Richter Park Golf Course

Great challenging course, twilight rate is worth it

I made the trip over from the Hartford area on the back of the good online recommendations and was not disappointed. The layout has it all from beautiful scenery to interesting holes with lots of water and elevation changes. Its one of those courses where you cover a lot of ground during the round and never have more than 1 other hole in view of the current one, which i enjoy very much.

From the tips i found the course to be of moderate length with all 4 par 3's in the medium to short iron range and on 3 of the 4 par 5's you can get the ball up around the green in two. Also, on many of the par 4's placement of your tee shot is more important than distance.

The condition of the course was very good but if i could find one thing to nitpick it would be the speed of the greens, as i found them to be about the same as your average public course. With the wet summer in that part of the state i think they could definitely get away with lowering the cut a tad and producing the green speeds you would expect from a premium course such as this.

But i enjoyed the round and will certainly look forward to playing here again one day!

I THINK , RUCHTER PARK GC IS THE BEST GOOD FOR TESTING YOUR HANDICAP IS RIGHT OR NOT !
THEY NEED 1 2 3 SHOTS FOR YOUR SCORE !
I MEAN IT IS THE BEST GC FOR TESTING !
OF COURSE IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL TOO
DO NOT MISS IT !

My buddy and I had played the course only once before and loved it, but it had been a couple of years (unfortunately). Well, now I can't wait to play again. The course was in fantastic condition. The greens and tee boxes were great. The starter Sent us out early to keep us from being behind an outing and we ended up playing a sub-4 hr round. Love the course. Playable for most - all - handicaps but challenging. As I said, conditions are excellent, staff is very friendly. We also had the Calendar Card and got the resident rate which is a very good deal for a course that's this good!

Play it, enjoy it, then go back and play it again. Hope this is helpful.

Played here for first time in many years. course was in excellent condition. Took my son as a treat and it was!

Greens were tough and hard to judge .
Course was rewarding for good shots
and extremely pleasant to the eye .
Everyone will probably enjoy this course
and I would return

Always wanted to play this highly rated public course. Weather was perfect and course in almost perfect shape though greens were a bit slow; they hav a big amateur event coming up so they are protecting the assets until then.
Only disappointment; cart paths only. Heavy rains a couple of days ago and again they are protecting the course for the tournament

The course is a challenging layout, in great condition, and well managed, but there are many blind shots so it definitely helps to have course knowledge.

The last time I played this course (over 20 years ago) and it was a "great disappointment" as it didn't live-up to its billing.

However, this time was completely different.

The course was in incredible shape! The fairways were perfect and the greens ran true and fast. We played with a guy from Westchester, NY who plays there regularly and told us that they put a lot of time, money and TLC to bring back the course to its "sterling" reputation.

Although the price was steep (even with GolfNow.com), you've got to play this course at least once a year to understand and appreciate how public golf course "should be kept" - at all times!!!

As the Terminator says, "I'll be back!!!"

The course is well maintained with some very challenging holes.
It was worth the ride.

LIke they said Richter Park is one of the Top 100 Public Golf Courses in the United States. They should play one of the US Open's there!

My friends and I liked this course. It's scenic, there is a decent amount of water, and it's well maintained. The greens were slow. Played late afternoon and it was a very enjoyable round.

Fun layout. A few quirky holes, but overall really enjoyable. Better condition and nicer course than Sterling Farms and Oak Hills Park. Will definitely play there again.

Great golf course and simply a beautiful, scenic layout. A few of the greens were rough in places, but everything else was very well maintained. One of my favorite courses to play.

Richter Park in Danbury is definitely one of the best public access courses in the metropolitan area. This course is pretty easily accessible from Westchester County and is far more challenging, and better maintained than any of the Westchester public courses. It is not cheap, but deals can be had in the late afternoons. The course is beautifully designed, and features far more water hazards than any course in the area that I have played at. The course has everything I like in a golf course: a great natural layout that is super challenging without being "tricked up". Holes that are reachable in regulation from 4 different tee boxes, but require that you use every club in your bag, a strong focus on course management, well protected large, but challenging greens. Straight shooters will be rewarded with a good score. Slicers and hookers..... bring LOTS of extra golf balls. Course is generally in excellent shapes, though a few greens are pretty funky and rutted. The course is very hilly on the back, and there is a long distance from green to next tee in many locations, meaning you might want to use a cart. The staff is extraordinarily helpful and enthusiastic. I love this place!

Heard nothing but positive things about Richter Park. Well it stood up to its reputation!

Course was in great condition, its been pretty damp the past few weeks here in Fairfield County, as a result some low lying areas were a bit damp, and the greens were a bit slow as well. But don't let that deter you, the course was in excellent shape overall.

It's definitely in the top public courses I have played here in CT. Getting the deal I got here at golfnow to play this course under $40.00 was such a steal!!!

Would play again in a heartbeat!!!

This course is located in the mountain area with a lot of water. You need to prepare with many extra balls.

It is a wonderful layout. I played for 36 dollars at 4 pm. And didn't get thru it all because of slow pay. Wouldn't pay the regular price to play though. Overall if you have the cash it's a beautiful course in excellent shape. Very nice greens and very great sand!

This course is always well maintained condition and
excellent lay-out.

The greens were extremely sandy, so putting was way more complicated than usual. Nice views. Water everywhere. Blind downhill dogleg tee shots. Tons of uneven lies. Bunkers seem to have been placed expressly for my shot shape. You don't need to hit it a mile to enjoy playing here. Overall, for the first round of the season it was a great round.