The Vue

Something to keep in mind is that this course stays open year round weather permitting and course conditions no doubt will suffer because of this. Having said that, the course is in rough shape. All but a few bunkers were full of rocks, broken or no rakes, greens were a bit long making them extremely slow, sloppy fairways/tee boxes and cart paths need attention. I don’t play this course on a regular basis so not a big deal for me, but for a regular it’d be annoying. The course does have a pretty nice layout and a good variety of holes. I think with some improvements, they could have a really good course. I think golfers would even be okay with paying a little more if those improvements were made. Overall the price wasn’t terrible and I was playing golf.

Greens and fairways were in great shape. Second cuts and sand traps (if that's what you want to call them.... They were all clay and pretty rough shape) Course recently underwent a redesign and is a beautiful layout. Pretty challenging for a beginner and intermediate player. Staff was great. Will be playing here again for sure.

This was undoubtedly the worst golf course condition I have ever played on. One hole didn’t even have a fairway. All the Greens were completely overgrown and the bunkers weren’t bunkers .

I was excited to play this course and found a great price through Golf Now. One of my major complaints is that due to the lack of available golf carts, my round did not start until one hour after our scheduled tee time. The owner was very apologetic and said that he was making strides to improve the course and getting more golf carts. We were offered some range balls, but I think that due to the inconvenience, the owner could have offered a discount on the round, or a least a couple of free beers.

Now for the actual course review. I thought the course had a great layout and wasn't too difficult, but had a few very challenging holes. Some of the greens were not in good shape and had a lot of bumps that could derail your putting. The cart paths were terrible and need to be totally redone. There were no water jugs and I think that on a hot day, this is essential. Simple things like ball washers and more garbage cans on the course are also very much needed.

I would play here again, but not for a while, but hopefully the owner will sink a significant amount of money to improve the course. Upgrade the course conditions and people will want to play here,

I thought it was fair to write another review of Laurel View CC.

The morning I played there was a steady flow of fairly good players, so the pace was fine. The rough wa s high and the traps need some work, but will be attended to if the rest if the course is any indicatiion. Some greens over the years havs been victimized by quads, but they are in as good shaoe as i have seen them in quite some time.

If you hit the fairways this is a great course. The new management is working to make improvements, and it shows, but some things take time. Once this course is back, and folks around LV are pretty confident it will be back, it will be a favorite destination for players throughout the area once again. I live close by so I am going to enjoy seeing it.

And stay out of the traps anyway!

I heard through several sources that Laurel View was improving. The sources are correct. The greens are in good shaqe though a little slow for me. Fairways are a little dry sort of like playing in the UK. Rough in spots could use some cutting. The bunkers are still unplayable but my sources tell me they will be redone by next year. Even though there is still no drinking water on the course the grill is open for food and drink. I will be returning to play. Hopefully the improvements will continue .

Course is average for the area but the cart path all over is the worst I’ve ever experienced. Left with the worst back pain due to the bumpiest ride. Almost couldn’t finish the round. But the course conditions are getting better besides the cart path. New ownership seems nice. Fix the cart path and it’ll be a top notch course in the area.

The fairways and greens are in good shape. The sand traps are not. No sand and plenty of rocks (bolders). Unless you're playing from the red tees the course has no senior tees.

If you’re looking to waste $45 on a state park where there happens to be a golf course than this is the place for you! Not only are no bunkers filled with sand but they have rough as well. The greens roll like a 70’s carpet. Never come here

I had a really enjoyable round of golf with my son today. The weather was great. The course is getting better. The pace of play was pretty good. I'll be going back again for sure

Steve

Played Laurel View in early May, they were still cleaning up damage from downed trees caused by tornado that ravaged Northern Hamden including Sleeping Giant State Park. as well as thousands of homes. Since that time there are repaired cart paths, greens, tees and parts of fairways were aerated. The new PGA pro Tony was friendly and his assistant, I think they called him RJ, were very helpful. Can't wait to go back again. Cheaper than most of the public courses that I play on and a better challenging layout.

I’ve played Laurel View a few times so far this year. Each time I’ve been up there, there’s been improvements to the course and facilities, but especially the last time I was there after finally a few days without rain. The tee boxes have been cut and cleaned up and aerated. The greens have been rolled and aerated too and are looking way better. A lot of the areas that had been really wet are cut now, so I guess it’s all on me if I lose a ball now. It also looks like the cart path has been patched/paved on parts of every hole.

As for the facilities, I went into the clubhouse area for the first time the other day and it looks like they did a deep clean and organized everything. One of the best improvements is probably that the 19th hole is back open again. I didn’t go in myself, but there was a pretty good number of people in there. Things are definitely heading in the right direction and I’m actually looking forward to going back and seeing what they do next.

This isnt so much a review of the course, which I will sum up as "unfortunate." I couldnt inagine what it would cost to get thos course back into the shape I knew it as a kid growing up in Hamden.

But, thats not this. I played and later discovered that I apparently had left a club on the course so a few days later I returned in the hopes that it would be in lost and found. There was no one but a furry dog in the office when I arrived. I called out, no one came out to help me. Then I ledt and strolled the few feet to see if anyone was in the adjacent restaurant. The dog followed me, cornered me and began barking at me in a threatening manner. This dog was not so big as it would do me severe harm, but not so small that I could kick it across the room either. I cautiously escaped the dog and went to my car without my club. I proceeded to call the clubhouse but no one answered.

Serriously, whats with the dog!?

And I never got my club.

Over the past few seasons, ever since Sandy, course manager ahs let Laurel View fall into disrepair. First the sand traps went south, now the rest of it. This is reflected in the low rates vs. other public courses in Fairfield County. If the town of Hamden wants to keep the course open, they should hire someone who cares about proper maintenance. If not close the place down #MercyKilling

The course it self was in fair shape. I’ve played on this course several times over the last few years and it gets worse each and every time. The driving range needs new Mats, some markets for distance and to cut the grass! The cart path was absolutely terrible, needs to be paved. The bunkers are a complete disaster, needs to be fixed. The greens were okay but should be tended too. With how they maintained the course the price is still a little steep. This is nothing but a practice course for beginners. I wouldn’t recommend an avid golfer to attend this course.

The course Ian under new ownership and they are working hard to get it back in shape. Compared to what it’s been the course is great and looks like they are working hard to keep improving it

Course needs a lot of work. Good news is that I have heard that they have a very good new member on the grounds staff .

Also a pricing issue, they do not honor the price shown on golf now site, not happy.

Laurel View Country Club used to be such a fun and great course to play. I live in town and it was always packed on weekends and well kept. However, things are going terribly down hill. Do not waste your money or time by playing at Laurel View.

I scheduled a tee time through golfnow.com and purchased a Hot Deal for $18/person with cart. I paid in full at the time of purchasing the hot deal. The next day we arrived and checked in the with starter at the desk. He informed us that they just implemented a new policy with Hot Deals and the price is now $23/person. Even though I purchased the advertised price, we needed to give even more money.

The course itself is awful. The fairways look like roughs on most courses. The roughs are really high grass. Not sure how many balls we lost just because of the roughs. The 'sand' traps are just rock filled dirt. There are no water containers for the players to drink from or use to fill up their water bottles. The ball washers are either completely dry or completely missing.

I only gave 5 stars to the pace of play because we were the only ones on the course for the most part. Everything else was a 1 star.

I hope Laurel View comes around, but until it does, don't waste your money or your time. It is not fun at all anymore.

A little more maintenance to this course could make a world of difference. Some improvements were made from last year especially on the 11th hole.