Indian Springs Golf Club

It was clear today that, even during the midst of a tough summer drought, “The Springs”–its new name already seems to be, evidently, from a glance at clubhouse merchandise–has maintained a playable course. In every place that counts, including the greens and greenside roughs, the fairways, and the tees, course conditions are still essentially excellent. It’s not perfectly manicured, but only a bit short of what you’ll often find at country clubs.

Pace of play (I was waiting on nearly every hole) was, however, a weakness here today, although it was not terribly slow. Service in the clubhouse was attentive, friendly, and accommodating–very professional.

This playability of this course springs from a quality design, which features several problematic features on every hole. As such, it will put every golfer to the test, not only from tee to green, but on the slippery, contoured, very quick, and tricky greens themselves. The fun swings into full gear at the second, with its massive, canted hill deflecting misplayed tee shots hard-left down into the rough, after which the fairway swoops down to a second landing zone in a small depression that precedes a well-protected and pitched green. From there on, the fairways climb and fall over the hills before reaching the cleverly-designed and often heavily guarded greensites of Albert Zikorus (its architect). You’ll likely hit out of at least one greenside bunker before the nine are finished. It’s hard to assess which hole is most difficult, but for me it’s hard to choose between two, five, and eight. The others are no slouches. Mr. Zikorus mercifully concluded the nine on a drive and pitch hold playing downhill from a high tee. It’s a sweet finish that may present a birdie opportunity, but you’ll still need a deft putting touch.

“The Springs” is well worth a visit; it has to rank among the top nine-holers in Connecticut.

It was clear today that, even during the midst of a tough summer drought, “The Springs”–as its new name already seems to be, as evident from a glance at clubhouse merchandise–has maintained a playable course. In every place that counts, including the greens and greenside roughs, the fairways, and the tees, course conditions are still essentially excellent. It’s not perfectly manicured, but only a bit short of what you’ll often find at country clubs.

Pace of play (waiting on nearly every hole) was, however, a weakness here today, although it was not wretchedly slow. Service in the clubhouse was attentive, friendly, and accommodating–very professional.

This playability of this course springs from a quality design, which features several problematic features on every hole. As such, it will put every golfer to the test, not only from tee to green, but on the slippery, contoured, very quick, and tricky greens themselves. The fun swings into full gear at the second, with its massive, canted hill deflecting misplayed tee shots hard-left down into the rough, after which the fairway swoops down to a second landing zone in a small depression that precedes a well-protected and pitched green. From there on, the fairways climb and fall over the hills before reaching the cleverly-designed and often heavily guarded greensites of Albert Zikorus (its architect). You’ll likely hit out of at least one greenside bunker before the nine are finished. It’s hard to assess which hole is most difficult, but for me it’s hard to choose between two, five, and eight. The others are no slouches. Mr. Zikorus mercifully concluded the nine on a drive and pitch hold playing downhill from a high tee. It’s a sweet finish that may present a birdie opportunity, but you’ll still need a deft putting touch.

“The Springs” is well worth a visit; it is among the top nine-holers in Connecticut.

Great course I had an awesome cost my only nitpick is the fact that The first three teetimes essentially had to play super Mario golf because they didn’t shut off the massive revolving fairway sprinklers on 1 till after the 3rd group. You had to think of your shot then run up and hit your ball and then run back before the sprinkler came around. Then walk between the two streams to the green like you were in a giant revolving door. Guess it made golf more challenging. I am definitely glad they put water on the course. Hole 2 is tough though we played a drop because they were cone sprinklers ….fairway shot is unplayable and those stayed on till the 5th group

Great golf course to play golf and the food is good and the drinks. The staff is awesome and has a different variety of pars. The golf course is well maintained and play golf a lot at Indian because of the good atmosphere and the staff and people are very friendly.

Staff was very helpful and friendly, giving hints to a first time visitor to course.

We played two players at 10:30 in the morning. There was no one in front of us and no one pushing us from behind. It was an enjoyable day all around. Conditions were good considering the heat wave and lack of water. The course was challenging yet fair and not too long. Perfect for the average golfer

Plays harder than it looks. Not incredibly long, but challenging secondary shots. Windy conditions will up the difficulty level. The undulating greens can roll very fast during dry stints. Makes for some difficult leaves