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3.6
331 Reviews (331)
5 Stars
92
4 Stars
154
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
72.3%
Recommend this course
282 out of 331 reviews
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3.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.8
68.8%
Recommend this course
11 out of 16 reviews
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3.4
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
69.6%
Recommend this course
16 out of 23 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6454 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.7
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Fairchild Wheeler Golf - Black Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1934
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Doug Smith

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Jeans of any style (shorts or long pants), short shorts or mini-skirts, cut offs, tank tops, dew rags, bathing suits or mens and boys shirts without a collar are NOT permitted.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.6
331 Reviews (331)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Hot Deal Price Higher Than Course Charges

Can you please explain to me why your hot deal was higher than what the course charges? I paid 36/player for the threesome, while the course charges only 25, that's a big difference!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/20/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us, alincc. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Winter golf is what it is

The Black course is in pretty good shape for Jan 2. It was cold and windy and wet but still had a good time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/07/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us, cgooddc. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/16/2020

Hi, Spichiger8. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/16/2020

RG87A92EC076DE690482, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (203) 373-5911. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/16/2020

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, RG87A92EC076DE690482. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/16/2020

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u1259444. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/07/2021

John5038019, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (203) 373-5911. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Black Course Challenge

Always like playing the Black course. A little more challenging than the Red.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/02/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us, John5038019. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Fairchild Wheeler BLACK course, not RED.

Let's be honest.......it's not incredibly well-groomed or in phenomenal shape, but it shouldn't be! After all, it's a municipal golf course, but it's a course with a nice layout,

some challenging holes and it's priced appropriately.

What more could you really want, or expect?

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/02/2020

Hi, u00000595238. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great Course but questionable practices

The course itself is very nice and well kept. Nobody in my group would complain about the course maintenance, but would complain about the pace of play for a twilight tee time. Considering it gets dark around 5 now, a tee time at 3:12 should comfortably get you through 7-8 holes, but because of the no carts after 3 rule, we were stuck behind some very slow players who were struggling to walk the course. We were trying to race in order to finish as many holes as we could, but each time we finished a hole the next group was just getting to the tee box of the next hole, so we only got 6 holes in in 2 hours when the pace of play should have been faster than usual.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/10/2020

u314159294935, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Solid outing

Course was damp but in great overall condition. Greens are rolling better now that the aeration has settled. Overall a fun round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/20/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Can’t beat it

For the price you cannot beat this two course layout! Each course has its challenges all while providing scenic views! Thankful for this gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/08/2020

Hi, Christophe2407389. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout, great scenery

I brought my friend and my son to play the Black course for the first time. A perfect fall day and the course was in wonderful shape. I can only imagine how beautiful the foliage around the course will look like in a few weeks.

Course was easy to follow and provided a variety of shots (some blind, some dog legs, some uphill, some downhill).

The only downside was the greens seemed a little slow and bumpy.

I would love to come back and play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/08/2020

Hi, djfromal. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/08/2020

Hello, RGB656B30C09C796ED24. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/08/2020

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, u3750150. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/08/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Hi brendanorr00. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (203) 373-5911 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course , decent fairways, rough was ok

They are asking too much for cart rentals $17 per player and no gps, too high for what you get, most places are $10-$12 per player for carts, but I would go back for the convience!, I guess the city of Bridgeport could care less about golfers!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Hi, kovachrobert. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Wheel - a solid neighborhood course

The staff could not have been better and was very focused on our safety.

The greens were fuzzy but in good condition.

The fairways were in good shape given the amount of play the course gets.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Thank you for your review, jlparisi58. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good experience

Played in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day and it was still under four hours. Nice course. Well worth the money. Nice snack bar.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Your feedback is important to us, u314159672814. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Black at D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course.

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