The Vue

Great layout, brand new carts, good staff but, unfortunately LV is currently in a “rebuild” mode. A decade of poor management has left this track rough shape. Other than a few, most. bunkers are unplayable; rocks and dirt, rather than sand. Cart path is almost dangerously ragged. Would love to see a private firm buy, this course from the town of Hamden and bring it back to it’s full potential

This course has such a great layout. It’s so disappointing how bad they let it get. Sand traps haven’t had sand in years, tee boxes beat up, and the greens need to be watered so bad, I honestly think they cover them when it rains. Such a shame how quickly this place went downhill and how it can’t climb out of the hole. It’s the Wild West, you can tee off whenever you feel like it, I’ve seen people not pay and jump in a cart, I’ve seen people not pay and just jump on the back. With that, anyone that’s foolish enough to pay to play there, they stick it.

Nice staff but really bad course conditions!!! I’d rather pay double the amount to play a decent course

The biggest negative is the cart path quality. Probably the worst I have seen and felt. Bunkers are unsatisfactory and unplayable. The course is interesting and the layout is excellent, of course very hilly, but that adds to the challenge. Sot my age today, which is okay as I am 86 years old next Tuesday.

The management at this place is atrocious. No sand in the bunkers (just dirt and rocks), the driving range hasn’t been operational in decades, and it says they offer pass perks, but when I asked the owner about them (he was on his phone while being the only employee in the pro shop), he had no idea what I was talking about. On top of it all, the cart was $25. So the $27 hot deal actually ends up being $52, for a course that is barely being taken care of at all. What a ripoff. The owner is clearly just making a quick buck while people will pay $60 for any golf course right now, instead of investing money back into the course.

Bunkers were just dirt holes, no sand.

Hot deal was not so hot since to my surprise, did not include carts. Did not pay attention to this since in the past carts were always include. In this case turned out to be same price as the green fees. Too much.

Great course layout. Staff were very helpful and kind. Greens and fairways in good condition. I enjoyed playing here and would recommend to friends.

I played this course on Monday and it was my first time playing here and I had a great time. The course layout is truly one of a kind I would definitely recommend playing here.

This course is amazing. The people were very nice and caring and I felt at home. The prices are very fair and I would 10/10 recommend for a friend.

When I played at Laurel View I could not believe my eyes it was my first time playing their this year and the improvements and changes they have made are spectacular. The greens and fairways are in amazing shape. The food from the 19th hole was outstanding and the service was even better.I ordered a burger and it was delivered to me on the course. The staff is very friendly. Overall I had a very good experience playing at Laure View and will definitely be returning.

Save your money and play somewhere else. Bunkers don’t even exist here and you wait on each tee box for ten minutes to tee off

Played the course for the first time. Really liked the layout and it is somewhat challenging. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in decent shape for a public course. The bunkers have no sand but I read that in a prior report so we were prepared and just played it as a free drop and for the majority of golfers that is just fine. There are some other areas that need a little repair but overall a lot to like with a challenging design and decent conditions at a fair price.

I can't recommend anyone spend money to play at this course. We called for a tee time and asked if we could have a group of 4 where 3 would play 18 holes and 1 would play 9 holes. We were told that wouldn't be a problem and were given a Saturday morning tee time. When we arrived at the course to pay they refused to allow our 1 player to pay for the 9 hole fee and he had to instead pay for the full 18 hole price. This needed to be communicated during the booking process when we called and the misunderstanding could have been avoided. Lack of communication on the part of the staff would be a continuing trend.

My group tee'd off exactly on time. There is a sign on the first hole that says "Max time for 9 holes is 2 hours 15 minutes". So we were mindful of spending no more than 15 minutes per hole and finished the 9 holes in 2 hours and 11 minutes. When we went to make the turn, two different managers pressured us to play faster. We explained that we timed ourselves and completed the first 9 within the acceptable time outlined by the sign on the course. At that point, a manager named Matt, got very rude and intimidating with us - almost like he was a bouncer at a nightclub kicking someone out and spitting non-sense about how we were taking too long and needed to stay within half a hole of the group in front of us (there was no group in front of us) - even though we played within the allotted time outlined by the course rules. It doesn't make sense for management to pressure paying guests to play faster if it's posted that 2 hours 15 minutes per 9 holes is allowed. Again, if it was clearly communicated beforehand that a faster pace of play is expected then it wouldn't have been an issue and my group would have adjusted. However, it seems that this golf course lacks customer respect and the communications skills necessary to run a successful business. The remaining 3 players were followed the whole way on the back 9 being pressured to increase speed by the manager. 18 holes were played in 4 hours 20 minutes according to their watch, an average of 2 hours 10 minutes per 9 holes , 5 minutes shorter than the allowed time.

Very rude, very inconsiderate staff. The owner needs to hire people who are capable of properly communicating guidelines to the golf players before they make their tee times so they have an idea of what to expect. There are so many golf courses in this area of CT that are of the same quality that everyone should really avoid coming here. The staff only cares about getting you off the course as fast as possible. Avoid at all costs.

My friends and I had an early morning tee time for a group of 4 on a Saturday. When we booked the tee time the staff told us we could book one person for 9 holes and the other 3 for 18. When we arrived they refused to allow us to book one person for 9 holes. So one of us had to pay the 18 hole price for only 9 holes.

To make matters worse, when my group went to make the turn we were harassed by management for not playing faster. We timed ourselves and the 4 of us (2 people in carts, 2 walking) completed the 9 holes in 2 hours 11 minutes. There is a sign near the first hole that says max time allowed is 2 hours 15 minutes. So by the rules of the course my group was perfectly fine. We pointed this out to the staff and instead of having a civil conservation with us, an employee named Matt decided to get angry , loud , and intimidating to try and prove his point.

The harassment continued on the back 9 where another manager continued following our group all the way to the 18th hole. The group finished all 18 holes ( except for 1 of our friends who left the course after 9 holes ) ,with 1 person walking in 4 hours total. Which again is perfectly within the time limits set by the course. All of us were angry and felt like we had been robbed of our money. Truly terrible customer service and treatment by this staff. If there is a log jam on the course you need to actually go out and find it and not assume it’s your earlier group because we saw plenty of other groups on adjacent holes spending 12 minutes looking for their tee shot while we were able to complete an entire hole.

I can not recommend anyone go to this course unless you enjoy being treated terribly and wasting money.

Bunkers are shot. Off Fairway areas like construction zones. The carts are bumper cars gone wild. The greens were actually ok This place is obviously going under.

It is true that it is not well maintained. But I am satisfied with the overall course layout, price, staff. Compared to a few year ago, it seems to have improved a lot now. Nice course.

The money spent on course maintenance, is so low, the bunkers did not even have sand in any of them.