Jay Peak Golf Course

Great layout

Short season

Needs some love and money put in

Better than I expected

We had a lot of fun. The course is in great shape! Greens roll true, but the speed is "OK", not that fast. I do recommend to play at Jay Peak.

Friendly staff,great golf carts and cart paths,general course conditions goo.Too many holes you can’t drive on in addition to the par 3s.Need to climb to many hills to get to and from your ball.Very long waste areas to drive over,even for the ladies red tees.Many waste areas in the middle of fairways or before the greens requiring lay-ups.Course ratings are138 from the whites and 131 from the reds.Not suitable for 18 handicaps and more.

The course was in great shape & beautifully landscaped. Can’t beat the views of Jay peak. The course is difficult & requires a lot of accuracy ( narrow fairways & many carry areas). Pace of play was excellent, we were a twosome & done in 3 1/2hours. Would love to play again now that I know what I’m up against.

The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The course overall was in beautiful condition. The only negative condition was people don’t fill in fairway divots. The greens rolled true and were in great shape. Also the views were amazing. Great course.

Very nice course. Shots off the tees are tough because there are trees and shrubs before you get to the fairway of most holes.

Will play again for sure.

In what is the dryest summer I have experience in northeast Vermont in the last 3 years, the course was in amazing condition. This is a true test of golf with difficult greens, long carries to the fairway (from the tips, much more manageable from the blues and whites), difficult to read wind direction and gusting winds through the mountains. Fairways were generous landing areas for the most part but true to mountain golf there was slope on many fairways and a ball you think is in the middle of the fairway may not be when you get there. This is a course I could play over and over and never feel like I can master it. If you like a good challenge this is your course in the area to explore.

This is the nicest course I’ve played in Vermont this season.

Fabulous course in great condition. Lots of forced carries off the tee. Bad ball striking will incur lots of penalty strokes & lost balls. Lots of elevation change. Leave the family at the indoor water park and play a round.

My wife and I wanted to escape the Florida heat from Mid-July to Mid-August and we had been to Jay Peak skiing in the winter (years ago) with our kids but never in the summer to play golf. I saw the youtube videos about it and since it looked very nice, I decided to book a stay. We joined as "members" for the summer, and it worked out very well. We played 20+ rounds here which came out to be about half price, if we had paid each time to play. We rented a condo on the mountain. We also played some courses in Maine while we were up here.

This Graham Cooke layout (built 2006) is exciting , and is golf in 3-D. Beyond the great mountain views that will distract you, the elevation changes off a few of the tees set this one apart because it makes for some "wow" moments when it comes to airtime of your golf ball.

Fairways are wide, rough is thick where you may have difficulty locating your ball quickly but usually you find it. Beyond that if you hit one in the forest...forgetaboutit. It is dense, dark and steep in places. I looked for an errant ball a few times knowing exactly where it went, and usually found 5+ balls and sometimes mine. The drop off is because Jay Brook meanders throughout the course, providing some nice waterfall views and babbling water.

The greens are the bugger here, they are sloped and undulating and of moderate speed, but they are a little grainy too and if you get a downhill and down grain putt, look out. They are VERY deceiving (at least they were for me). There are several greens where the ball will appear to break uphill (because of the overall slope of the green and local undulations).

The bunkers are mixed. Many of the fairway bunkers were ground under repair due to rain and conditions but most don’t really come into play. The bunkers that were protecting the greens were in good shape and playable. They are not white powder but more like brown dirt/sand but they play fine.

The course overall was in very good shape. Not perfect but very good. I always had a good lie when on the fairway but there were a lot of divots that people didn’t fill or replace (a peeve of mine) and you might find some ball marks on the greens. When things were slow, I emptied my sand multiple times and repaired ball marks. But don’t let that bother you, they are very playable, and you will enjoy the course.

The landscaping at each tee box with ball washers and areas framing some of the putting greens have some very attractive flowers… and the ladies that work on them take pride in their work.

The clubhouse and outdoor patio with fire pit is nice and the staff are friendly and helpful. I had them replace a grip and they did a fine job. The food is good, and the waitresses are happy and friendly. If you are there on a Friday, they have an outdoor pizza oven and they cook up a storm. On Saturdays I hear they have a prime rib deal, but I never made it to that. It was fun to look over the very exciting 18th and the mountains and take in the food and good vibes there.

The golf carts are brand new electric lithium Yamaha with a really sweet electronics package. I took a short video of it.

Bring your range finder WITH slope! Slope plays a big part in club selection here. And wind acts on your ball a long time on those downhill shots. When the wind is blowing in your face the longer par 4’s that are uphill all the way are a challenge to get to in regulation.

One thing to take note of is they host a large hockey tournament most of the summer at their rink. Jay has all kinds of stuff to do for kids (check website). Anyway, they offer 9 holes of golf as part of their hockey package. So, you may see a lot of newbies playing. Some will choose to walk and carry a bag to avoid cart fees. I am all for newbies learning the game, but this is not an easy first course and it is quite hilly with some distance between some of the holes. This can be a pace of play issue if you time it wrong. I kind of figured it out after a bit.

The managers are aware and have placed gold tee boxes for juniors midway up the fairways and they actively encouraged them to use them, but most play from the back tees so we did have a few rounds over 5 ½ hours. Almost always we had 4 hour rounds when worked around the kids. I would like to suggest that they have the kids tee off in the afternoon. This area attracts a lot of Canadians both as parents of the hockey kids, and just Canadian golfers. I saw an older guy one day in hiking boots carry his bag in front of us and I thought we were doomed but he kept up the pace of play and I was impressed. Let me tell you it is not an easy hike, and I wanted to buy him a beer, but he was gone before I finished. So, you never know what you might get behind. But just a heads up.

Jay is a cool place with comfortable summers. We really enjoyed ourselves and look forward to visiting again. You will have a memorable round here. Check out the youtube videos of Jay peak golf. Oh yeah, bring extra balls.