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3.6
437 Reviews (437)
5 Stars
154
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
27
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.9
81.2%
Recommend this course
361 out of 437 reviews
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2.3
3 Reviews (3)
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Conditions
2.0
Value
1.7
Layout
2.7
Pace
2.3
Amenities
1.0
StaffFriendliness
2.7
33.3%
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3.3
6 Reviews (6)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
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Layout
3.7
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.5
66.7%
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4 out of 6 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Player Course at Lyman offers a genuinely demanding layout with varied routing through orchards, woodlands, and open highlands. Five distinctive par-threes and thoughtfully designed par-fives reward strategic play at a strong value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6725 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.7

Lyman Orchards is a popular Connecticut destination most known for the nearly 100 varieties of pick-your-own fruit but it also offers two championship 18-hole golf courses and a nine-hole course. One of the longer courses was designed by Gary Player and the other by Robert Trent Jones. Lyman Orchards' Player Course is a seemingly mild 6,600 yards from the tips but don't let the yardage fool you, this layout is a tough but fair test. There are over 30 bunkers strategically placed along the small greens and deciduous trees and beautiful white pines line the fairways. Routed through the orchards across gently rolling hills, the golf course is as scenic as it is challenging. The terrain provides the course with plenty of ups and downs, as well as great views, especially on the 11th and 13th holes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Architect Gary Player (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Lyman Orchards Golf Academy"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.6
437 Reviews (437)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 18
Forced Carries 16
Thick Rough 12
This course/club is great for:
Playing Multiple Courses 12
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
A Weekend Splurge 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Par for the course.

This was a great course, even though the season is long they still should maintain it a little better. The grass was a little long around the greens. Could not find my ball twice within 4 feet of the green . The Teeboxes were not marked. Overall had a great day weather was fantastic.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Poor job of clearing the leaves

Overall a good challenge and good price for that caliber of a course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun day

Players is one of my favorite courses. The course today was in fine shape. Pace of play for a threesome was under 3 hours on this day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Love Playing Here, But Today Was Awful

6 Hour round...that's all I have to say. They put out a group of 4 with a 90 year old woman who could barely move, and they were so slow. There were 4 groups on 1 tee box behind them on one point! The ranger they sent out was rude, sarcastic, and did absolutely nothing about it. Usually the staff here is great, and I really enjoy coming here. I do not know what the issue was on this day....but it will make me reconsider coming back for awhile. Just baffled at how rude the ranger was yesterday, and how he allowed 1 group to ruin the day for 20-30 other groups. Unacceptable

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great challenges

Elevations and course layout with its spectacular views makes it a challenging fun day . Like Arnold schwartzenager said ! I'll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Fall setting amongst Apple orchards

Played around noon mid - week and got thru 18 in 3.5 hours!
Course in good shape, considering late season.
Some of the cart paths could use some TLC.
Pro shop staff were very cordial and efficient.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very slow greens

We had an afternoon tee time. There was an EWCS event prior to us playing which really backed up the course. Staff was apologetic, gave us range tokens, and discounted green fees. My only issue was the speed of the greens. Lyman always has great greens which are well cared for. The greens were not mowed for one maybe two days and were the slowest greens I've putted on all year. Big disappointment.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course, slow greens, poor bunkers

Enjoy the design even though seems to bother other golfers. Some quirky holes with blind shots so adjust your expectations first couple of rounds. Greens were slow and fuzzy which made putting not very consistent. Only real complaint is buckers had lots of rocks which was not up to the standard of rest of facility.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Front nine in ravine-ous.

First time on the player course. Several blind tee shots only to find a good drive down the middle, over the hill went into a ravine. Shame to penalize a good shot. Read the map carefully before every shot, even some waste land areas that were blind from fairway.

Back nine more reasonable, every person in group improved their scores on back nine from 3 , 7, 7 and 9 strokes respectively.

Previously played the Jones course at Lyman, would recommend that instead.

Disappointed in bunkers-many filled with small rocks.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather

Average well known course

The Lyman Orchard golf courses are very well known thus are played oftern as the course condition showed.
The farways were very nice, the green good this late august, tough to read as they watered them durign the day, w actaully had to wait 10 min at one green for the water to stop. the Tie boxes were awful. dry, dusty and very hard.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice course

Played 18 holes in three hours. Fairways and greens were in green shapes. Greens on slow side. Tee boxes need work

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice design. Beautiful vistas.

My wife and I enjoyed our day. The forward tees were generous enough for both of us to enjoy the day. The elevation changes and design makes it a shot makers course. Co at wait to go back on the fall to enjoy the colors.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

not worth the money

I have played here many times and feel for the rates they charge on e weekends, it is not worth the price. the daily grounds crew does a great job but feel the overall maintenance of the courses have been lacking over the years. lots of patchy areas with dirt near the cart paths and I have no efforts to keep the pace of play moving.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Had a good time.

Very, nice and challenging course make sure you stay in the fairway the shag rough around the fairway will swallow your golf ball quick! The greens are in great shape but the bunkers could have used a little sand in them. All in all a great course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well worth it.

Challenging course has a nice balance of long vs. precision shots. Early on a Tuesday morning we had the course to ourselves. Enjoy the scenery.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointing

Greens were like rugs from the 70's, tee boxes were uneven and mostly dirt, bunkers were packed down sand/mud, and the snack shack closed at 3.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Our Favorite course

We do group day of golf twice every season and it is always our best course in the vicinity. We live the courses, views and friendly staff. We will be back in Aug.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course is great however...

I have played this course about 5 times over the past few years and it is a very nice course however, the rough throughout the course was at a professional level. My group of 4 men are all about a 10 handicap and we couldn't find our balls in the rough all day long. it was definetly not like that in the past and would of been much more enjoyable if the rough was just a bit more manageable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Player's

Really nice place. Friendly staff. Challenging course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

fun friday

Glad we played the player course.... the last few holes we in a valley that caught a lot of rain an du ck's on the 18th fairway.....there was another course in the valley that looked aubmerged

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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