Vineyard Valley Golf Club

Not a terrible course and the price is right. A few greens still ravaged from the winter, the fairways are in good shape and the tees are pretty good. Cart paths continue to be the rockiest of tracks. I personally love the course. Wish a little more care taken on greens. Worth the value.

Conditions–generally the story at Vineyard Valley–have improved somewhat over last year: the greens are less patchy, the fairways more evenly covered in grass. But everything still has a way to go to be considered good. Tees were sometimes bad (several were acceptable) though bunkers are now far better than last year: they were well-raked and smoother. Greens were too slow and most of their fringes only partially conditioned, and, while the fairways were cut, they were also marred by too many ‘other forms’ of vegetation. With these shortcomings, I couldn’t post a realistic score, especially because of the greens: none of my putts reached the holes until the sixth.

On the other hand, this rolling, hillside layout is quite spacious yet offers some decent challenges, notably a good closing stretch at seven, eight, and nine. Seven is a long hole with a small green; if you hope to land on it, an accurate approach–usually a run-up–is in order. Although eight is a drive/pitch affair, the tee shot must cross a pond positioned in front of the landing zone. Nine, the toughest GIR on the course, is nearly an island green with water on three sides; it requires a mid-iron for most players. The bulk of the greens are small and mostly you’ll want to be hitting 9-irons or wedges into them, and picking the right tees becomes essential. So the keys to scoring here will be, typically, hitting enough of the compact greens, along with managing the lies (uphill, downhill and sidehill) on all holes but two, eight, and nine. Even the pros might find some of the sidehill lies tricky.

Service was both friendly and accommodating, and the pace was rapid; not many golfers were out due the cool weather for June. Despite the conditioning flaws, the greenkeeping staff now seems headed in a better direction.

The greens are slower than slow, tee boxes are almost nonexistent but other than that a great place to work on every type of lie known to man.

Good beginner course.

This course is hard to get in trouble. A few bunkers, no water. . Very wide-open.

Very beautiful scenic views.

This is the worst course I’ve ever played at. I don’t think I would play here if it was free. Almost all fairway grass is dead. And the tee boxes are dirt. Wouldn’t recommend.

This course always seems to be in decent condition, although at wet times it can be extremely soggy. the water come off the side of the mountain is tough to contend with but playable. We played in the drought conditions and surprisingly it was fairly green. Tees were in OK shape, greens are definitely in need of upkeep. Weeds are starting to creep into them. Course remains to be a decent course to play a quick round. Only the best shape people should even think about walking this course. A cart is really the best to enjoy it properly.

And yes...stop and admire the view from the 7th tee. worth the course fee.

Very affordable nine hole course at the site of a former vineyard staff was very friendly,

The course itself was in very rough shape very spotted fairways, Greens had dead sections and were otherwise very long you could basically putt any putt hard at the hole because it wasn't going to break significantly because it didn't roll straight

I got the impression that the greens keeping staff either isnt experienced or doesn't have the proper equipment and funding to make a real difference here course needs some serious love and dedication from an experienced green keeper with the funding to get the job done

This is a decent layout and entertaining to play. It’s a beautiful course, to be sure, in the attractive town of Pomfret, and the distant views get better with each fairway as you slowly climb the large hills, reaching the course pinnacle at tee seven. I walked it today, and it was strenuous but manageable. The sidehill lies on these fairways are a big part of this course’s defenses, along with some holes that play steeply uphill, greens placed on hillocks, and the average small size of the greens themselves. Then again, there’s the finisher, a hard par-3, where your tee shot must traverse the pond. Nothing less than an excellent strike will allow you to find land, and there’s a great feeling of satisfaction upon making this GIR.

It was an enjoyable round, but I found I couldn’t keep an accurate score around the inconsistent greens. I only wish the conditioning were improved, and what I found today was about the same as last summer. The course needs better irrigation/maintenance of the fairways (lots of crabgrass, clover, etc.) and the tees are pretty beat up overall. Greens suffer from too much patchiness, and I found most of my putts losing their lines. But the bright spot was the three or four bunkers on the course, which now have decent, relatively smooth white sand.

The atmosphere at Vineyard Valley has always been a friendly one.

Very nice course, fairly challenging course layout

Fairway is the equivalent of heavy rough on a well maintained course. Would give negative stars if possible. Save your money and just don’t golf here, wouldn’t make my worst enemy golf here.

--Conditions were today’s story at VV. While nearly everything stayed about the same since my last, positive round in early July, the greens deteriorated significantly. They seem to have some sort of disease, although I’m no agronomist. In any case, because of the pock marks on nearly all of them, I couldn’t keep a legitimate score. Most of my putts were bouncing radically and many weren’t holding their lines. Hope they get these back soon.

--I really enjoy the scenery here. Great views of various parts of Pomfret. I drove past the Pomfret Green on the way home, and it has to be one of the most impressive small towns in Connecticut.

Amazing architecture is the norm.

--Service, as always, was excellent (flexible and personable, which speaks well for how GolfNow players are treated), and pace of play good. Parking lot was full when I arrived, even on this day before a tropical storm.

--Essentially, the hard-to-putt greens, both slow and very bumpy, hold Vineyard Valley back from a higher rating right now. It’s not the only Connecticut course to have suffered from some extreme conditions during summer 2021. The layout, however, is spacious--you can hit your driver regularly--and it’s still okay for tee-to-green play.

Cute little 9 hole course, conditions are certainly nothing to write home about. But this place has a great folksy vibe, and it’s perfect to get in a quick solo 9. Also, it was pouring rain and they sent us out in carts…never said path only or 90 degree or anything…that tells you a lot about the vibe here.