Player at Lyman Orchards Golf Club

The EZLinks booking system went down over the weekend, however the staff were very friendly and able to accommodate us and get us out without any delays. Course conditions made the round a lot more challenging that already anticipated. The aerated greens caused for putts to roll unevenly and loose grass clippings along the rough made errant tee/approach shots difficult to find. If they tidied up the course just a bit more, I would gladly return.

I underestimated how wet the course would be. Rough was thick and wet. Greens were aerated. cart path only. Wish I knew in advance.

the course was in nice shape, they seemed to b growing out the rough, which made the course tougher. greens were recently aerated which made for bumpy putts, still early in the season. finished up the round in 3:10, never waited on a shot. the day was overcast which I believed kept people away. cold beers at the end of the round hit the spot. nice day

Beautiful course but didn't expect the greens to be aerated in the end of April. Would of been nice to know this before booking

The greens had been aerated and top dressed. It was impossible to putt. If we had known that beforehand, we would have played elsewhere. It took over 5 hours to play. Miserable experience.

Early spring so a little water drainage problem expected. Player course has great layout. Need to get off tee well to play from blues

if you like a challenging geographic course then the players at Lyman Orchards is for you. it is a course you have to ride due to distance between holes and terrain but extremely enjoyable. there is also the Jones course there you can walk as less hilly and tighter. both are worth the trip.

1. Show up to the course an hour early to use the driving range, pro shop tells me the range is closed because they don't have balls, this while there are people using the range, then after our round I saw even more people on the range.. 2. cart paths only 3. Staff was rude, not sure if they're under new management or something, but I've had much better experiences there in the past. This being said, I will probably not return to Lyman orchards in the future

The course as we know is not a classic routing for a good part of the front. Position golf off a number of tees but the holes on a whole are not bad. Just not driver then iron. The course was in very good condition this fall even with a drought in CT for the most part. Fairways were great and greens were even better.

So hold on for two reasons. One there are a number of hilly and sometimes precarious cart rides up and down steep hills. (that's not to say the holes are hilly just the cart path routing) Two the cart paths are terrible. Huge bumps and large depressions, many near bridges. They will likely need new carts in a year. It was very bumpy and a shocking ride at points. In number two the main entrance to the fairway had a foot deep bathtub sized hole that i didn't see coming. It's a mazing they are not seeing this and repairing it.

Won't be playing here again, no matter how beautiful the courses are.

The rangers like to shame players into playing faster, instead of being courteous and actually helping. Had a ranger tell us we were playing too slow, when we had already closed a 2 hole gap into a one hole gap by the 5th hole. Perhaps if there is a 2 hole gap in front of a foursome going out, you would at least let them hit their second shot before sending off the next four behind them. 4 guys played the front nine in less than 2 hours, not sure how that is considered slow play, especially on a day that was 90+ degrees with high humidity. Then he sat on the tee box at ten, insulted us, drove away shaking his head after he caused us to hit 4 bad shots while he sat there glaring at us with his arms folded across his chest, like we were a group of children. We went to 11 and waited for the group in front of us to tee off. Again, not sure how this is considered slow play.

Also, the golf pro won't return your phone calls when you call to tell him how bad your experience was, so there's that. Guess they don't care about player experiences, only collecting greens fees. The rangers are a direct reflection of the course pro, I believe his name is Mr Valk, but I don't know for sure because he wouldn't call me back.

This is supposed to be a gentleman's game. Not so at Lyman Orchards Golf Club based on my experience.

Oh, and I asked when I was paying for the round if they sold cigars, was told no. Grabbing a soda afterwards, saw them for sale about twenty feet from where I was told 'no, we don't sell cigars'.

Picture perfect round, great weather course in great shape ......people behind us a different story..no etiquette..hit into us 4 times on front nine...other than that would play again

Slow group ahead!!

They had a ranger out there who did NOTHING.

Why have a ranger if the ranger is not going to ranger. Uggh!

lots of trees and blind shots if you never played here the starter supplies map pay attention or bring lots of balls. pace of play was good as were conditions of greens and fairways bunkers could use sand. Will play again if in area.

I don't generally write or comment on a golf course but I have to this time. This is a great track and layout. When I got there at 2:30 tee-time on Friday the parking lot was full so I new they had a lot of folks on the coarse. This was going to be a great day the weather was perfect-a little wind enough to keep the bugs off me. We started out like normal its always slow on the first tee. I fell in love with the course right off the bat. Well we start to wait on the second hole and I made no notice for the wait. I always play to the pace to keep balance In my game so if its a little slow I take more time or practice some chip. In short, the pace changed and the waiting got a little longer. Well the bottom line is we finished the 18th at dark 7 hour round. I was shocked not to see one marshall all day on such a "full" beautiful golf coarse. Several people left early and several groups didn't even finsh. The pro shop was closed because their phone was ringing of the hook. Amagine that!

I might play it again if they can get it down to 4 to 4 1/2 hours.

Claw

Awesome course always worth the money in great shape only downfall was slow play. Three twosomes in front of us. Group right in front of us was playing from the blues and should of been on the reds. A 3 hour round was 5 hours long.

The ranger was blaming us playing slow despite theres a group in front us older people playing so slow but did say anything to pick the pace

The rough has been very high all season so far at Lyman. Cut your grass! Also, the bunkers have been in terrible shape the past two years. Two many rocks and not enough sand. Hardpan bunkers. Why? Fill them with some nice fine, white sand! And you renovate the bathrooms, but leave that terrible snack bar going. Ninth hole shack was closed and the restaurant is stuck in the 1980's. Build a nice bar overlooking the course and we won't have to go elsewhere for post round drinks and lunch!

I've always liked the layout of the Player course better than that of the Jones course. The conditions on the other hand are always frustrating. The greens were bumpy due to aeration. The rough was ridiculous at 4-6 inches just off the fairways and right around the greens making it difficult to even find your ball. The bunkers were bad. Beware of the fairway bunker on the 3rd hole. Golf ball size rocks. Smooth and place a must.

The lawn mowers have yet to cut at Lyman orchards player course. Sections off the fairway were 8" tall and need mowing. Green were good and the traps have not been tended too. Prices should be discounted further for these conditions. The clubhouse has yet to open for food and beverage.

Totally enjoyed my round at both of Lyman Orchards courses. I was able to play both courses on the same day. Each course offers a totally unique experience. I especially enjoyed driving through the Apple Orchards. Both of these courses were in great shape and were well worth the money I spent to play. The pro shop was very, very helpful. I would recommend these courses to anyone.