Indian Springs Golf Club

Varied comments on Indian Springs:

A) Solid Al Zikorus layout will challenge you from tee to green, and especially around the greens. They were slick today—as always—and downhill putts seemed, on a couple of occasions, to roll on and on. It’s comparable in difficulty to another Zikorus-designed toughie, Stonybrook GC of Litchfield.

B) I enjoyed playing this tough 9-holer once again. Still, the very quirky second, a par-five, left my ball running out of control over its fairway under these still-dry conditions, and it’s tricky under any conditions. My drive ended up in the far left rough even though I hit it straight up the middle. A few of the fairways have suffered a bit from the hot stretch throughout most of August, but it’s also clear they’ve all been watered.

C) Conditioning is good—better than most—but right now falls below what is the typical Indian Springs standard: excellent. It should bounce back before long with more rain added to what we’ve had recently. Pace was on the slow side: 2: 15 for nine.

D) The two best holes on the course, arguably, are seven and eight. Tee-to-green, the most difficult hole may be five, where three precise shots (favor the far left side of the fairway—or even the rough—on your tee shot) are required for a GIR. I’m still not a fan of the third, though it’s growing on me. Nine is one of the neatest drive-and-pitch holes in Connecticut; it’s the perfect finisher.

E) Plenty of elevation changes—sometimes steep ones—make this track interesting. And for low handicappers, there’s nothing automatic about breaking 40. You’ll have to earn pars, one grinding shot after another, and this despite only modest length.

F) Aesthetics are first-class; the holes are beautiful with some open and inviting, even a touch links-like, others winding through or around the forestland.

It was a solid place to play I enjoyed the layout and views. Only negative was they had the sprinklers on in the middle of the day and my buddy and I had to sit around and wait for them to be turned off.

The course was in in excellent shape! I played nine holes in 1 hour 35 minutes and will be back soon.

The staff is very friendly and helpful.

First time there. The staff was friendly! The course is in good condition. And even though it was hilly you could still walk it. Will go there again and have it as a favorite!

The course was in very good shape. Pace of of play was little off due to the amount of people 2.5 hr to play 9 but all in all enjoyed my time there would definitely play again

Great 9 hole course. Course and kitchen/bar staff are excellent.

Play this course around once a week

The course is on the short side but has challenging elevation changes, dog legs and great greens that are well manicured. The landscaping is well maintained and brings interest to the layout. The course creates some tricky shots that makes you think about how to approach it in order to score. The biggest drawback is there are very few yardage markers on sprinkler heads and at times I guess at the distances.

Very nice course. Play is a little slow, but players are relaxed and easy going. I played 2x in one weekend and I'll be back.. Restaurant was great. We enjoyed eating on the patio.