The Vue

I played at the course on Golf Now hotdeal if less than $30 all inclusive. It’s a long course at 6924 yards. For actual golf play, overall, the fairways and greens are good,, but some tee boxes are very poor, devoid of grass. The front nine fairways are generally wide but the back nine fairways are hilly and narrow making it a challenge (slope is 127). The cart paths need resurfacing. But for the deal I got it was value for money and enjoyed the play with no rush.

Wanted just a challenging round of golf and this course provided it. Quite hilly and good length. Previous reviews described bad cart paths and bunkers and that hasn't changed but outside of the traps it really didn't affect much. Only a couple of greens and tee boxes were not in good shape. Pace was fine. We were considerably backed up on the first tee and the manager had us go off the back nine first which greatly helped. Staff was friendly. Course was very busy. Overall it gave me what I wanted, a very good challenge at a reasonable price.

Front nine fine, back nine greens very poor condition, could use some senior tees for a more enjoyable round

Me and my brother would play here all the time and considered ourself regulars. The conditions were never great. Some sand traps are rock traps, cart paths ripped up, tee boxes in poor condition. They’ve recently started to make renovations but it’s been an extremely slow process. Most of the changes have been made to holes that you can see from the parking lots to help with the overall appearance but it’s sort of a shame. The main course manager is a jerk and can be very rude at times. Was told they would have new water coolers out on the course but they’ve had no water at all the whole summer. And they’ll yell at yuh for bringing your own cooler. Only reason I keep coming back is because the prices are usually fairly cheap and the course can be empty so you can fly through 18 holes in 3 hour. Nice to bring my girlfriend to so she can practice and not get nervous with too many people around.

It all starts with the customer service, the guy at the pro shop was rude and very cold. The course was not not maintained. There are so many goose feathers on the fairway its extremely hard to locate balls. The sand traps are full of weeds. Your not able to order food at the 9th hole. They require you to order food after 18 holes. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to stay at that place after playing 18 holes.

Some attention to the sand traps is needed. The greens were a little bit slow. Overall everything was in great shape except for the sand traps.

This course has a great layout. The new pro there is extremely friendly and accommodating. The greens, which had some dollar spot disease, are all coming back nicely after a few recent treatments. Several have recently been aerated and are looking much better as the holes fill in. Due to the heat they are on the slow side because they haven’t been cut too short. They recently got new cutting equipment and this has generally helped a great deal in keeping the rough playable.

The bunkers are gradually being renovated with new sand and the weeds and rocks have mostly been removed but remain below the standard of the rest of the course.

The grill room, which in the past has not often been open, is now mostly open and offers food and a nice bar area.

Overall, definitely improved and a fun place to play.

Recommended!

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.