price for this particular weekend. They actually jacked up the prices for this weekend.
The staff on this course made it clear they didn’t want us there. Again, I’ve never experienced this. Typically everyone is very welcoming. You would think we were at Pebble Beach the way they acted. But I digress… three loud mouth guys pulled up to the tee box behind my son (9 years old) and his partner (8 years old). They started yelling from the tee box for the kids to hurry up and get off of the green. And fyi. … no chance this guy was driving the green considering his first drive went sideways. My son’s caddy asked the men to stop yelling at the kids. The man told my sons caddy that these kids shouldn’t be on the course today and they should find somewhere else to practice. These “men” then pulled their carts next to me and started complaining about the tournament and looking for a spot to jump in between the groups. One of the “men” then said to me that these kids are taking their time to line up putts when that is the least of their problems. Again… 8 and 9 years old. Someone went and complained at the pro shop. The pro said he didn’t care what they said to or about the kids because they are actual members. 1. Why allow a youth tournament on the course if we aren’t wanted? 2. Who talks to or about kids this way? 3. Did those “men” ever find the 10 balls we saw them shank into the woods?
My husband really liked the course and wanted to play in the fall with his friends and then get dinner. We will not spend a dime there ever again.
We were clear with our tournament director that we will never step foot on that course again. Unless of course these guys want to play my son to see who really belongs on a course. Keep me posted.

The only issue was it wasn't noted very clearly cart was excluded?? Had to pay extra

I would say that Wintonbury is one of those courses that will eat you up if your game isn't sharp. I played on a day with 20MPH winds and it became a challenge to consistently hit solid approach shots to tightly guarded greens. The greens are challenging but getable. The conditions are nice. I had a great time but was exhausted after all the ball chasing I did all day.

Course was in good to excellent shape. I used to play there in a league so am very familiar with It. I’d like to see them soften up the greens a little to make them more receptive. Rouge and grass will grow as the season goes on making it an even bigger challenge.

Course can be both challenging or not depending on tees you choose.. Nice layout with Undulating fairways and subtle breaks on the greens

Fantastic conditions even early in the year, great staff, nice facilities, Pete Dye designed...tough to beat this course. Even compared to other great courses in the area.